Age-appropriate Ways to Talk to Small Kids About Nutrition
If you’re like most parents, you want your kids to grow up to be healthy adults who enjoy a variety of nutritious foods and listen to their body hunger-satiety cues. But with all the nutrition information available to us now, it is so easy to feel the pressure to...
Want your child to try new food? Try this messy strategy.
How to help children develop a healthy relationship with food and their bodies through food play. An interview with a pediatric dietitian.
10-step plan to help a child who is anxious at mealtimes
Many kids with selective eating experience anxiety. For some children, it is more pronounced and can even be at the root of their eating difficulties. In some cases kids use coping strategies, like relying on mealtime distractions like TV or iPads, to help them feel...
3 real (and valid) reasons for screens at mealtimes
It is not my first post about screens at mealtimes but as I am rereading my older article I feel that I need to dive deeper into the "why" behind using screens. Today I would like to invite you to explore the motives behind this common feeding strategy. In a...
Why I let my kids start their meal with dessert
How often do your kids start their meal with a chocolate macaron? This is exactly what my 3-year-old did yesterday, and I am completely fine with it. Are you puzzled? Let me explain why I allowed this to happen, and I hope you will let your kids do the same - start...
Surviving Thanksgiving with a picky eater
Well, life is busy with Thanksgiving just round the corner. But for those of us with picky eaters in the family the thought of another mealtime drama accompanied by helpful (not) remarks of family members and friends is excruciating. So I thought it would be helpful...
Do our children feel respected at mealtimes?
Do you do your best to listen carefully and validate your child's opinion? Do you avoid embarrassing him, especially in the presence of others? Do you teach your child to be confident and independent? Does all of the above apply to mealtimes? Here is a story my 6 year...
How much kids need to eat
This is the first post from a three-topic interview series focused on nutrition for toddlers that was originally published on Eczema Blues website. This part is called "How much kid need to eat". I was interviewed by Mei Marcie aka MarcieMom, an amazing mom who is...Tired of mealtime battles? Deconstruct the meals!
This post has been originally published on Today I Ate a Rainbow blog. I think it sums up very nicely the dinnertime strategy I have to use on many nights when the final dish may be too challenging for my little eaters. If you are a parent of a picky eater, you...
Does your baby know how much to eat?
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Are balanced meals that important?
A question from a reader: "After starting following the Division of Responsibility in feeding, my child chooses only the “safe” food I include in the family meals. Before following the DOR principle, I would prepare a separate balanced meal for him like a pb&J...Welcome to Feeding Bytes!
I am Natalia, a registered dietitian, child nutrition expert and mom of three. I love helping families raise healthy and happy eaters, resolve feeding problems, eat well with food allergies and enjoy family meals in simple and delicious ways. 
