{"id":2225,"date":"2016-09-19T21:01:21","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T21:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/?p=2225"},"modified":"2017-01-15T04:33:53","modified_gmt":"2017-01-15T04:33:53","slug":"how-to-meal-plan-for-picky-eaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2016\/09\/how-to-meal-plan-for-picky-eaters\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Meal Plan for Picky Eaters"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have a few\u00a0“mommy friends” who swear by meal planning, but I didn’t get what all the hype was about. \u00a0Nor did I want to add another<\/em> “to do” to my ever-growing list.<\/p>\n

But there was no escaping it. \u00a0Meal planning was\u00a0popping up on Pinterest, Facebook, mommy blogs, etc. \u00a0Everyone was meal planning and I was…struggling.<\/p>\n

\"Healthy<\/a><\/p>\n

The FOMO (fear of missing out) kicked in. \u00a0\u00a0I wanted in on whatever miracles\u00a0“meal planning”\u00a0was bringing other moms.<\/p>\n

I am (or was) that<\/em> mom who planned meals on the fly.\u00a0 Frantically trying to decide what to make for Wednesday dinner on Wednesday morning. \u00a0My challenge\u00a0wasn’t necessary making the meal. \u00a0It was the lack of a plan\u00a0for those meals.<\/p>\n

So I jumped on the Meal Planning bandwagon for a taste of what everyone else was raving about.<\/p>\n

Meal Planning = Sanity Saving<\/span><\/h3>\n

Having a plan has been\u00a0liberating.\u00a0\u00a0 Especially when you have a little one who is a selective or picky eater.<\/p>\n

It’s easy to fall into the trap of making the SAME few recipes over and over and over. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

That’s when the “short-term phase” of\u00a0picky eating can evolve into\u00a0a “long-term problem”. \u00a0Variety is crucial to their willingness to explore and try new foods. \u00a0And so is our approach at mealtimes – which doesn’t include bribing, saying one more bite, or throwing on the iPad. \u00a0All of the things I was\u00a0guilty of doing in attempt to get Sienna to eat.<\/p>\n

I wish I knew then, what I know now<\/span><\/h3>\n

My struggles with making meals\u00a0were exacerbated because I was trying to get something…ANYTHING into my\u00a0picky eater.\u00a0\u00a0I was doing it all wrong, and that’s why I created\u00a0the Picky Eater Protocol<\/a>. \u00a0<\/strong>Because I now know through my research, studies, and experience – it DOES get better – with a different approach than we are led to believe.<\/p>\n

I delve into this in my Free Webinar<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>coming soon.<\/p>\n

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This might shock you but….<\/p>\n

Our kids\u00a0don’t want sandwiches for lunch, or pasta with butter for supper…every, single, day. \u00a0 They really do want to learn to like different foods. They just need our help.<\/p>\n

So\u00a0what we parents need are two things:<\/p>\n

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  1. Mealtime strategies to improve their eating (starting with this Free Webinar<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. A Meal Plan (starting with this post)\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    7 Steps to Meal Planning for Families (and Picky Eaters) \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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    Step 1: Sit down<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n