Tips On Dealing With Picky Baby Foodies!!

We’re pretty sure that Ali Landry isn’t the only mom out there with a picky eater!
So we’ve narrowed down a LONG list of ways to get your fussy foodie to EAT!!!
Here are some common scenarios and sneaky ways to making your tot eat the good stuff!!!!

If food really does taste “yucky” to your kiddie.
“The ├óΓé¼┼ôpolite one bite├óΓé¼┬¥ rule is great, but leave it at that.
Susan Miller of Franklin Lakes, NJ, employed this strategy when feeding her sons as toddlers. ├óΓé¼╦£I made sure there was at least one thing on their plates I knew they’d eat, but they had to taste the other foods, too. If they didn’t like what they tried, fine, but what eventually happened is that, having been exposed to a wide variety of flavors, my sons now eat almost everything.'”
If food really does taste “yucky”.
“As humans, we’re designed to prefer sweet foods and dislike bitter ones.
Sweet equals survival├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥think breast milk├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥and bitter may mean something’s toxic. Some foods might register as a big ├óΓé¼┼ôyuck├óΓé¼┬¥ with your child because he actually has more taste buds than you do (we lose them as we age), so the flavor of foods is amplified for little ones.
Your child could also be genetically wired to be more sensitive to bitter foods, as research clearly shows some kids are.
Stack the odds in your favor by preparing foods in ways that may be “easier” to eat: Roasting vegetables, for example, brings out their natural sweetness.
Also try switching things up: Serve raw those veggies your child shuns when cooked instead (as long as they’re not a choking hazard), and vice versa. The problem may be texture├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥or even temperature.”
If your tot isn’t hungry.
If you’re worried your child’s not eating enough but her growth rate is on target, according to her doctor, ├óΓé¼┼ôyour perception of how much she should be having may be a bit off,├óΓé¼┬¥ says Dr. Jana.
Keep in mind that a serving for young children is a tablespoon per year of age—basically, a bite or two of the heaping helping of peas you may have piled on her plate.
Use your kid’s appetite to your advantage to introduce a new food. ├óΓé¼┼ôAt dinner, we start our kids off with a couple of bites of the food they’re least likely to eat├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥usually veggies├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥and save their favorite stuff for last,├óΓé¼┬¥ says Ashley Renz on Facebook. ├óΓé¼┼ôOur theory is that they’re so hungry when they sit down, they’ll happily eat whatever is on their plates, getting in the healthy stuff first.├óΓé¼┬¥

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