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The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Getting ahead of your child’s picky eating

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Kids & Family, Parenting, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Picky eating is a very common phase children go through, but there are things we as parents can consider BEFORE we get to these stages. I welcome Jennifer Friedman, Registered Pediatric Dietician and picky eating expert, and founder of @feedingpickyeaters to discuss: 3 simple things you can do to approach picky eating before it starts How to get unstuck when you’re in a menu rut  Factors that can increase and decrease the likelihood of picky eating Learn more about Jennifer Friedman and Feeding Picky Eaters at jennyfriedmannutrition.com , Instagram and Pinterest @feedingpickyeaters For more watch Dr. Mona's "Does Spoon-Feeding Create Picky Eaters?" video on YouTube. Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠ page of the website.  SPONSOR Are you looking to scratch off dinner from your to do list? Try out Prep Dish today and have high quality, healthy and delicious meals planned out for your family. I got you a 2 WEEKS FREE PREP DISH MEMBERSHIP so you can see if they're a good fit for your family. Just go to prepdish.com/pedsdoctalk for a two week free trial - you won't regret it!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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It's really focusing on kind of the feeding relationship and the dynamic that we have with our kids.

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So, in short, if we can approach feeding as something that's easy and light,

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instead of something, you know, tense that we're trying to manipulate,

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that really goes a long way in helping things down the road.

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It's not that we as parents ever cause picky eating, not at all.

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There are so many factors and we are one of them,

0:27.0

but it's not really that we can cause it, but we can really help make sure that eating and feeding is something that's comfortable for our kids,

0:36.0

and that doesn't feel like something that they have to do or that we're really trying to manipulate.

0:41.0

Welcome back to the show.

0:43.0

Thank you for joining me each and every week as I welcome the most amazing guests in the pediatric health,

0:49.0

development, feeding, sleep, and parenting space.

0:53.0

I am so excited to welcome a new guest today.

0:55.0

Remember to leave a review and share this podcast so we can continue to have more growth,

1:01.0

more people can learn about this show.

1:03.0

Today's guest is Jennifer Friedman.

1:05.0

She is a registered pediatric dietitian and picky eating expert and founder of feeding picky eaters on Instagram,

1:13.0

and that's her platform.

1:15.0

And we are talking all about getting ahead of your child's picky eating.

1:22.0

I'm excited to tell you about a company that's been making my life easily, prepped-ish.

1:27.0

Prepped-ish is a meal planning service designed to help you prep delicious homemade meals for the week in just one to two hours,

1:33.0

having high quality meals planned out for my family really cuts down on decision fatigue.

1:38.0

The best part though is how good the food is, with meals like Caesar salmon wraps and our favorite Chipotle ground turkey tostadas.

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