How can you break the frustrating mealtime cycle with a picky eater? Food Chaining is a method of feeding therapy that introduces new foods, building off of foods they already like. In this blog, our dietitian breaks down how it all works. Dinnertime! Your child comes...
WELCOME TO DINNERTIME WITH A PICKY EATER… You dig to the bottom of your energy barrel to put a tasty-enough dinner on the table again tonight. Only to hear "yuck" from your kids. They won't even touch it! ? You scrape the perfectly good food from your...
My kid won't eat his school lunch (or snacks). He's in grade 1 and his lunch kit often comes home like this ^. You can see one teeny-tiny bite out of the sandwich. I've tried leftovers (even pizza!) and he says he doesn't like it or...
How to get kids to eat vegetables…..one of the most common feeding struggles! The short answer is you can’t “get” your kid to eat vegetables...
If you have a toddler or preschooler, they likely don't sit still at the dinner table. Instead, you may be familiar with getting up and down and running around during a meal. "How do I get my child to sit (and stay) at the table"?...
Are you struggling to feed a picky eater at home? There's so much conflicting advice about how to deal with this! From your doctor, your mom, friends, social media…. And maybe you've tried some common tactics like the "one-bite" "three-bite rule" “try-it” or “polite bite” rules. Which is...
If you have a picky eater at home, you might be struggling to get your kids to try new foods. You've probably become a short order cook. And you may feel like you have to bribe, pressure or reward your child to try even take one...
Why don’t kids like meat, and what nutrients might they miss? This blog shares tips from a dietitian about how to get a toddler or older child to eat meat & other sources of essential nutrients like iron. One of the most common concerns I hear...
Are you worried that your toddler is not eating enough food? Isn't it amazing how they seem to have so much energy some days, basically subsisting on air as nourishment?! Maybe your child is falling off of their growth curve or doesn't eat nearly as much...
*This is a guest post from Sarah, a fellow dietitian & mom of three I requested Sarah share her story with you, as she has been through the experience of raising a very selective eater. Following The Division of Responsibility in Feeding, Sarah's son has...
