Picky Eater

Fish wins for turning up more noses than any other food.  Skipping fish can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.  The American Heart Association recommends eating fish at least two times a week.   There are so many nutritional benefits, it pays to fight through a fish aversion at the dinner table. Take the challenge and [...]

White bread has almost no nutritional value. It is stripped of its bran and germ, the elements that contain fiber and vitamins.  Sure it tastes good toasted with butter but I promise there are other equally satisfying options.  If you’re picky eater is adverse to whole grains, start slow. There is a white whole grain [...]

Breakfast without Boxed Cereal In talking with picky eater households, many struggle with eating the same thing over and over.  Breakfast can be espcially monotonous when caught in a cold cereal rut.  For today’s challenge… TUNE IN TO TODAY’S FAMILY FOOD SUMMIT PODCAST FEATURING CAROLYN SCOTT-HAMILTON is known as The Healthy Voyager.  Carolyn is an award winning [...]

I don’t think beans get enough credit.  They are easy to prepare, high in protein and come in all shapes, sizes and flavors.  Picky eaters can be hesitant towards beans so it’s good to understand the difference in the varieties.  Try tasting two or three different kinds at once for comparison.  Having a conversation about [...]

Eggplant is often given the bad reputation of things that make you go “yuck”.  For centuries is was treated with disdain as many believed it caused insanity. Poor eggplant.  Don’t believe the hype. Eggplant is a boss vegetable with plenty of nutritional benefits including antioxidants and cell health.  For today’s challenge, we invite you to [...]

Eve Schaub is a sugar sleuth. She singlehandedly uncovered the insidiousness of what hidden sugar is doing to all of us when she and her husband and their two  daughters launched a project that would change all of their lives. They spent an entire year searching for meals that contained absolutely no added sugar. The stories [...]

Laura Fuentes  is mom of 3, born in Spain and now lives in suburbia.  Laura is known for making fresh school lunches convenient and real food appealing to kids, so naturally we asked her to talk about lunches and share some of her favorite resources for The Picky Eater Challenge. Fruits and Veggies for lunch [...]

TUNE IN TO TODAY’S FAMILY FOOD SUMMIT PODCAST FEATURING During her interview, Tracy reminds us how important it is to look at the big picture. “How did we do towards our food goals this week”. Rather, than harping over the day-to-day. We also chat about how picky eating can be a power struggle. I love [...]

Tricks for Feeding the Family Healthy Guest post by Holly Yzquierdo, My Plant-Based Family Less than 2 years ago my family and I ate a lot of processed junk food; we were also unhealthy and on quite a few medications. A series of events led to a sort of “parting of the sea” and we [...]