Page 5 - Feeding Tips

• Food range is less than 20 foods, especially
if foods are being dropped
• An infant who cries and/or arches at most meals

• Parent reports that child is difficult for everyone
to feed

• Parent history of an eating disorder and child
with poor weight gain

Helpful Hints to Try

• Allow your picky eater to explore and play
with their food. This will allow your child to
experience different textures through “touch”.

• Use a food chopper to grind up as many
foods the family eats as possible. They may
tolerate the texture better and begin to get
use to new tastes.

• Once you find a food that the child likes,
try introducing similar foods. For example,
if the child likes pizza, try making one on an
English muffin.
• Give your child as much control as possible.
Give a choice of two new foods to try. Let