 child’s dietary choices. What we often find in our clinic is that there is much more going on than just the parenting style, and when we run nutritional evaluations we find that they are low in minerals like zinc and iron which are critical for forming a healthy appetite and taste buds. An out of sync gut microbiome due to antibiotic or reflux medication use, or a constant sore tummy can also drive picky eating – we find that kids tend to only choose the foods that feel comfy in their tummy when things are out of sorts in the gut. We also help with sensory kids to help rebalance things, so they don’t find tastes and textures so troublesome. You can read more in our series of blogs on severe picky eating to see if this might be an issue for your child.
- Children may not always grow out of being picky eaters
- The Persistence of Picky Eating: Opportunities to Improve Our Strategies and Messaging
- For Many Kids, Picky Eating Isn’t Just a Phase, Study Finds
- If your kid is a picky eater, you might be a helicopter parent
- Picky eating linked to demanding parents who limit foods, study says
- Exposure to foods’ non-taste sensory properties. A nursery intervention to increase children’s willingness to try fruit and vegetables