Parenting Picky Eaters

Pickiness is natural. Researchers who study picky eaters say that pickiness is found in every culture and in at least 25 to 30 percent of families, according to pediatrician reports. Understanding this statistic should make you feel a little more at ease when your little one pitches a fit...

Breast-feeding makes a difference in diet. Babies who are breast-fed typically are not as picky when they get older because flavors from the mother's diet are transferred into the milk. Whereas bottle-fed infants are accustomed to one flavor, formula, and are more likely to become choosy children. That study was printed in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

The ADA also suggests that parents should not give up so easily on picky eaters. Most parents offer new foods only 3 to 5 rimes before giving up hope, but numerous studies show unfamiliar foods have to be presented up to 15 times before they might take a bite...

Source: Central Florida News 13
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