Parents of two picky girls
We worried about what they ate, learned what helps, and share it here.
Nuggets, fries, pancakes
For a long stretch, that was the whole menu. Breakfast, lunch and dinner, again and again.
We got worried
Were they getting enough? We read everything and tried it all at our own table.
Why we share it
Some things worked. Most did not. We built yaymoo so other parents can skip straight to what helped us.
What we learned
- No pressurePressure shuts kids down. Calm tables help new foods happen.
- A safe food on every plateSomething they already like sits next to anything new.
- 8 to 15 triesNew foods can take many calm tastes before one sticks.
- Food chainingSmall steps from a loved food to a new one, like nuggets to chicken.
We are parents, not doctors, so talk to your pediatrician about your child.
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