Got picky eaters?
Believe me, I feel your pain!
Between my two children, my son Garrett, now four, is the more picky eater. If he had his way, he would eat peanut butter all day long, with honey on the side, LOL. I think one thing that most kids can agree on, no matter how picky they are, is chicken nuggets. And this recipe for Hellmann’s Chicken Nuggets with BBQ Sauce satisfies not only the kids, but also this picky mom. After all, I want the chicken nuggets that my kids eat to be made fresh, not processed, and I want the whole family to enjoy delicious flavor. This recipe does both.
The balance that I am trying to find as a mom, especially as concerned as I am about feeding my family nutritious, healthy meals, is in trying to sell my kids on this same idea. I know that if I set the right example, it will go much further than if I merely tell them what to do with boring lectures. If you’ve got picky eaters, try these tips:
- Keep presenting foods to your kids. Just because they didn’t like something two weeks ago doesn’t mean they won’t like it now.
- Don’t label something you don’t like as “gross.” Your child has his own taste buds. Offer foods that you aren’t crazy about. He might love them!
- Shop together. Have your children help you pick out fruits and vegetables to prepare.
- Work together in the kitchen. Kids love to eat what they make.
- Offer variety. Have at least one thing on the table that you know they will enjoy eating.
Find more ways to get your kids to eat healthy foods HERE.
To help you spice-up your dinner routine, Hellmann’s® and Best Foods® mayonnaise are launching the first-ever Chicken Challenge, a series of head-to-head chicken dish challenges that will help moms diversify their weekly recipe repertoire. Each week on Hellmanns.com, two chicken dish “challenger” recipes from Chipotle Lime Crusted Chicken to Baked Buffalo Chicken will go up against one of the most popular recipes on Hellmanns.com, Parmesan Crusted Chicken. Try one of the featured Hellmann’s® chicken recipes each week and cast your vote for your favorite! After participating, consumers can enter into a sweepstakes for the chance to win a $5000 grocery store gift card and other daily prizes.
The Chicken Nuggets with BBQ Sauce is a recipe you and your picky eaters will love. These freeze well, so you can keep them on hand (and avoid going through the drive-thru to pick up the greasy, fast food kind of nuggets). These will be a crowd pleaser at your house.
You can’t go wrong checking out The Hellmann’s Chicken Challenge sweepstakes. Besides getting motivated to change-up some of your own menus, you’ll get to vote for the recipes you like best. And you might even win some free groceries! Head over to Hellmann’s, pick out a couple of recipes to try, and vote for your favorite.
CHECK OUT HELLMANN’S CHICKEN CHANGE-UP ON FACEBOOK FOR DAILY GIVEAWAYS WHEN YOU CLICK HERE!
Faithful Provisions’ Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. Hellmann’s product and additional incentives were provided to me. All opinions stated are my own. One of the reasons that I agreed to participate in the Hellmann’s Chicken Change-Up is that Hellmann’s is my favorite mayonnaise. As you know, I’m a frugal shopper, and I am brand-loyal on a very few items. Well, this is one of them. I stock up when it’s on sale, but if I’m out, and it’s not on sale, I will still get it. I think it has the best taste.
How do you create budget-friendly recipes for your family? Do you take advantage of sales and stock ahead? If not, what’s holding you back?
