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9 Ways to Improve a Picky Eater’s Diet
Feeding a picky eater is stressful! Many of the parents I work with in Conquering Picky Eating are not only worried about the small number of foods their child eats. They also worry about whether or not their child will grow properly. They question whether their child...
15 Fun Food Play Ideas for Picky Eaters
Think about how your toddler or young child learns about their world. They ask questions. They touch things and feel them. This is often known as play-based learning. It is a natural experience of learning, building confidence, and acquiring new skills. Experiences...
Healthy & Easy Foods Picky Eaters Will Actually Eat
What are the best foods for picky eaters? What should I feed my child with autism or sensory issues? I get these two questions or some iteration all of the time. Unfortunately, I don’t have a clear answer. There is no one size fits all diet for extremely picky kids...
Mealtime Tips
What to Do When a Child Refuses to Eat – 8 Simple Solutions
Few things are as frustrating as making a meal that your child refuses to eat. (To be clear, I’m not talking about chronic refusal or inability to eat, but the occasions that happen every so often.) You’re doing everything right. You know they need to eat, but the...
3 Daily Habits to Improve Extreme Picky Eating
When trying to improve extreme picky eating, I focus on three main areas: environment, exposure, and hands-on exploration. Each of these supports a picky eater differently and encourages them to build comfort with new foods in low-pressure way. When I talk about...
5 Mealtime Musts to Improve Picky Eating
We can’t talk about picky eating solutions without addressing mealtimes. When providing the right structure, support, and opportunities, mealtimes can be the springboard that allows your picky eater to begin eating new foods. Think of these five principles as your new...
Picky Eating
How to Get A Picky Child to Try New Foods They “Don’t Like”
If your picky child tries a new food and doesn’t like it, how do you get them to try again? “I don’t like it” is a common refrain from picky eaters. Often you’ll hear this before they even try a new food. “I don’t like it” becomes a phrase that they use to avoid...
Extreme Picky Eating in Children: 5 Causes and Easy Solutions
Parents with young children often wonder if their child's eating habits are typical picky eating or if it's something more. Picky eating is often a common phase of development that many children naturally outgrow. However, some children experience severe food...
How to Fix Your Picky Eater’s Constipation: 10 Effective Solutions
Have you been struggling to fix your picky eater's constipation? It’s common for picky eaters to be constipated. Often constipation and picky eating work together to create an unhelpful cycle. When a child isn’t pooping regularly, they often feel full and have low...
For Sensory Eaters
5 Fun Spring Sensory Food Play Ideas to Help Picky Eaters
Sensory food play is a simple but effective solution to help picky eaters add new foods to their diets. These sensory food play ideas for picky eaters allow children to interact with food in a low-pressure way, which increases a picky eater's willingness to try new...
Holiday Gifts for Extreme Picky Eaters – 2020 Guide from the Autism Nutritionist
Every year the Autism Nutritionist publishes a gift guide with the best selections for super picky eaters and kids with autism. Below you’ll find a selection of my favorite toys and tools that kids love, but that also work to improve picky eating - either by...
Healthy Sensory-Friendly Packaged Snacks for Picky Eaters
Looking for new healthy snack ideas for your picky eater as we head back to school? Or maybe you’re just hoping to find something more nutritious than cheese puffs for your child to nosh on every few hours. Wherever you’re at, this list has you covered. I know that...
Food Play
10 Fun and Easy Ways to Garden With Your Picky Eater
Today we're sharing 10 fun and easy gardening ideas for picky eaters. Gardening is a fun and low pressure activity that can improve picky eating. Children who grow food in a garden are more likely to eat fruits and vegetables. Plus, gardening can increase confidence...
5 Fun Spring Sensory Food Play Ideas to Help Picky Eaters
Sensory food play is a simple but effective solution to help picky eaters add new foods to their diets. These sensory food play ideas for picky eaters allow children to interact with food in a low-pressure way, which increases a picky eater's willingness to try new...
Fun Winter Food Activities for Picky Eaters
Research shows that positive food interactions and repeated exposures to new foods increases both a child’s willingness to eat and the likelihood that they enjoy a new food. If you’re struggling to get your extreme picky eater to try new foods at mealtimes, try...