Mama Knows Nutrition: The Podcast

34: Getting a Picky Toddler to Eat Without Short Order Cooking

February 28, 2022 Kacie Barnes, MCN, RDN Season 1
Mama Knows Nutrition: The Podcast
34: Getting a Picky Toddler to Eat Without Short Order Cooking
Show Notes

Short-Order Cooks: Parents who: ask their child what they want for each meal, then make it; give LOTS of meal alternatives; get their child something else when they deny a meal; sometimes feel like failures for giving in when they WANT their child to eat what they made.


Short-Order Kitchens: Frustrating places where alternative meals are always on-deck, pantry favorites are forever available in place of meals, and exhausted parents automatically make kid-approved meals alongside their own.


Feeling seen? Triggered? Attacked? 😅  I promise it’s OKAY if you’re in this position right now. I was once, too. Now cut yourself some slack for surviving life as a parent (it’s allowed), and let’s get you out of it, yeah?!


In This Episode, We’ll Walk You Through…

  • How to stop short-order cooking (03:25)
  • Tips on better ways to cook for your picky eater (05:45)
  • How to get your child to actually eat what you cook (08:45)
  • Easy ways to make healthier meals for picky eaters (12:15)