Top 30 foods kids are fussy about eating - from Brussels sprouts to fish

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VIVIO Junior Multivitamin, which commissioned the research, said: “Ensuring your child eats a rainbow of fruits and vegetables to get those all-important vitamins and minerals in their diet is no easy task for parents. “It’s clear from the research that mums and dads can feel frustrated, and even ashamed, if their child is fussy when it comes to food.“The majority of foods youngsters seem to dislike are those that will provide the most beneficial nutrients for your child’s overall health and immunity – so it’s important for fussy eaters in particular to get the right levels of vitamins from somewhere else.”The study also found the most common complaint of fussy eaters is having too much of one type of food on the plate, and not enough of something else.Other grumbles included not liking food with bits in it, having too much flavour, and disliking the colour or the physical appearance.In response, parents of fussy eaters have tried hacks such as the “try it once” rule (15%), where kids must eat a mouthful of the food in question before they can say if they like it or not.Others have banned their youngster from snacking on anything unhealthy until they’ve eaten a piece of fruit (12%), and only allowing dessert if all the vegetables have been eaten (11%) – with 87% of those who have tried such methods having some success.It also emerged nearly three-quarters (69%) of those with picky children worry their own fussiness has been passed down.Among the foods parents don’t eat which their child also refuses to try are beetroot (13%), peaches (11%), and fish (10%).It also emerged that 90% of parents worry about their child’s overall health due to fussy eating, and four in five feel their child doesn’t get all of the nutrients.