Picky Eaters

Like many moms, I’ve had my patience tested at the dinner table by my kids, who like meatloaf one week and don’t the next. Even though I’m a dietitian, my kids aren’t eating octopus and quinoa salads with a side of kale in their lunch boxes. They’re typical kids, who love a good PB&J, have their own unique quirks, and need some time to warm up to guacamole.

As a former finicky eater myself, I understand where my kids are coming from when they’re suspicious of a seemingly innocuous sprinkling of parsley. So I try to be patient.

Here’s what you’ll find on my blog about picky eaters:

• My philosophy: The Kind of Eater I Want My Kids To Be: I don’t want “perfect” eaters (those don’t exist) or even “good eaters” (I don’t like that label). Instead, I want “successful eaters”, and this is why.
• Tricks that work for me: 10 Tips for Pleasing Picky Eaters
• Guest posts from feeding experts I know and respect: What Your Child Wants to Tell You About Picky Eating
• Real-life tales from the trenches: Like the “Dinner Drama” series (aka What happened when my son went on a dinner strike and I enlisted a food sociologist to talk me off the ledge):
  • Part 1: Unfinished Business: Bemoaning the dismal state of my child’s dinner plate.
  • Part 2: Ground Rules: The rules we established for our dinner table.
  • Part 3: Snack Sabotage!: Snacks were wrecking my son’s appetite–a game plan for improvement.
  • Part 4: Dinner Games (& Other Crazy Tricks That Actually Work!): The breakthrough!