Tag: ‘picky eater’
Lunchtime: making it work
by Karen on 10/04/10 | 1 Comment(s)
Thinking Outside the LunchBox by Donna Fish It’s that time of year again, and if you pack school lunches 5 days a week, it is just the beginning of this particular job that can be just a teeny tiny bit monotonous. Whenever I do any lectures on kids and food, concerns about lunch and school [...]
Why hiding vegetables doesn’t work
by Karen on 1/03/10 | 0 Comment(s)
It’s no surprise that the cookbooks Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld and The Sneaky Chef by Melissa Chase Lapine are bestsellers: they guide us in how to deal with picky eaters and specifically non-veggie eaters. I think most of us can say we have had this issue. It can be a source of battle, frustration [...]
Could DNA Be Why You Have A Picky Eater?
by Karen on 4/09/09 | 4 Comment(s)
Don’t you envy those parents whose kids eat their vegetables with ease? They don’t use tricks, ridiculous acrobatic uses of the fork, pleading and bribing! ‘What did they do right and I do wrong”, I ask myself. Apparently nothing! (That is, according to Donna Fish, our Expert on this blog. ) Apparently, I may have [...]
What Is Your Kid’s Eating Style?
by Karen on 3/20/09 | 1 Comment(s)
I think being concerned about what your child eats consumes a lot of us. My friend Rena tells me how her son will barely eat for days and then suddenly will wolf down anything in the fridge. For an eternity, Birch ate only white foods (yogurt, bread, milk). My sister’s children are grazers so they [...]
How Do YOU Teach Eating?
by Karen on 2/26/09 | 6 Comment(s)
My friend Alex and I were discussing our sugar addiction last night. Each day I buy/eat one of the following: red licorice, Gummy Bears and Swedish Fish. If I am really desperate and only the corner bodega is open: Mike and Ikes. I started acupuncture and self-will 5 days ago. I can say I have [...]
