Picky Eaters

Stop Making Two Dinners: Versatile Ideas for the Whole Family

Charity Curley Mathews | Posted 05.15.2012

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Parenting is amazing, sometimes hilarious and often difficult. Adjusting expectations so that the mini members of your dinner table eat what you're eating is a natural way to make life easier.

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Just Pay the Kid

Alex McCord | Posted 05.14.2012

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Never, I mean never, underestimate the good feeling you get from your child doing something you want them to do. This Mother's Day, my husband and 6 a...

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Why I Don’t Force My Kids to 'Just Eat What’s In Front of Them'

Charity Curley Mathews | Posted 04.23.2012

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My husband and I are trying to create a home culture where family dinners are enjoyed by everyone and eaten by everyone (almost) every time. Here's what works for us.

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Are Foodie Kids A Sign Of The Culinary Apocalypse?

TIME | Posted 04.04.2012

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Being a childless misanthrope and everything, it pleased me to see two new books addressing one of my pet peeves: kids and all the things they don't l...

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Are Picky Eaters Just Spoiled Kids?

Charity Curley Mathews | Posted 04.04.2012

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Lucy: "I don't like meatballs." Me, noticing that they are still in big pieces: "Do you want me to cut them up a little more?" Lucy: "That won't make them yummy." So goes the battle in our house.

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Kids Rejecting Healthy Food Program

www.slate.com | Posted 12.27.2011

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Getting kids to eat right may take more than simply replacing junk food with healthier options. That's what the Los Angeles Unified School District ha...

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7 Ways to Deal With Picky Eaters at Holiday Dinners

Missy Chase Lapine | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Healthy Kids, Picky Eaters, Holiday, Holiday Recipes, Dinner Parties, Dinner, Picky Eater Tips, Parents News

Since you can't magically make your child like beans -- or salmon or Brie en croute -- the instant an invitation arrives, here are some tips that have helped me dare to venture out into the dining sphere of holiday cheer.

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How To Feed Picky Eaters, From Lucinda Scala Quinn

Posted 02.04.2012

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Lucinda Scala Quinn Host of "Mad Hungry" offers advice on how to handle picky eaters. Do you have a picky eater in your life? How do you handle it? Jo...

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10 Holiday Gifts For Serious Food-Lovers

Kitchen Daily | Posted 12.01.2011

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What to give the foodie who has everything? Our 10 ideas below would be a welcome addition to any chef's arsenal, from exotic sets of spices to killer...

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Food Fight!

Devon Corneal | Posted 01.14.2012

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You want to discuss modern warfare? Talk to parents who cook for their kids -- we are four-star generals in the kitchen every single day.

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For World Food Day And Beyond -- 5 Steps For Raising An Adventurous Eater

Homa Sabet Tavangar | Posted 12.18.2011

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Sunday was World Food Day and for many parents, our daily food challenge might be more on the order of getting our little ones to eat broccoli. I've found some simple strategies that help raise awareness about the world and also can nurture more adventurous eaters.

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Are You Sure They Are Picky Eaters?

Traci Des Jardins | Posted 12.07.2011

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Broaden the selection and give options, because really you never know what they might want to try and might like to eat. Would you think a one-year old would like spicy food, or salad if they won't eat broccoli?

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The Healthy Lunchbox

Domenica Catelli | Posted 11.20.2011

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Though I am a chef, I humbly had to learn that my daughter was throwing away her sandwiches at lunchtime when she was in kindergarten -- and as a busy mom, I had to come up with easy, healthy, delicious solutions.

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So, It's Your Fault... Your Kid's a Picky Eater

Meshelle Armstrong | Posted 11.15.2011

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Parents, if you want your baby to play in the good sandbox, know it's not too late to sway their gustatory organ in favor of the food gods.

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What To Do When Your Kid Won't Eat

Susan Stiffleman | Posted 10.24.2011

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Dear Susan, My 6-year-old son is an extremely picky eater. He throws fits when I try to get him to taste new foods. His automatic answer is no -- h...

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A Picky Eater Taxonomy

Jenny Rosenstrach | Posted 10.01.2011

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The Compartmentalizer -- Modus operandi: Will not even sit down at the table if the potatoes are touching the broccoli. Last question before bed: "Dad, is the DustBuster charging?" Thing that keeps him up at night: Sauce.

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Picky Eaters: What Not To Do When A Restaurant Screws Up

Divya Gugnani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Here's what not to do when dining out and a restaurant botches things up big time.

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Your Child May Be Denied Health Care Coverage Unless You Can Get on The Today Show

Donna Fish | Posted 11.17.2011

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I am always telling parents of picky eaters to look at their kid's growth curve. What is important is whether or not your child is staying on his or her own curve.

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Your DNA; Your Picky Eater

Donna Fish | Posted 11.17.2011

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Parents can pull their hair out, worrying about their kids who refuse to try any new foods. Here are some tips to help you live through the years.

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"Oh Good, More For Me!"

Donna Fish | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Child Development, Picky Eaters, Childhood Nutrition, Family Nutrition, Healthy Living News

It is useful to look at eating habits of younger children as partly developmental. If you think about it, food is the earliest thing our kids can do to control their lives.

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Want Your Kids to Eat Their Veggies? Tell Them to Eat Their Barack-O-lli and It Just Might Work!

Donna Fish | Posted 11.17.2011

Console yourself that you're amongst the millions of other parents who can't get their kids to eat vegetables. I haven't heard of one case of scurvy reported lately, have you?

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6 Food Mistakes Parents Make

New York Times | Tara Parker-Pope | Posted 11.17.2011

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Harriet Worobey, a childhood nutrition instructor, knows firsthand that children can be picky eaters, but even she was surprised by a preschooler las...

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The Mommy Wars and Picky Eaters

Donna Fish | Posted 11.17.2011

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Is it possible that we need to look at our own anxiety and really see the needs of our kids as separate from our needs?

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Picky Eaters Pick Up Habits From Parents

NYT | KIM SEVERSON | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Food for the Family, Picky Eaters, Children's Health, Healthy Living News

A WEEK'S worth of dinners for young Fiona Jacobson looks like this: Noodles. Noodles. Noodles. Noodles. French fries. Noodles. On the seventh day, the...

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