There I am making the most delicious meal and off he goes getting a cookie from grandpa’s hidden stash. My son is 3 years old and still wants help with feeding most meals. I asked him the other day “when you go to kindergarten who will help you at school?” and he simply answers “my teacher.” Here I am a Registered Holistic Nutritionist™ trying to teach my child what foods are nutritious and how eat independently. I have failed at both of these task. My child eats more cookies and junk food then wholesome nutritious foods. I have urged my family members to stop bringing in junk food items into the house, however, the weekly Costco run does not help this situation.

The main problem

My son is a picky eater. He loves fries and chicken nuggets. He hates pizza. Who hates pizza? Well my son does. He will eat rice with ketchup. What in the world is my son eating? rice and ketchup? I hate that we even have ketchup in the house, however, we need it for fries and when grandpa wants to make his delicious sweet and sour chicken. On the other hand, my daughter is an amazing eater and eats a variety of wholesome foods in her diet. She is quite an adventurous eater and is not afraid to try anything. Her upbringing was not very different from my son, however, it does come down to their individual personalities and preferences.