Feeding kids has never felt harder, and today we chew on how much of that difficulty is manufactured. Jennifer Anderson, MSPH, RDN, founder of Kids Eat in Color, joins me to cut through the conflicting six-second advice and hand parents something better: a way to make their own calls. You are the expert on your own child. If a strategy is making things worse in your house, that’s reason enough to drop it.

What you’ll take away:

Why a consistent meal and snack routine is the best place to start when feeding feels like chaos

What grazing does to hunger and fullness cues, and why fewer, fuller meals usually serve kids better

Why “good food, bad food” language backfires, and what to say instead: different foods do different things in your body

Why dessert as a reward teaches the opposite of what you want

Where food dyes actually rank against what matters most: calories, protein, water, and fiber

The line between typical picky eating and ARFID, and a simple screener to tell the difference

Please please please:

Pre-order Jennifer’s book Feed Them Well

PSA Eat screener for ARFID and extreme picky eating

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