Making sure kids eat healthily

i was told to give then smaller portions and different foods. so you can make the same but alittle bit won't overwhelm them.


if that don't work bribery does:-) or so my sister says

I was just wondering if everyone has the same frustration when trying to
get kids to eat their food. My daughter is turning 7, and my boy is 3.
What is frustrating me is the waste of food. Even bread, they insist the crusts
must be cut off each time, and most of the time my boy won't eat all of it
anyway.. Even if they say they will eat it, sometimes they just decide they don't
want it anymore. Otherwise, it's also, this one loves peas, this one won't eat it,
etc.

How do you handle the different requirements of your kids,
without having to make different meals for each one?

Any advice would be appreciated.