Comments on: Winning Over Your Picky Eater

By: Amy Taylor (comment moderator)

Amy Taylor (comment moderator) — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 12:48:07 +0000

Hi there. Check out all of Lisa's school lunch roundup posts. Here is one: https://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2016/01/29/school-lunch-roundup-viii/.

By: Bettina Jardine

Bettina Jardine — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:55:36 +0000

Hi! my daughter is a picky eater but no so much when it comes to fruits, vegatables and meat. I havent had a veggie she wont eat. I more struggle with lunch ideas for her, she tends to think that she can get by on fruit and a slice of cheese for lunch. She is in school so lunch is always a struggle. any suggestions would be great?

By: Carrie

Carrie — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 21:28:15 +0000

I have a bit of a devious trick when switching kids from refined carbs to whole grain. Carb starve them for a few days. Let all carbs come from fruit and veg, add in meats. Leave out any grains, beans or dairy. I swear to god they will attack that whole wheat pasta, brown rice, whole wheat bread or buck wheat pancakes like they were the food of the gods...and not turn back. Well it worked for us :-)

By: RealFoodRevival

RealFoodRevival — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 01:51:50 +0000

My boyfriend is a picky eater of a variety a bit different from most of those mentioned...He is completely on board with healthy eating, it's just extremely difficult to find things he actually enjoys and will eat more than a few bites of. We have made serious progress - when he moved in with me he knew of no vegetables he likes, and now he adores asparagus, cauliflower and broccoli :D But it has been slow going. Much of his pickiness is based in extreme sensitivity to food, so finding things he likes the taste of and don't make him feel sick in some way is a bit of a struggle. Going all organic and non-GMO helped a great deal with his sensitivity but he grew up eating nothing but chicken fingers, burgers and fries, mac & cheese - so he's still trying to figure out what he likes.

By: Elicia

Elicia — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 08:09:54 +0000

I read "French Kid's Eat Everything" this year and thought it was a great book. I think the ideas go along nicely with what you're doing and you should check it out if you haven't already. I have very, very picky eaters and I'm struggling to get them on a better food track but I'm not giving up!

By: Sile

Sile — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:02:47 +0000

I am also blessed with a picky husband! Luckily, I tend to make all of our baked goods, breads, pizza crust, and even ice cream from scratch, so I already have that going for me, and he LOVES them. He practically begs me to make bread if we've been out of it for a few days. I tend to oblige him because it's pretty much 3 hours of me doing nothing thanks to the bread machine he got me a couple of years ago. ;) But his pickyness mainly centers around the textures of certain foods and sometimes the defgree of spicyness. Like he won't eat mushrooms because of their texture, unless they're cut up REALLY tiny and are in something like a stir fry. I also will ahve fun getting him off the processed foods especially his fruit snacks and granola bars. He does like apples, but it's been hard finding other fruits that are acceptable to him. Did I mention he also hates nuts or seeds? Unless they're ground down like peanut butter. Pain in the tush, this one. ;)

By: Assistant to 100 Days (Jill)

Assistant to 100 Days (Jill) — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 02:11:24 +0000

In reply to Anne. Hi Anne. In response to your question, I think fruits and vegetables give different nutrients, so, no, I don't necessarily think they would be comparable as you mention. I would simply focus on trying to eat as many different color fruits and vegetables as you can. Our team is glad you are enjoying the blog. Best of luck to you and your family. Jill

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 01:25:38 +0000

I just found your website and I am excited. Our boys are 9 and 15 and admittedly not as picky as many of their classmates, but we are trying to get them to eat more fibrous veggies and it is difficult. I welcome your tips. We are fortunate that they like many, many fruits. Do you think fruits give comparable nutrients in general? I feel like broccoli may never get the chance it deserves with these two. My husband is Thai and we have taken our children to Thailand many times. They don't like much Thai food, though their taste buds are changing and my older son is trying more options. Veggies are still a toughie around here. I always have fruit around and try to never buy too much processed stuff, though we have a weakness for Cheez-Its and ice cream. (red face) Also, I suspect my older son may have some food issues, as he often has an upset stomach after eating and upon waking. I am nervous that on our budget, specialty gluten free (if that is indeed the problem) items will be expensive and not accepted by the rest of the family (I include myself!) I apologize for running on. Thank you for your blog. Anne.

By: 100 Days of Real Food

100 Days of Real Food — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:17:01 +0000

In reply to Angela. For starters you can make every meal you described with "whole" ingredients. So at least start switching out the processed/refined stuff in those meals with better ingredients (like whole-grain pasta/bread/tortillas/pizza crust, etc). And I would just start enforcing the 1-bite rule. Over time they will get used to it as a regular rule and eventually they will like something new that they try (let's hope)!

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:32:48 +0000

I am just getting started with reading all of your tips. I love the piece of cheese on the plate to start and more only if they try something new. My problem is that my 8 year old only eats grilled cheese, pb&j's, cheesey tortillas, mac n cheese, cheese pizza, or plain noodles. EVERY lunch is pb&j and almost every dinner is either grilled cheese or noodles. Thankfully we haven't had any health issues, but my "she'll grow out of it" theory is getting pretty old. Any suggestions?