A great way to encourage your family and children to eat more adventurous (and nutritious) foods is to serve them in something different.  Serve a new (healthier) cereal in their favorite cup; use an ice cream scooper to scoop big melon balls and serve them in a bowl that looks like an ice cream Sunday bowl (sprinkle with shredded coconut).  My favorite thing to do now and then when I really want my little ones to eat something that I am not sure they will like (or I know they have complained about in the past) is to serve them in a wafer ice cream cone. They are only about 20 calories with out to much junk in them (for better quality get them in a health food store). But you can fill them with ANYTHING and it will look like something they will want to eat.  Try filling it with chopped fruit or berries (can add a dab of whipped cream if it is for dessert); steam a piece of broccoli or cauliflower that is about the size of an ice cream scoop and stick the stem down in the cone while the floret sticks up to be munched on (sprinkle the top with cheese); make a cone salad and let your child eat it out with a small fork; mix plain yogurt with berries and a dab of agave nectar and stick it in the freezer for a cold treat; fill it up with not to hot, steel cut oat meal and let them eat it out with a spoon.  Best of all, there is lots of nutrition packed into some of these creative food delivery methods that taste great and help to keep your children healthy.  The possibilities for us parents and our children are endless!!!