Farmers’ Markets Engage Picky Eaters  Farmers’ markets are not only fun for the entire family, but they can be a wonderful source for multi-sensory learning. One of the most effective methods for developing healthy eating habits in your kids, especially picky eaters, is to involve them in the entire food process, beginning with your purchase of [...]

It’s never too early to begin a baby’s journey to healthy eating. By introducing and then continually offering your baby whole foods, you’ll steer clear of many of the common pitfalls often made by parents. In addition, when the Baby Bite steps with multi-sensory learning are incorporated from the beginning of your baby’s eating experience, picky eating will never become a problem. It [...]

Parents of Picky Eaters Often Make Three Mistakes Forty-nine percent of moms say they have a picky eater. Parents try trendy methods to convince their picky eaters to eat healthy foods…only to sabotage their best efforts. You can transform your picky eater into a healthy eater by avoiding these common mistakes. 1. Take Just One Bite The one-bite [...]

Good eaters naturally use all their senses. Have you ever observed a toddler who’s been defined as a “good eater”? Nicole just turned two and mealtimes are always an adventure for her. She regularly bypasses the spoon and picks up food in her hands, feeling its texture before taking a bite. Without any prompting or [...]

You Can Outsmart Your Picky Eater Ten-year-old Clay refuses to eat any vegetables, other than green beans. He doesn’t like Italian or Mexican foods either. This is problematic since his family lives in El Paso and his mom loves to cook Tex-Mex. Clay explains, “I always get what I want for dinner. It doesn’t matter [...]

There was a time when children helped plant, water, and weed the summer garden. They watched vegetables sprout and grow. Multi-sensory learning was natural. Toddlers helped pull up and then taste each yummy veggie as it ripened. At harvest, moms and their daughters canned and preserved everything the family grew. Society has moved from an [...]

You can teach your picky eater to love whole foods! An infant’s first food is milk. Between six and twelve months, solid food is introduced. Of course, this food has been mashed, strained, and pulverized in order to make it easier for baby to eat. Around the time baby is turning two, she should be enjoying [...]

Taste is a matter of survival, not just pleasure. Current Biology reports on advances in taste perception. They highlight the importance of taste in life experience and link the taste of certain nutrients and compounds to our very survival. Authors Paul Breslin and Alan Spector say there are five generally accepted tastes, which are associated [...]

Largest Study on TV Ads and Children’s Health. This vital topic concerning our children’s health is studied by the Kaiser Foundation. The study found that 34 percent of ads targeting children are for candy and snacks, 28 percent are for sugarcoated cereals, and 10 percent are for fast foods. Only 4 percent are for dairy products and [...]

Children don’t automatically love whole foods!  Did you know that picky eaters need to be taught how to love whole foods. The way to do that is to incorporate multi-sensory learning into their mealtimes. It doesn’t matter if you’re four or forty, multi-sensory learning works. Once a picky eater’s senses are engaged, she’ll be on the [...]