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Why Your Child with Autism Doesn’t Eat Vegetables
Many kids on the autism spectrum struggle to eat fruits and veggies. One parent even asked me: “why is green so hard?” At times it seems like it’s something against the vegetable itself, but really, it’s nothing personal against vegetables. Surprisingly your kid...
Healthy White Foods – 30 White Fruits and Veggies for Picky Eaters that Are Actually Healthy
The article lists healthy white foods for picky eaters and discusses why picky eaters might prefer to eat white and beige foods. Are chicken nuggets and crackers at the top of your picky eater's list of favorite foods? It is so common for extremely picky eater's to...
Easy-to-Chew Proteins for Picky Eaters
Parents of picky eaters are always looking for ideas of fruits, vegetables, and proteins that their kids will actually eat. Sometimes it’s not the taste of these foods that keep kids away. Instead, it can be the texture. Many proteins are dry or require a lot of...
How to Get Your Picky Child to Eat New Foods
Kids with autism are known to have more food neophobia (fear of newness) than kids who are not on the spectrum. So many parents ask me how can I introduce new foods to my kid? I hear very often that kids refuse new foods or can’t even tolerate having new foods on...
The Right Portion Sizes for Toddlers with Autism
Kids with autism can experience many barriers that impact how much they eat: Rigid eating preferences Dulled sensations of hunger and fullness Preference for sameness Fear of new foods Poor posture and/or oral motor skills If these autism eating issues don’t have you...
The Best Way to Serve New Foods to Autistic Kids
Eating is tricky. Especially for kids with autism. Children with autism face many barriers to eating: sensory issues, rigid preferences, and fear of new foods (neophobia) are some of the most common ones I see. That’s all to say eating issues in autism aren’t always...
How to Overcome Sensory Issues in Autism that Impact Eating
To better understand the various eating barriers of children with autism, it’s helpful to be familiar with the different kinds of sensory challenges in autism that your child might experience. Below are some common sensory autism symptoms that could be a clue behind...
Why You Need to Be Your Child’s Food Boss
Lisa, a mom I’m working with in my Autism Nutrition Program, warned me when we started working together that her son, Eli, dictates what he eats for meals and snacks. I’ve actually seen him in action. When it’s time for a meal, Eli makes his request and stubbornly...
Help Your Child Stop Throwing Food – 7 Simple Solutions
This article discusses how to get your child to stop throwing food. The other night I buckled my 12-month-old-son into his highchair prepared for one of his usual chaotic, messy, and fun meals. Usually he can’t get his food fast enough. Yet that night, within 5...