1. Breaking Food Jags
How to Get Picky Kids to Eat Healthy Foods
L-MO Nov 2012 lmoinpou@stanford.edu

2. It begins with childhood.
Having Poor Nutrition Decreases a persons life
span upwards of twenty years.

3. The best thing any Parent can do is
encourage good nutrition at a young age

4. Studies show that if a child is exposed a ‘target
food’ item 10-15 times, he or she will
eventually develop a tolerance, if not a liking
for it.

5. Its not easy.
What most parents don’t
realize, is that this
repetition requires the
formation of habits.

6. Motivation tends to drop with each failure

7. To be Successful, Realize
No Pressure- Food cannot be a battle.

8. …And Realize
Exposure does not mean eating the ‘target’ food

9. Exposure can
simply be a few
bites of ‘target’
food on your
child’s plate
twice a day.

10. Don’t let low motivation stop
you from consistency in
exposure.

11. Prepare 3 days of
the ‘target’ food in
advance. Spend no
more than 20
minutes doing so
for each cycle.

12. Exposure works because children
are afraid of trying new foods.

13. By adding a small portion into a
child’s snack or meal everyday,
you give them the opportunity
to grow an affinity for the
‘target’ food.

14. If you do this, you will be
able to get your child to
develop a lasting affinity for
certain foods.

15. Good Nutrition
leads to a
higher quality
of life and
longer life
span.

16. Choose your ‘target’ food
today. Make a lasting change.