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Should My Child Take a Supplement? Pros, Cons, and What Parents Need to Know
Should your picky eater be taking a supplement — or are you just wasting money? In this episode, Christine breaks down the pros, cons, and hidden pitfalls of children’s vitamins and supplements. You’ll learn how to...
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7 Surprising Strategies to Help Your Child Try More Foods
Tired of sticker charts, bribes, and hiding veggies that never seem to work? In this episode, Christine shares seven surprising strategies that actually help kids feel safe, curious, and confident around food —...
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The Spooky Truth About Halloween Candy (and What to Do Instead)
🎃 Halloween Candy: What Parents Should Know
This week, Christine gets real about the scariest part of Halloween — the candy bag. 🍬
From petroleum-based dyes and preservatives to marketing tactics that trick parents...
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Teens, Puberty, and Picky Eating: Navigating Food, Friends, and Pressure
A practical, compassionate talk for parents of tweens/teens whose picky eating intensifies during puberty. Christine explains how hormones, social pressure, and identity make eating harder, then shares low-pressure...
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Is Picky Eating Genetic?
Is picky eating genetic? In this episode of How to Un-Picky Your Picky Eater, Christine Miroddi Yoder breaks down the science behind genes like MTHFR, TAS2R38 (the “bitter taste” gene), FUT2, DAO, and HLA-DQ2/DQ8, and...
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4 Hidden Medical Reasons Behind Picky Eating
You’ve tried everything — exposure, rewards, therapy — and your child still won’t eat?
There’s a reason.
In this episode, I’m sharing the 5 most commonly missed medical reasons behind picky eating — the ones I see all...
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3 Signs Waiting It Out Is Okay — and 3 Signs It’s Not
“Don’t worry… they’ll grow out of it.”
That might be true — but only sometimes. And waiting too long when your child actually needs help can make things way harder down the line.
In this episode, I’m walking you...
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3 Reasons Forcing a Bite Backfires — and 3 Ways to Actually Build Curiosity Around Food
“Just one bite won’t hurt…” But what if that tiny moment of pressure is the very thing making your child more resistant?
In this episode, I’m sharing why well-meaning strategies like “just try it for Mommy” or “you...
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The 4 Reasons Most Feeding Approaches Fail — and What We Do Instead
Tried sticker charts, bite counts, hiding veggies, even therapy — and still stuck? You’re not doing it wrong. You’re just working with the wrong approach.
In this episode, I’ll break down the 4 biggest reasons most...
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How to Move From ‘I Can’t’ to ‘How Can I?’
“I can’t afford it.” “I can’t make time.” “I just can’t deal with one more thing.”
Sound familiar?
In this episode, I’m diving into the most powerful mindset shift I teach my clients — and the one that completely...
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The #1 Reason ABA Falls Short in Feeding
Rewards, reinforcers, token boards… they might get your child to take one bite — but at what cost?
In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on what most ABA-based feeding approaches miss entirely: connection....
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5 Most common feeding mistakes (And What to Do Instead)
You’ve tried all the tips, set up a schedule, maybe even done therapy… but meals still feel like a battleground. 😩
Here’s the thing: most parents are unknowingly making one (or more) of these super common feeding...
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