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Making food attractive and fun can really make a different between your fussy eater accepting or refusing food. Presentation is very important to a child and fortunately,  sandwiches can come in many different shapes, sizes and colour so you can be really creative.

Egg Head Sandwiches for fussy eaters

Adding a funny face on a sandwich immediately becomes more appealing and kids will enjoy assembling these Egg Head Sandwiches! This recipe can be found in Lunchboxes by Annabel Karmel

Using cookie cutters to cut sandwiches into shapes like animals, a heart,  or teddy bear sandwiches, also makes it much more exciting to eat. This really is a very simple way of transforming a simple sandwich into something special for your fussy child and is a fantastic way of using wholemeal and granary breads instead of white bread.

It's fun to cut sandwiches into different shapes

Bite-sized sandwiches in fun shapes

This Bagel Snake is a fun way of arranging sandwiches at a birthday party and you can make the snake as long as you like. You can also use a variety of toppings like tuna and egg toppings, which are both nutritious.

Fantastic party food idea for arranging sandwiches

For more recipes and top tips for fussy eaters, check out the Fussy Eaters’ Recipe Book by Annabel Karmel.