Food chaining therapy ideas

If you have a picky eater (or are one) and don't know where to get started, this is an easy read on how to use food chaining to expand your child's diet.

Slippery foods, mushy foods, bready foods, mixed textures...there are so many ways texture aversions can manifest in kids. Here's how to help picky eaters! #pickyeating #pickytoddler #toddlerfood #kidsfood

How can the therapeutic technique of food chaining help your picky eater? Check out this guide from a feeding specialist!

Why We Use Food Chaining In Our Therapy | Cutting Edge Pediatric Therapy

Snag this free printable picky eater food worksheet! It's one of our favorite feeding therapy tools because it solves so many problems with one simple chart. It's a great way to identify food aversions, get kids to try new foods, track your child's nutrition, and make meal planning so much easier.

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What is food chaining? Get the answer and learn what ages it's best for and how to use this effective feeding therapy strategy to help any kid, especially picky eaters, learn to eat new foods.

Food Chaining is a method of feeding therapy that introduces new foods, building off of foods they already like. If your child likes chicken nuggets from Mcdonald’s, you can try offering popcorn chicken. Very similar flavour, texture, and colour; just a different shape! Once the popcorn chicken is accepted, move on to a different shape: chicken fingers! Then you could try breaded chicken wings. Click my blog to read all about food chaining and this example.

How to Food Chain Like a Boss — Jenny Friedman Nutrition