Picky Eaters

When we look back on our lives and think about the most special moments that we enjoyed, our wedding days are guaranteed to rank highly. Vowing to spend the rest of your life with that special somebody, in a room filled with your closest friends and family, is an experience…

I have been watching an interesting — but not surprising — trend on social media. If I write a blog, it rarely gets as much reach as a recipe that I post. In fact, frequently recipes get 2–3 times the views. Both blogs and recipes take me a fair while…

In all honesty, I failed at creating a well-rounded eater. I didn’t “overcome” raising a picky eater. My failure at managing a picky eater made it possible for my son and me to have a different kind of success. For a very long time, my son only ate five things…

Feeding picky people is downright grueling — Our ancestors ate shit like gruel and would probably throw a bowl of it at us if they could hear us moaning about there being “nothing” to eat despite a fridge full of food. But moan we do. My daughter, Erma, asked for help coming up with something different to…

"The Trials and Tribulations of a Picky Eater" I've always been a picky eater. As a kid, I turned up my nose at anything green, wrinkled my nose at anything spicy, and refused to eat anything with a texture that was the slightest bit slimy. …

Cooking requires a lot of effort and time. So I think it’s disrespectful when someone takes just a look at it and refuses to eat. Imagine spending hours cutting vegetables, cooking meat, and more, only to see unsatisfied faces. So, when I came across this Reddit post about a mother…

Mealtimes can be overwhelming for kids generally — but can be past-threshold for many sensitive kids. Several factors may be responsible for making mealtimes challenging, and it’s crucial to understand and address the root causes of these issues instead of just the behaviour, as that’s only the tip-of-the-iceberg. Here are…

If you have ever been diagnosed with autism, ADHD, or other form of neurodivergence, or even know someone who has, there’s a good/ chance you’ve heard about the concept of “safe foods.” But what about making food safe? I don’t mean food borne pathogens or other potential contaminants, I mean…

Spatulas, spoodles & self-cleaning stoves, oh my! I live in a 420 sq foot apartment where the stove looks like it came out of a 1920s movie scene. …