The Picky Eater Project ─ 6 Weeks to Happier, Healthier, Family Mealtimes

The Picky Eater Project: 7 Weeks to Happier, Healthier, Family Mealtimes is a one-of-a-kind book that can transform even the most finicky eaters into fledgling foodies. Focusing on kids’ participation, interactive strategies, kitchen experiments, and delicious kid-friendly recipes, the book is based on a seven-week plan that makes shopping and cooking fun. Weekly themes and goals include

? Week 1 ? Picky-Free Parenting: Setting the stage to help your child choose a wider variety of healthful food with key parenting strategies
? Week 2 ? A Kitchen Revolution: Shaping your child’s taste preferences away from bland, white and processed towards flavorful, robust, and more adventurous by changing the way you purchase, arrange, and prepare foods.
? Week 3 ? The Little Chef: Getting your child into the kitchen ? early and often ? to encourage him or her to try new foods.
? Week 4 ? A Shopping Adventure: Making grocery shopping and meal planning with your child more of an adventure than a chore.
? Week 5 ? Family Mini-Feast: Recognizing the value of family meals and setting them up to fit your lifestyle while progressing in your pursuit of undoing picky eating.
? Week 6 ? It Takes a Village: Enlisting spouses, partners, grandparents, siblings, and friends to help undo picky eating and influence more adventurous choices.
? Week 7 ? Making It Stick-y: Planning for challenges and barriers, and putting contingency plans into action for lasting impact.

Seven weeks will fly by before you know it! You and your junior chef will have an amazing time working together to make

? Layered Yogurt Parfaits
? Corn Pancakes
? Mix and Match Smoothies
? Beanie Cheeseburgers
? (Almost) Any Vegetable Soup
? And many more fun and healthy recipes!

Written by Natalie Digate Muth, a pediatrician and dietician, and Sally Sampson, cookbook author and founder of ChopChop, a food magazine for kids and their families, The Picky Eater Project addresses both the importance of healthy childhood nutrition and family harmony. It offers tips and troubleshooting, recognizing that it takes planning and perseverance to make behavior changes stick, but that it can happen.

Start your picky eater project today ? your kids will love it, and you’ll see real changes in their eating habits!

Natalie Digate Muth: Natalie Digate Muth, MD, MPH, RDN, CSSD, FAAP is a dual board-certified pediatrician and obesity medicine physician, registered dietitian and board-certified specialist in sports dietetics. She practices general pediatrics with a focus on healthy family routines, nutrition, and physical activity.
Sally Sampson: Sally Sampson is the founder and president of ChopChop: The Fun Cooking Magazine for Families, which was honored as the James Beard Foundation Publication of the Year in 2013. ChopChop's mission is to help fight childhood obesity through teaching kids about food and cooking?and making healthy cooking fun. Sampson is author of twelve cookbooks, including the Recipe of the Week series, Party Dips!, Souped Up!, Party Nuts!, and the James Beard Award-nominated The $50 Dinner Party. She has coauthored six additional books, including (with chef Todd English: The Olives Table and The Figs Table.