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Mama Knows Nutrition: The Podcast

27: Growing fine, but SO picky (Tips to overcome picky eating)

Mama Knows Nutrition: The Podcast

Kacie Barnes, MCN, RDN

Parenting, Self-improvement, Nutrition, Education, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family

5657 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Maybe your child seems to be growing fine, and the pediatrician says they’re fine, but you still worry about their picky eating and don’t know what to do to overcome it. Or you wonder if you’re stressing about nothing! This episode with Kacie Barnes, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and picky eater expert talks you through what to do if they’re not eating foods they used to eat, what is in your control (and what’s not) with your picky eater, and what you should do to help overcome pic...

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0:00.0

Here's a question. Should you be worried about your child's picky eating if they are at a healthy weight and they're growing well?

0:08.6

Maybe you were concerned the pediatrician told you, don't worry about it. They'll be fine when you try to ask questions or try to talk about how limited their diet is.

0:19.6

So we're going to dive into that today.

0:27.8

Thank you for joining me here at Feeding Toddlers Made Easy Today.

0:31.3

If you don't know me, I'm Casey Barnes.

0:33.5

I'm a registered dietitian nutritionist.

0:35.7

I have a master of clinical nutrition.

0:37.4

I'm a mom of a 7-year-old who is previously extremely picky. So I get it. I get it with what the piggy eating is like. I have a 4-year-old who eats almost anything, which I just got completely lucky with. I worked with hundreds of families on picky eating. I field questions every single day to

0:55.9

help picky eat our families. So on top of my nutrition background and my expertise, I have the

1:00.8

experience to know truly what works and what doesn't. Take a second to hit follow on the podcast.

1:07.7

I really appreciate you being here. And honestly, I just love that you're taking a step

1:12.6

towards understanding your little one more and helping them in whatever way you can. I have the best

1:18.3

parents in my community and I am grateful for you every single day. So thanks for being awesome.

1:25.3

Here's today's question from Nikki.

1:31.5

Hey there. My name is Nikki. My daughter,

1:42.9

Charlotte, is about four and a half years old now, and she used to try foods all the time. She used to love all kinds of vegetables.

1:45.6

Ultimately now, she's just mainly a little fruit bat, my husband and I call her,

1:50.7

and lists off chicken nuggets and mac and cheese and pizza, if I had to be honest.

1:58.6

We are looking for answers. We are new to your podcast and new to be honest. We are looking for answers.

2:02.1

We are new to your podcast and new to your website.

2:05.5

Looking for answers as far as to what do we do.

2:09.3

She's growing fine.

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