The One Thing to Remember When Dealing with Picky Eaters — Food Media

Parents will go to extreme lengths to get picky eaters to eat something. When my boyfriend was a kid, for example, he would only eat pizza — nothing else would suffice — so his mom resorted to creating pizza-like dishes. Chicken Parm suddenly became "pizza chicken," and it was finally OK for him to eat.

Sound familiar? Trying to feed a picky eater feels like a never-ending, thankless task. You can do everything "right" and still end up with a kid who won't touch anything on his plate. So, what are you supposed to do? Kitchn has covered a lot of different strategies over the years, including this smart vacation tip, recipes ideas that have helped, and throwing a peer pressure party.

But the smartest thing I've heard recently comes from a recent episode of the Didn't I Just Feed You podcast, that our very own Associate Food Editor Meghan Splawn runs with her friend (and Kitchn contributor!) Stacie Billis. They've dedicated three episodes of their new podcast to talking picky eaters, and in the first episode (listen here!) and there's a pretty small but important reminder for struggling parents.

Listen to the episode: Is Picky Eating Real? from Didn't I just Feed You

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