Learn why protein-rich foods are important for your child, how much they need and what to do if your child is a picky eater and struggling to get enough protein (plus: protein-rich meal and snack ideas to try!). This post is sponsored by my friends at California Almonds. As always, opinions and recipes are my…
10 Reasons Your Child Isn’t Eating at Meals (and What to Do!)
The reasons why a child between the ages 2-5 refuses to eat might surprise you. The good news is, making a few simple adjustments can change everything! If you’d like to learn more about this topic in a visual way, check out my Google web stories on 5+ reasons your child refuses to eat and…
Why This Dietitian Recommends serving dessert WITH dinner
Here are 5 reasons why you should consider serving dessert with dinner (and how to go about doing it!) Do you ever notice that your kids race through their meal (or find excuses not to eat it) only to get to the prize at the end: dessert? Are they hyper-focused on if dessert will be…
I’m worried that my Picky Eating Child is underweight. What should I be feeding them?
There is NOTHING worse than feeling as though you’re failing at feeding your baby, toddler or child. As parents, ensuring our kids are well-nourished, growing and developing properly is just part of the gig! Right?? So, when your child refuses to eat or try new foods day-in and day-out, or worse, is also underweight—it can…
How to Teach Kids About Intuitive Eating
In this post, you’ll learn how to raise your kids to become intuitive and mindful eaters using intuitive eating principles and the A-B-C approach, from a non-diet dietitian (and mom). There are three simple steps in the A-B-C approach: accept, bond, and close the kitchen. Let’s get started! In this post you’ll learn about: Diet…
The Number One Food Trend You Need to Follow in 2020
Of all the food trends and fads you need to ditch, toss this one away. Hint: It’s time to ditch the “kids menu”! Don’t get me wrong—there are many food and eating trends that dietitians like me cringe at, especially when they involve quick-fix diets, deprivation, or avoiding entire food groups. And then there are…
Top 5 Ways to Get Your Child to Try New Foods
A Dietitian Mom’s advice for getting kids to be a little more adventurous at mealtime. The picky eating struggle is real! I’m no stranger to picky eating – all THREE of my kids have gone through their own picky eating phases, so I get how frustrating feeding kids can be. I also see parents every…
5 Common Kids Nutrition Myths Parents Need to Ignore (and what to do instead!)
Change how you feed your kids with these dietitian debunked myths! Here are five common kids nutrition myths that parents need to ignore, and what to do instead! Feeding kids is legit a full-time job. We meal plan, purchase groceries, prepare snacks and meals, wipe messy toddler hands and faces, clean the kitchen, and then…
Has Your Great Eater Turned Into A Picky Eater? Here’s What You Should Do
All of a sudden, your once perfect eater has started to become a picky eater. What gives? Who is this child and where did my great eater go? If this sounds like your child, you are not alone! Here’s what to do when your great eater seems to have turned into a picky eater. The…
Are You A Short-Order Cook? The Truth About Making Separate Meals For Your Kids
Here’s why being a short-order cook might perpetuate picky eating habits. Getting dinner on the table every night can be a struggle, and it’s compounded when you make separate meals to please picky palates. Now instead of spending 30 minutes on a family meal, you may be spending 60 minutes catering to individual taste buds….
5 Things You Shouldn’t Say to Your Kids About Food
What you should and should not say to kids at mealtimes. As parents, we want our kids to eat a well-balanced diet and grow to enjoy a wide variety of healthy foods. In our well intentioned efforts, we often verbally “encourage” or “discourage” them to eat certain foods, only to increase picky eating tendencies or…
My Top 3 Sanity-Saving Tips for Including Your Kids in The Kitchen (and a free printable!)
Here is your comprehensive checklist on how to include your kids in meal and snack prep (without losing your mind!). As a mom of three kids who happens to be a pediatric dietitian, I can promise you this! Did you know that getting kids involved in the kitchen, with planning and prepping meals and snacks…
Got a Picky Eater? Here’s 1 Easy Change That Will Help Right Now
When picky eating rears its ugly head, parents often negotiate with, bribe, coax, and micro-manage their kids at meals. Although—in the heat of the moment—these tactics are tempting, we now know that they don’t work very well, and can even enable picky eating. Instead, here’s one easy change that will help right now. My three year-old rarely touches her meals these days with…