Fast Facts:

Meals include all 5 food groups, have regular meal times
Offer a variety of textures, flavors, and colors
Serve vegetables first when your child is most hungry
Avoid drinks with added sugar
Offer milk at mealtime
Water first for thirst between meals
Remember to offer your child healthy choices but allow them to choose what and how much they eat
Trust your child’s appetite – limit snacking between meals
Comfort and reward your child with hugs and words – do not use food as a comfort, reward or bribe
Pack healthy snacks when on the go, like cut up vegetables and fruit

Videos:

How to Handle an Already Established Picky Eater – Dina Rose, PhDWays to Positively Impact a Child’s Diet – Dina Rose, PhD

Resources:

Trust Your Child’s Appetite – They Know How Much To Eat

Fast Facts:

Meals include all 5 food groups, have regular meal times
Offer a variety of textures, flavors, and colors
Serve vegetables first when your child is most hungry
Avoid drinks with added sugar
Offer milk at mealtime
Water first for thirst between meals
Remember to offer your child healthy choices but allow them to choose what and how much they eat
Trust your child’s appetite – limit snacking between meals
Comfort and reward your child with hugs and words – do not use food as a comfort, reward or bribe
Pack healthy snacks when on the go, like cut up vegetables and fruit

Videos:

How to Handle an Already Established Picky Eater – Dina Rose, PhDWays to Positively Impact a Child’s Diet – Dina Rose, PhD

Resources:

Trust Your Child’s Appetite – They Know How Much To Eat

Fast Facts:

Meals include all 5 food groups, have regular meal times
Offer a variety of textures, flavors, and colors
Serve vegetables first when your child is most hungry
Avoid drinks with added sugar
Offer milk at mealtime
Water first for thirst between meals
Remember to offer your child healthy choices but allow them to choose what and how much they eat
Trust your child’s appetite – limit snacking between meals
Comfort and reward your child with hugs and words – do not use food as a comfort, reward or bribe
Pack healthy snacks when on the go, like cut up vegetables and fruit

Videos:

How to Handle an Already Established Picky Eater – Dina Rose, PhDWays to Positively Impact a Child’s Diet – Dina Rose, PhD

Resources:

Trust Your Child’s Appetite – They Know How Much To Eat

Fast Facts:

Meals include all 5 food groups, have regular meal times
Offer a variety of textures, flavors, and colors
Serve vegetables first when your child is most hungry
Avoid drinks with added sugar
Offer milk at mealtime
Water first for thirst between meals
Remember to offer your child healthy choices but allow them to choose what and how much they eat
Trust your child’s appetite – limit snacking between meals
Comfort and reward your child with hugs and words – do not use food as a comfort, reward or bribe
Pack healthy snacks when on the go, like cut up vegetables and fruit

Videos:

How to Handle an Already Established Picky Eater – Dina Rose, PhDWays to Positively Impact a Child’s Diet – Dina Rose, PhD

Resources:

Trust Your Child’s Appetite – They Know How Much To Eat

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