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Trying a new food
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Sometimes there is a new food on my plate.
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New food can look, smell or feel different. That is okay.
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I can look at it first. Then I can touch it or smell it.
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If I want to, I can try a tiny bite. I say Bismillah and eat with my right hand.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 5376; Sahih Muslim 2022
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If I do not like it, I can leave it on the side of my plate or say "No, thank you".
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The Prophet ﷺ never said bad things about food. If he liked it, he ate it. If not, he left it.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3563; Sahih Muslim 2064
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Trying new food takes time. I can try again on another day.
For grown-ups
Put a very small amount next to a food your child already likes. No pressure: looking and touching are steps too, and many children need many tries.
Sources
- Sahih al-Bukhari 5376
- Sahih Muslim 2022
- Sahih al-Bukhari 3563
- Sahih Muslim 2064
- Sahih Muslim 2734
Faith lines come only from the Quran and from hadith graded sahih or hasan. Scholars differ on some details, so ask a scholar you trust.
Pictograms: Sergio Palao, ARASAAC (arasaac.org), Government of Aragón, under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA licence.