{"id":989019,"date":"2021-10-22T16:28:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T16:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unisonca.com\/?p=989019"},"modified":"2021-10-22T16:28:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T16:28:07","slug":"picky-eating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unisonca.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/22\/picky-eating\/","title":{"rendered":"Picky Eating"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vgblk-rw-wrapper limit-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is image.png\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Picky eating is when a child often refuse food most of the time and only prefer a certain type of food every time. Do you have a picky eater at home? Picky eating is a normal developmental stage as long as they are not losing drastic weight over it. You can monitor their appetite over the course of a week instead of a single day. Toddlers eat better in a low-pressure environment where they practice their independence with meal time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Try these few solutions to help with picky eaters: &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"363\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-989022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-2.png 363w, https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-2-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-2-315x209.png 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li><strong>Patience<\/strong> &#8211; Do not force them. Your job as a parent is to decide what to give them but they are the ones that decide whether they want to eat or how much to eat<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-989023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-3.png 320w, https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-3-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-3-315x237.png 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Variety<\/strong> \u2013 Try to serve a variety of food with a safe food (food that you know that they will eat). Try the muffin tin meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"346\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-989025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-5.png 346w, https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-5-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-5-315x220.png 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Make it fun<\/strong> \u2013 Try to bring fun to meal times, sing songs, laugh more, eat from their plate and let them eat from yours. Just be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"360\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-989024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-4.png 360w, https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-4-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-4-315x217.png 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Presentation<\/strong> \u2013 Kids too like adults, care about the color of the food, the texture, the portion, utensils and dinnerware used<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"357\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-989026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-6.png 357w, https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-6-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-6-315x207.png 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Be creative<\/strong> \u2013 Change of environment will help too, dine on an adult chair, in the garden or even picnic style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"393\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-989027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-7.png 393w, https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-7-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-7-315x162.png 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research<\/strong> &#8211; Read more on picky eaters and meal ideas for picky eaters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"433\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-989028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-8.png 433w, https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-8-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-8-420x179.png 420w, https:\/\/unisonca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-8-315x135.png 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, always remember that they won\u2019t starve themselves. They will definitely eat when they are hungry so don\u2019t stress yourself and lose sleep over it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><!-- .vgblk-rw-wrapper -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Picky eating is when a child often refuse food most of the time and only prefer a certain type of food every time. Do you have a picky eater at home? Picky eating is a normal developmental stage as long as they are not losing drastic weight over it. 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