How to get a picky teenager to eat healthy food
Teens who only eat junk food and microwaved meals resist switching to a balanced diet, leaving parents facing daily arguments and nutritional gaps. Because forcing the issue usually fails, parents end up lost trying to find a realistic way to introduce healthier meals without a fight.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Trying to introduce yogurt mixed with candies or cookies like M&Ms and Oreos to gradually transition them to plain yogurt.
- 2Trying to give them multivitamins or supplements
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“trying to get a teenager to willingly eat a balanced diet is basically impossible, so relying on whatever fast-paced meals happen during the week definitely leaves some gaps.”source ↗
“What do you actually do to keep your teens healthy, and how on earth did you get them to take it without a daily argument?”source ↗
Where this came up
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