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My Little Eater – Feel confident raising healthy little eaters

Giving parents confidence to raise healthy little eaters

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Hi, I’m Edwena!

I’m a pediatric dietitian, mom of two amazing boys and lover of all things related to baby and toddler feeding! I have seen first hand the overwhelm, the worry and the confusion that sometimes comes with feeding kids, and now I’m here to help transform those feelings into complete confidence and excitement using expert feeding strategies, evidence based nutrition advice and mom to mom connection…so you can enjoy raising a healthy eater!

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#10: Simple Tips to Eliminate Food Throwing – For Good!

Catherine Callahan troubleshooting mealtimes with baby

Troubleshooting common feeding issues: Mouth stuffing, huge bites, and more!

#9: The ONE Feeding Strategy that will Change Mealtimes Forever

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So you offer your baby something once and they mak So you offer your baby something once and they make a face. “Ok - no biggie, we try again tomorrow!” Then tomorrow comes...”Ooooh they made the face again. Hmmm... maybe they don’t like it? Let’s try one more time.” Day 3 hits and you’re like “GAHH! They barely even touched it! Should I try again? Ugh... I give up... guess she just doesn’t like blueberries!” ⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ But no mama...not true! Babies have so many reasons for the funny faces they make when they eat (that sometimes looks like disgust 😝). Think about it - it’s a new process, and they are being hit with new flavours left, right and centre. A new taste can be nothing more than a surprise that throws them off guard or maybe was a bit overwhelming at the time but is something they can get used to. That gag you saw may be just because the texture is new or they lost control of it in their mouth, not because the taste was bad to them. Or maybe there is no funny face but just a general disinterest in a food. That’s ok! It doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t like it (though heck, even if they don’t - it’s all the more reason to keep offering!). It could be a multitude of other reasons (like the examples above 👆) ⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ It’s so hard to know why they didn’t eat something one day - so my suggestion is skip over trying to label the reason and just keep on moving on! Sometimes it’s easy to stop offering a food after 2,3, or even 5 tries. But especially when babies are young, we want to keep on exposing them to a food over and over and more often than not, they start eating it one day when you least expect!⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ What food does your baby not love yet? How many times have you tried re-offering it?⠀ .⠀ If you need help learning what foods, flavours and textures you should and shouldn’t offer to your baby during the critical window of opportunity from 6-10 months, then hop into my Baby Led Feeding online course! Link in my profile 👍
What’s the #1 problem I get asked about?? 🧐 What’s the #1 problem I get asked about?? 🧐 HOW TO ELIMINATE FOOD THROWING!! Alright so here’s the deal...I’ve gone through this with my kids and I’ve coached hundreds of parents on just this one issue and how to nip it in the bud. Time and time again, I’ve honestly found the steps I lay out out in my latest podcast episode WORK the best! . Ps...ignoring it isn’t a strategy I’ve found to work. Unless you want it to take months before it’s over. You’ve got to TEACH them what to do. . Head to the link in my bio to listen to the 9 steps I outline for you, and pay attention to the detailed nuisances of HOW to teach your baby not to throw (hint...it’s all in your voice and consistency of your actions). . Will you tag a mom or dad who may find this useful?? And remember to subscribe to The My Little Eater Podcast to always stay up to date with new episodes. ❤️❤️
How would you best describe your child at mealtime How would you best describe your child at mealtimes...a chipmunk, a pelican or a hamster? Let me know in the comments!! 👇👇If you have no idea what I'm talking about...it's probably because you don't have a child that pockets food in their mouth👍 ⠀ ⠀ But if you DO know what I'm talking about, then listen in for some good tips on how to help stop food pocketing. 🛑⠀ ⠀ 1️⃣ Go through the BBB method outlined by @chikidsfeeding in my latest blog post (🔗 in my profile). This is her Brush Bite Boost method and it's a good one!⠀ ⠀ 2️⃣ Offer a cup of cold water for sips between bites. Cold water is best because it can increase sensation and be alerting for a child’s mouth. Practicing sips between bites will get the child accustomed to the feeling of a clean mouth.⠀ ⠀ 3️⃣ Teach an older child to use her tongue to clean her mouth between bites. Show her how you move your tongue to the side and then push it into your cheeks to clear food out. I like to tell a child that the tongue is like a broom, cleaning the food around the mouth. Cue your child to “use your broom” when you notice pocketing. You can also provide a touch cue to the outside of a child’s cheek to remind her to move her tongue to that side.⠀ ⠀ 4️⃣ Use a mirror with meals or snacks every once in a while! You can keep a small handheld mirror at the table, or move your table so a mirror is across from your child. Cue your child to look in the mirror to “make sure your mouth is all clean” between bites. If your child’s oral sensation is reduced, this visual cue will be very helpful!⠀ ⠀ Check out the blog post for more detail and tips on common mealtime issues like eating too fast, taking too bit of a bite, teaching how chew, mouth stuffing and more!
Is your baby or toddler a food monster? Haha what Is your baby or toddler a food monster? Haha what I mean is...do they take massive bites of food that make you freak the **** out and make you swear to only offer teeny weeny bite sized pieces from now on? ⠀ ⠀ Well...do I have a blog post for you then! ⠀ ⠀ This week, my friend and SLP Catherine from @chikidsfeeding dishes out her best tips over on my blog all about how to troubleshoot common mealtime issues like mouth stuffing, food pocketing, huge bites, baby not chewing food etc. ⠀ ⠀ Here are some quick tips she gives for ya:⠀ ⠀ 1) Hold your hand close to the top of a big piece of food, place it over their molar area and wait for THEM to bite down (don’t shove loose pieces of food in their mouth hoping they’ll just chew down on it...that increases choking risk). Your hand will act as a guard to prevent them from taking too big of a bite. ⠀ ⠀ 2) Just give ‘em a long or disc shaped piece of food and let them learn via practice! This is my fav way haha. If you can get comfortable seeing a potential few gags, you’ll see that your baby will learn from this natural feedback mechanism how big of a bite is too big over time. ⠀ ⠀ 3) Model eating in front of them and get silly exaggerating what a bite looks like (if they aren’t biting to begin with)⠀ ⠀ 4) Show then how to bite like a mouse (itty bitty) or like a lion (bigger!). Make it a game and ask then if they can bite like a mouse!⠀ ⠀ 5) Using a fork or your own teeth, make bite marks on the food to show they where they should bite. Challenge them to bite in the same place you did! ⠀ ⠀ There are tons more tips inside the blog post peeps...so head to the link in my profile to check it out!
Want you kids to eat veggies...voluntarily? ⠀ ⠀ Here's a little trick that I love and will pass on to you!⠀ ⠀ Inconspicuously put a platter of veggies and dip on the table or coffee table. It doesn't have to be as fancy and full as this. Choose a time where they may be a bit hungry (the best time is about 30-60 minutes before dinner when they're wanting to eat but dinner isn't ready yet). Don't way a word. Don't say "ooooh look at what I have for you!" or "Look at how good these veggies look!" or anything. Not making a big deal out of it is important. ⠀ ⠀ They may notice it right away, or it may take them a while before they realize it's there. Maybe the notice it, and they pay no interest to it (cause they're veggies after all). BUT....watch out of the corner of your eye. Eventually, MOST times kids (even those who "hate" veggies), will slowly start to creep up on it. They'll look at it, pick one up, take a bite, resume doing what they were doing before...and then come back to it. Next thing you know, they've eaten more veggies than they've ever eaten before!⠀ ⠀ Again...refrain from making a big deal! Once they see you're happy they "finally" ate veggies...they'll usually back track cause...you know...they'll know you care so much and the power struggle begins again.⠀ ⠀ The good thing is that veggies and dip won't necessarily fill them up too much before an actual meal is served, and they get all those nutrients in before their meal has actually began. Takes a lot of pressure off for you worrying about them eating veggies at mealtime! If you have other foods you're trying to get your toddler to try eating, go ahead and try putting them out on a platter too! Follow the same strategies...no coaxing or talking about it. Let them ease into it themselves.⠀ ⠀ Let me know if you've tried this in the comments!⠀ ⠀ And if you need help knowing WHAT and HOW to feed your toddler to prevent and manage picky eating...check out my Feeding Toddlers online course - it's helped thousands of parents transform eating habits and make mealtimes...happy times! Link is in my profile :)

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