Need tips on how to get your kids to eat healthy?

(CNN) -- Don't let your kids get hooked on sugar. Agatha Achindu, mother of three and founder of Yummy Spoonfuls Organic Baby Food, said, "Sugar is in just about all packaged food these days, in one form or another."

She says you should banish soda and other sugary drinks from the household, read labels on the food you buy and don't get anything with added sugar.

You can help get children into healthy food by making food interesting. Lori Day, an educational pyschologist and consultant, said, "My main tip is to make food interesting if your child is naturally curious, enjoys science/nature and is willing to engage."

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Get the children involved in the process of shopping and cooking. The host of Kitchen Chat, Margaret McSweeney, said, "A trip to the local farmers market or grocery store can be an adventure and connect them with the source of the food."

Kids make be more inclined to eat healthy food if you give them more choices. Ava Parnass, an infant-child psychotherapist, said, "Give them more room to choose as they get older."

Get creative in engaging your kids in healthy eating. McSweeney suggested presenting healthy food in a creative way, such as hosting a purple night. "Everyone dresses in purple for a purple meal. Menu items could include purple peppers, purple cauliflower, purple potatoes, grapes and/or eggplant," she said.

Be a model for your children. If you want them to eat healthy, you should eat healthy, too.