Picky Eating: Root Causes and What Parents Can Do About It With Katie Kimball

Episode Highlights With Katie

• Why picky eating is on the rise societally
• Kids are feeling extra stress today, and that can contribute to picky eating
• Eating uses all of our senses at once, so if any are overwhelmed for our kids, that can lead to eating issues
• The importance of reducing stress at the table
• Gratitude or prayer can actually help us get into parasympathetic mode before eating
• The three Ls: laugh, learn, love
• A benefit of using family-style serving and letting kids plate their own food
• A phrase to implement: “You don’t have to eat that”
• Another phrase: "Learning to eat"
• The importance of respecting and nurturing kids' agency in eating and food choices
• Her picky eating challenge, where 85% of parents feel less stress in the kitchen after this short challenge

Resources We Mention

• Kids Cook Real Food
• Picky Eating Challenge
• Picky Eating Isn't About the Food - Katie Kimball Tedx Talk