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• Never give children separate food to yours! We all need great nutrition; the kids might just need their meals slightly less spicy and cut up smaller!

• Serve a big jug of iced water on the table – discourage sugary drinks. They shouldn’t be necessary at meal times.

• Always have chopped-up fruit on the table to nibble on in between courses.

• Take the salt pot off the table! In fact, throw it away!

• When encouraging younger children to eat, make a wall chart with stickers and get them to have a competition to see who can eat the most portions of fruit and vegetables. Also have a reward at the end of the week if they’ve done really well. My kids would eat anything for a sticker!

• Ensure that there are vegetables served with every meal. My children aren’t allowed a meal without veggies on their plate and if they don’t like the flavour they mix it in to hide it. Vegetables do not have a strong flavour anyway, so there is really no excuse.

• Think about portion sizes, especially for children. Are you overloading the plate? A portion should be the same size as your hand. If you are a big guy, with big hands, that is your portion size. If you are five years old with a teeny hand – this is your portion size. Easy!

• I am a strong believer in sitting down together as a family to eat. I know this isn’t possible for everyone at every meal, but try to do it as much as you can. Not only does this make meal times more fun, it will also encourage everyone to eat properly if there is a reason to sit at the table, share the news of the day, and take your time. I always eat less when I am sitting and chatting at the table as I digest properly and wait to see if I’m full up rather than continuing to eat anyway!