Happy eaters

Getting your 'mini-munchers' to eat healthily can be a major challenge. As eating habits are often established at childhood, it's the best time to introduce a variety of tastes, textures and food experiences. You can make meal times fun; tackle the tricky food wars and encourage your child to eat a balanced diet with these no-nonsense tips and ideas

• Make a nutritious start to the day with our delicious breakfast ideas for children
• Avoid junk food by making your own burgers, nuggets and chips
• Easy ways for busy parents to make wholesome food fast
• Healthy snacks and marvellous munchies for your peckish offspring
• Seven tricks to enhance the nutrients in your kids' meals

• How to handle fussy eaters
• Make sure your child gets five portions of fruit a day
• Turn 'yuck' into 'yum' and get your kids eating greens
• My two-year-old only eats junk! Get help from the experts

• Trouble at night? Look at the link between diet and sleeping patterns
• Understand how food can affect your child's mood
• Could a food intolerance
be to blame for your child's learning difficulties?