They're touted as the end-all-be-all of healthy eating. Here's what to do if your kid won't touch them. When I ask parents for their biggest ...
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I Was A Picky Eater. Here’s What I Want You To Know.
As a kid, I was a very picky eater. Here's how I overcame it--and what I want you to know about picky eating. When parents tell me they're ...
5 Easy Mistakes That Make Your Kid’s Picky Eating Worse
Some finicky behaviors are a normal part of development--but could you be making your kid's picky eating worse? Here are 5 things to avoid! Picky ...
How To Help Your Teenager With Picky Eating
Is your teenager stuck in her eating habits? Don't give up! Here are 10 tips for helping your teenager with picky eating. Picky eating isn't just ...
Don’t Ask Your Picky Eater To Eat New Foods. Do This Instead!
Frustrated by your picky eater? Here's the secret to helping kids become more familiar and comfortable around new foods. As parents, getting our ...
A Love Letter to My Husband: Thanks for Eating Your Vegetables
Dear Joel, You are a really good sport. You endure embarrassing anecdotes on my Facebook page and ribbing on my blog and even humored me by writing ...
How a Taste Plate Can Help Your Picky Eater
Here's a simple idea to help your picky eater and encourage kids to try new foods: Use a "Taste Plate" and take some stress out of mealtime. Maybe ...
The Most Important Dinnertime Lesson You Can Teach Your Kids
All kids (especially picky eaters) need to learn this crucial dinner table lesson so they can become happy, healthy, and flexible eaters. Since I'm ...
Got a Picky Spouse? Here Are 10 Foods My Husband Learned To Like
Hello. Real Dad Nutrition here with a guest post. Some of you may remember that I, like Sally, am a recovering picky eater. Perhaps your spouse ...
6 Things My Parents Taught Me About Healthy Eating
My poor parents. They have to endure all the references I make on this blog to my childhood diet of Steak-umms, cherry Kool-Aid, and canned corned ...
Is Your Child As Picky As You Think?
I use the term "picky eater" on my blog as shorthand for behavior most of us are pretty familiar with: refusing new foods, preferring familiar ...
5 Common Problems at the Root of Extreme Picky Eating
Picky eating is very common among kids--but sometimes it's more than just garden-variety pickiness. In their new book, Helping Your Child With Extreme ...