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Top tips for fussy eaters

We know how stressful mealtimes can be especially if more food seems to end up on the floor than in their tummy. Why not try some of this bite-size tips tp help you while you work towards healthy, happy mealtimes.

Small is the way forward

Start with giving your child something small to try, like a single pea. Then try to increase the amount very slightly each time you offer it to them until they’re eating the correct portion size for their age.

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Keep it low key

When you give your child something new to eat be casual about it, as if it’s nothing important. If they don’t try it, keep your cool and don’t react. Children pick up on our moods and will quickly associate that food with negative emotions.

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Slow wins the race

Take your time there’s no rush. Don’t bombard your child with lots of new flavours at once. Slowly introduce them over time and add the occasional new food to a meal they like.

Want to make mealtimes fun?

We have a great library of resources you can tap into, to help bring a little more joy back to the dinner table including fuss-free recipes to cook with the kids, taste charts, and much more.

Fussy eater meal planner

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Fussy eater taste chart

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Fuss-free recipes

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^#Survey 84 respondents of whom 95% would recommend to a friend or family member. Source: PaediaSure Shake, Verve, February 2021.

^§Nielsen value sales data (year to February 2022). Number of vitamins & minerals: Market leading kids’ multivitamin contains 7. PaediaSure Shake contains 26. To verify email paediasureshake@abbott.com.

^¶Data on File. Abbott Laboratories Ltd., 2018 (chocolate flavour, strawberry flavour, vanilla flavour) & 2022 (cookies & cream flavour). PaediaSure Shake CLT in Spain.

¹McCance and Widdowson, 2021. Composition of foods integrated dataset (CoFID). Available online:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/composition-of-foods-integrated-dataset-cofid.
Last accessed May 2023. Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. One glass of PaediaSure Shake powder is 225ml.

²RCPCH, 2012: https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/uk-who-growth-charts-2-18-years Accessed August 2025

^♢Source: Euromonitor International Limited; total global retail sales in 2022 for child nutritional supplement drinks that are marketed as balanced nutrition for kids 1-10 years old. Subcategory defined as brands positioned with “Balanced Nutrition.” Euromonitor and Abbott calculation based in part on custom research conducted between November and December 2023 and Euromonitor Passport Dairy Products and Alternatives 2023 based on 2022 data.
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