008: Frequently Asked Questions about Picky Eating with an Expert (...Me!)

Picky eating has always been a tricky challenge for parents, but did you know it’s been getting worse in the last few decades and particularly since the stress of the pandemic?

Parents are frustrated and not sure what to do, partly because the root cause of picky eating is often not even in the food itself.

I’ve been teaching kids to cook for eight years and realized that what parents need most isn’t the cooking (at least they don’t think they do), but the eating part. I started using my background as an elementary educator and mom of 4 to tackle the picky eating problem, and people had a lot of success with my suggestions.

Then I was trained a few years ago by an incredible picky eating expert, Dr. Kay Toomey, and I learned even more, especially about root causes. It’s my honor to work with parents on a regular basis to reduce the stress at their kitchen tables and help their kids build a great relationship with food.

My P.E.P. Club (Picky Eating Playbook) membership includes plenty of opportunities for Q&A, and I thought it might be interesting to give you a peek into some popular Qs about picky eating today.

Katie will be interviewing…Katie. Ha!

Hope you enjoy learning about:

• strategies for getting a child to drink more
• promoting family unity at mealtime
• dealing with kids who change their minds about food
• handling junk food at other people's houses
• motivating kids to come to the table
• and helping kids get more comfortable with foods

Picky Eating Resources We Mentioned Today

• Register for the No More Picky Eating Challenge today!
• Homemade Smart Water and Homemade Electrolyte Drink
• What is a highly sensitive person?
• Check out the free knife skills class
• I let my real-food kids try soda pop. See what they thought!

• Kitchen Stewardship
• Raising Healthy Families
• follow Katie on Instagram or Facebook
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• YouTube shorts channel for HPH
• Find the Healthy Parenting Handbook at raisinghealthyfamilies.com/podcast

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