subject: Helping Your Family Eat Healthy [print this page] Finally, one of the easiest ways to help your family eat a healthier diet is to encourage sampling new foods. Make eating an adventure for kids and help them determine which foods they like. Eating nothing but junk deadens the palette, so the more foods you try, the more you will develop a taste for a well-balanced diet. Not everything needs to be health food either. Have kids try different types of sugary foods to determine which they like best, and which is worth splurging for.