A parent asked me this question this week and it got me thinking that maybe other parents wondered this as well. So here goes… When I do a Nutrition Assessment, I gather lots of information about your kiddo: medical & growth history, prescription medications, supplements, family culture, sleep patterns, water intake, body movement, screen time, […]
One of the frustrating comments that parents tell me that they hear about their picky eater is “maybe she’ll outgrow it”. Or worse “her growth is fine, don’t worry so much”. These comments, although said to reassure a parent, dismiss the reality that selective eating affects more than just the kiddo. Sometimes parents share with […]
If you have kids of any age, you know that the most exciting holiday (Halloween) is this week. My kids are grown and gone, but they absolutely loved Halloween. Planning costumes sometimes started well before the weather turned chilly or sometimes were a last minute scramble. Once or twice costumes planned early were scrapped—I hated […]
Food Chaining is a strategy for introducing food variety. Kiddos with selective eating are often “stuck” on a particular food and won’t entertain any variation. Your kiddo might like Ritz crackers and reject graham crackers (same crunch, but different shape, different color, different smell, different taste). So how do we gently shift a picky eater […]
It’s been a while since I ranted about hiding veggies in foods……so here we go again! Some new foods that I noticed have “hidden veggies”- Cheerios (what the heck?), Annie’s cheddar crackers and Beechnut mini waffles. Just Google “hidden veggies” and you’ll get plenty more examples. It seems that we’ve convinced ourselves that the only […]
This is what a parent recently said to me while sitting in my office. I had seen this family during the summer for help with their 11 year old’s picky eating. Mom and dad were really frustrated. Meals were stressful and they were nagging their kiddo to eat. They tried negotiating, bribing, encouragement, education about […]