You want to prepare healthy meals for your children, but it can be difficult to find nutritious recipes that they will enjoy. If one or more of your kids are picky about food, the prospect of trying new healthy recipes may seem like more trouble than it’s worth.

Many parents of picky people turn to serving the same favorite foods over and over because it’s easier than struggling to get your kids to eat their dinner. While it may be the simple solution, you’re probably tired of doing the same thing week in and week out, and you’re worried about not providing your kids with enough variety. To help these parents, here are some kid-friendly meals that should be a hit with picky eaters.

Wrap Sandwich

If you want an easy option that will suit the tastes of most kids, you should try the sandwich rolls. There are a number of kid-friendly ideas that are healthy and delicious. If you want to make this option more attractive, you could consider making a set of additives and fillers to let your kids build their own wrappers. Children will be more likely to give food a chance if they take an active part in preparing their meal together.

simple pizza

If your kids are like most others, they probably already love pizza. With a mini pizza made with bread or an English muffin, you have a food option that requires very little prep work and is something that should be popular with most kids.

If you want to make it healthier, you can consider using ingredients like low-fat cottage cheese and whole-wheat English muffins. Add more nutrition with vegetable additions, such as diced peppers or mushrooms. This is another meal that you can make interactive as well. Have your kids put their own toppings on their pizza and encourage creativity.

Cheese tortellini with peas

For a fun pasta dish with an array of flavors your kids will love, try the cheese tortellini with peas. Most kids will be open to trying this macaroni and cheese dish, and with the addition of the peas, you’ll have more flavor and some added nutrition.

Grilled Potato Bar

A baked potato bar is another option that will allow your children to participate in preparing their own meal together. When it comes to toppings, you have classic options like cheese, bacon, and sour cream, but there are plenty of healthy baked potato toppings that can improve meal quality and add to variety.

Mac and cheese with vegetables

Macaroni and cheese is one of the most kid-friendly meals you’ll find, but it can get boring after a while. By adding some veggies, you can change up the same old macaroni and cheese and you will also enhance the nutritional quality of the meal.

 One good way to do this is to eat vegetables like squash and broccoli and puree them in a blender before adding them to your macaroni and cheese. This can be a good way to add some vegetables without your kids knowing.

chicken thighs

Chicken tenders are a food that can fit in with picky eaters. Besides being an easy meal, you can also introduce some healthy aspects to make the meal more nutritious.

 Instead of putting something like French fries on the side, serve the chicken with some kid-friendly vegetable side dishes. Additionally, you should also consider cooking the chicken instead of frying it.

Chicken Fajitas

Chicken fajitas can make another healthy option for your picky eater. This meal is easy to prepare, and you can choose a range of different ingredients to offer some variety. Just like many of the other meals on this list, this one offers the option of letting the kids put their food together. 

Just place the prepared ingredients on the table and let them make fajitas to their liking.

It can be hard to encourage picky eaters to expand their horizons, and it can be frustrating to serve the same meals over and over again. These are just a few easy, adaptable and relatively nutritious meals to get your kids to try. Chances are that the interactive nature and contents of these delicious meals will keep them excited to try new things.