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Picky Eaters
I’ve heard from literally 1000s of parents over the years about their challenges at the dinner table, and I’ve distilled it down to the essential habits your household needs to begin to solve the picky eating frustrations.
34: Big Encouragement for Kids to Try New Things (#mykidtriedthis CHALLENGE!)
Last week in Dr. Biljana Uzelac’s interview, she said one of the most effective strategies to get kids to be open to try new foods is to enlist an outside challenge. I’ll be that challenger for you! In today’s video I’m going to discuss some strategies for parents to introduce new foods smoothly and go...
33: How to Make Healthy Food COUNT with Dr. Biljana Uzelac, Integrative Pediatric MD
Can kindergartners make good decisions about what to feed themselves? What if all they want to eat is chicken dipped in ketchup at a meal? Find out some fascinating research on that, plus rock solid tips for starting babies off right with food, the attitude parents need at the dinner table, and how to motivate...
Picky Eating Solutions Using All 8 Senses (from a feeding expert)
Many parents feel their kids are “picky eaters,” and we definitely find here at Kids Cook Real Food™™ that working in the kitchen, being involved with food through our online cooking classes for kids, really helps kids be more open to trying and appreciating new foods. But it’s not magic pixie dust, and it doesn’t...
Connect Kids with Real Food and Teach Them How to Eat Healthy
Teaching kids about healthy eating can start from day one and you may find your picky eater will eat veggies even beyond a healthy pumpkin muffin. Making healthy eating fun is the key – ironically, learning food rules does just that. “Can we get a real drink now?” the little girl said the moment The...
A New Idea, Some Tips (and Some Hard Words to Hear) for Picky Eaters
Your kid only eats pizza? Chicken nuggets? Plain pasta, no sauce? Is that picky eating or being stubborn? It seems to me that our nation’s “picky eaters” tend toward the same “standard American fare” foods. These foods are easy to prepare in our convenience food society, and it’s what parents tend to feed their kids...