Has your child decided to boycott all things green? Is he refusing fruit of any kind? Is he in a food jag of eating only peanut butter and jelly sandwiches? Sounds like the makings of a picky eater. You want your child to eat healthy, but you also want to make sure he eats. Having a picky eater can be frustrating, and since we are focusing on child nutrition this month it is the perfect time to discuss picky eaters. Here are some Do’s and Don’ts for making sure your picky toddler eats healthy: (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘picky eaters’
The Do’s and Don’ts of Feeding the Picky Eater
Thursday, May 12th, 2011Kid’s like Veggie Choice, but May not Eat Them
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Kids and vegetables kind of go together like oil and water - or at least are certainly not synonymous. Parents and healthcare providers everywhere try (and try again) to come up with new ways to get kids to eat their veggies. One 
common notion is that kids will be more inclined to eat a veggie they helped pick out, but a recent study found there may be little truth to that.
Pass the Octopus: Foodies’ Kids Get Adventurous
Monday, November 16th, 2009Getting kids to try new foods can be, in a word – challenging. From “eww”, “no way”, or just simply flinging the undesired food from their plate – kids find a variety of ways to protest palette expansion. Some little ones are just picky eaters, while others, with help of persistent parents, do come around eventually and try new foods. What about eating octopus? While parents may resound with their own “no way”, Nancy Tringali Piho has a different story. (more…)
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Colleen Hurley, RD, Certified Kid's Nutrition Specialist, is the Mum-Mum Blog contributor.
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