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How to Help an Extreme Picky Eater – 7 Simple Ideas When You’re Feeling Stuck or First Starting Out
This article discusses how to help an extreme picky eater and how to improve extreme picky eating when you’re just getting started or feeling stuck. Maybe you’ve been struggling with your child’s extreme picky eating for a long time. You’re feeling...
6 Simple Dos and Don’ts for Feeding an Extreme Picky Eater
This article discusses 6 simple dos and don'ts for feeding an extreme picky eater that can help them try new foods. Is your child stuck eating a small number of foods? Are you packing food for them every time you leave the house and worried they will never learn to...
5 Signs That Your Child’s Eating Could Be More Than Picky Eating
This article discusses when your child’s eating habits might be more than picky eating. Does this sound familiar? As a baby your child ate everything. They even loved salmon and broccoli! Then, suddenly, their palate became much more discerning and your child started...
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Lunchables Have a Few Things Right About Picky Eating
I grew up in the 90’s when Lunchables were all the rage. And while a lot of things in the school lunch department have changed since then (someone please tell me when brown paper bags stopped being a thing), one thing remains the same: kids loooooove Lunchables....
The Ultimate Thanksgiving Tip For Super Picky Kids
Thanksgiving’s around the corner. It’s officially the Holiday Season. Cheer! Joy! Magic! And…. Stress. Your child’s eating is a major stressor in an already incredibly magical chaotic time of year. You know because you live it every day: when you have a picky eater,...
Why packaged snacks are terrible for picky eaters
Here’s why I stopped buying packaged snacks for my kids: Just kidding! I’m in my packaged snacks era. Seriously, bring ‘em! After a summer of painful car rides with one impatient toddler, I stocked up on all sorts of packaged goodies and have never looked back. Why?...
13 Nutritious Nut-Free Bars for School Lunches
In this article you’ll find 13 nut-free bars and snacks that are nutritious and safe for school. Limitations with eating are hard, no matter the reason. So, whether your kid loves PB&J…and only PB&J, or they’re one of the many peanut/tree nut allergic...
5 lunch packing hacks to prevent picky eating
This article shares five lunch packing hacks to prevent and improve picky eating. If you've ever felt like you're the head chef of a restaurant that only serves nuggets and crackers, I know you’re desperate to leave picky eating in the dust. Packing school lunches...
6 Practical and Nutritious Beach Snacks for Kids
Read on for 6 beach snacks to pack for a better beach day with kids. Normally I’d say that the best beach snacks are the ones that your child eats. However, when we’re talking about beach snacks for kids, you want to make sure the snack makes sense. Four Qualities...
A Picky Eating Expert’s Favorite Tools That Get Kids Eating
Read on to find my 22 favorite tools that can help even the pickiest eaters try new foods. It’s no secret that I love having kids get hands on with food. Research shows that positive food interactions and repeated exposures to new foods increase both a child’s...
Summertime Must-Haves to Help You Win Eating On-the-Go and Every Outside Adventure, According to A Picky Eating Expert & Mom of 2
Summer's only just beginning and already it's on-the-go all day every day. Whether you're looking ahead to a roadtrip, spending your days on the beach, or park hopping all summer long, there's one thing I know you need to make your days a success: to be prepared! ...
4 Fun Things May
Welcome to May’s installment of Four Fun Things – a roundup of things I’m using and loving lately. Baby Z is starting solids, and I’m preoccupied by all things feeding kids (I guess what else is new?). That’s all to say: get ready for four fun things related to...