Sounds like us grandmas have a few handy hints, here are a few more!!
For fussy eaters...replace veges for fruit on the dinner plate...that wise advise was given to me by an old doctor that looked after my family, when kids "hate" veges, until they learn to like them..fruit is a great alternative!
Make fun food! Cut shapes out of carrot, tomato etc..make faces using different veges o fruit.
I used to make pikelets with the face of Mickey Mouse! (large spoonfull in the middle and two smaller ones making the ears...)
A dragon sandwich! (that was a popular one!) cut a small bun across the top and put wedges of luncheon,and cheese, lettuce, tomato, simulating the humps!, use currants or raisins to make the eyes...use your imagination! the tots will be eating healthy and having fun!
You could make goldfish...crocodiles...just let your imagination go wild!!!!
And a last one....let the kiddies help in the preparations (whenever possible) theyll be more likely
to eat something they "prepared" themselves!