Nutrition Strategies for Fussy Eaters

Most 'picky eating' phases respond better to patience and structure than to hiding vegetables in every dish. Repeated, low-pressure exposure is what actually shifts preferences over time.

What helps

• Serving one new food alongside familiar favourites, not instead of them
• Letting kids serve themselves in small amounts
• Keeping mealtime neutral — no bargaining, no pressure
• Reintroducing a rejected food again a few weeks later, without comment