Getting kids to just TRY

So doc fuhrman mentions in "disease proof your child"which that you should have fruit and  veggies and dip out on the table throughout the day and they would just disappear. I thought ya right. But getting so frustrated with them throwing everything on the floor they dont like while in their high chairs....I decided to get this little dish and give it a try......turns out he is right!  When they dont feel forced they do get up and try.. and EAT....on the first day doing this i had to refill this thing 3 times! They didnt eat much st meal time but who cares its getting them to try things!

Also I found this blog and the lady was talking about turning your kids into taste testers. Every book I have read so far lists these crazy high numbers for how many times you need to taste something before your taste buds are used to it and you will start to prefer it. Im going to go with 15....because that's the one I see the most. With adults fine...easy...if we want to teach our taste buds to PREFER healthy things then just tell yourself you will try each thing a minimum of 15 times before you judge it. But how do you get a 2 or 3 year old to try something again they tried before and didnt like .....not impossible. She suggested making it a game. She says in her house they have a one bite rule With everything, always. She says to tell the kids they are taste testers and tell them they are allowed to spit it out after they analyze with you....is it crunchy? Sweet? Salty? Do u like it? Even ask them to rate it...and write down the results and watch how their preferences change over time.  So far so good With Livy .....ya she always spits it out so far.....but the important thing is they taste it...because its tasting....not swallowing....that trains the tastbuds. She also made the food suggestion of switching foods often not having the same thing every day so your kids will learn to enjoy variety and not refuse new things later in life. Goos advice! I will find her blog again ans post the link I really enjoy all of her advice even though she doesn't eat according to this diet the kids/food advice is awesome!