Children are infamous for their picky eating habits and in particular their aversion to any food that provides powerful health benefits!

These days parents are creatively challenged, spending any spare time brainstorming new ways to add healthy ingredients to meals in hope their children absorb additional nutrients, vitamins and antioxidants.

As part of Blackmores’ partnership with the Australian Open, we ask leading nutritionist and Blackmores influencer Dr Joanna McMillan, what superfoods our kids should be eating, their nutritional value and some ideas on how to subtly include them into some simple meals.

Here are her top 5 choices:

• Natural yoghurt – offers considerable nutritional value; just one cup provides as much as half of your daily requirement for calcium and also contains all nine essential amino acids, making it a convenient source of complete protein. Sprinkle some Blackmores Superfood Cacao powder on top and add some chopped banana for a healthy dessert.

• Berries – There are several powerful antioxidants that appear in berries, including anthocyanins, quercetin, and vitamin C. The best way to incorporate these into a child’s diet is with a delicious smoothie!

• Almond butter – is high in good fats and magnesium. Try spreading a table spoon across some green apple quarters and get the kids to stick raisons on top to make snacking fun.

• Wholegrain pasta – maintains the three essential parts of the whole grain kernel: the bran, germ and the endosperm, these real-deal whole-grains make the pasta rich in vitamins, minerals, protein and fibre. A 1-cup serving of cooked whole-wheat spaghetti has about 23% of your daily fibre (white pasta has 9%) and 16% of your protein.

• Extra virgin olive oil – holds important mono-fats and phytochemicals. This is an easy superfood to add into the whole family’s diet. Try using it in a salad dressing, in a smoothie or drizzle on top of your wholegrain pasta! Just one table spoon has high levels of antioxidants, Vitamins E and K and plenty of beneficial fatty Acids.

Dr Joanna McMillan is encouraging Australians to take stock of their wellbeing, by assessing their health with the Blackmores Wellbeing Check, pledge their wellbeing goals for 2016 with #IWillBe on social media.