This episode explores the common challenges of feeding children —and adults—who seem stuck in repetitive food patterns or resistant to trying new things. From kids in food jags who only want the same food day after day to adults cycling through the same three meals out of habit or burnout, we unpack the behavioral and sensory reasons behind food monotony and how to gently guide more variety.

Listeners will learn strategies to raise more adventurous eaters, reduce mealtime battles, and reignite creativity in the kitchen. The episode offers practical tools for introducing new foods without pressure, ways to add novelty to familiar meals, and how to shift the mindset around feeding to support nourishment, flexibility, and joy for the whole family.

Also in this episode:

• Naturally Nourished Kids Updates
  • Preorder Naturally Nourished Kids
  • Download the Naturally Nourished Kids Bonus Guide Freebie!
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• Recipes in Naturally Nourished Kids
  • Naturally Nourished Kids YouTube Playlist
• What are food jags and why are these concerning for health
• Setting realistic expectations
• Raising a taste adventurer
• Asking for feedback
• Meal planning with variety
• The importance of blood sugar balance
• Snacking and grazing
• Setting the tone for food acceptance and baby led weaning
• The importance of chew
  • Episode 450: Food Hardness and Mandible Activation - NEED LINK
• Naturally Nourished Kids Guidelines

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