A picky eater can throw a wrench into meal planning. While the rest of the family may happily eat almost anything, some are finding themselves forced into submission (or at the very least macaroni and cheese again). There may be help out there after the fact, but it can help to limit ‘kids’ foods until your child is older and has a taste of other culinary meals (namely, grown up food).

What if your child is already a picky eater though? Do you sneak in good stuff, beg, plead, or just try and hope that they will grow out of it? A more drastic move may be giving them no other option than what you serve (after all how many really want to make a separate meal for each member of the family?).

While sure, many do know that starting kids off with certain foods can improve their success with others, it can also limit success depending on the child. Keeping a steady supply of kid-friendly cuisine can be tempting (especially when most are done in under a minuet and things are busy).

However one handles a picky eater, they can rest assured that it will pass, eventually. Finding a way around their dietary demands however is harder when they will only eat a few separate things.

So, that leads into the question: How do you handle your picky eater?

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