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Food Explorers: Ideas for Trying New Foods

There's more to "picky" eating and other restrictive food practices than power struggles: Often, it suggests a child needs support they might not currently be getting at the dinner table. Check out these books for ways to help your family get the nutrients they need - without making every meal a chore. We'll be exploring new foods in a low-stress, family-oriented environment on November 8, 2025. Join us for Food Explorers: From Picky to Adventurous: https://mykpl.bibliocommons.com/events/688bd090c01d8f9159e4d893

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  • The Personalized Autism Nutrition Plan

    Nourishing Hope for Kids With ASD, ADHD, Anxiety, and Neurodevelopmental Delays

    Matthews, Julie S.
    If you'd like to explore the ways food and the mind interact, Julie S. Matthews' book on feeding neurodivergent kids might help! She recommends ways to discern what foods help a specific eater - with mood, attention, and more - and focus on getting…
    Book, 2025Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc, [2025] — 618.9285 MAT
  • Kids Thrive at Every Size

    How to Nourish Your Big, Small, or In-between Child for a Lifetime of Health and Happiness

    Castle, Jill, 1966-
    Kids are more than just percentiles and growth charts! Jill Castle provides evidence-based recommendations for making sure your child is healthy and thriving, not just fitting into a specific size.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Workman Publishing, [2024]. — 613.2083 CAS
  • Brain Brilliance

    60 Nourishing Recipes and a Nutritional Toolkit for Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Adhd, Autism and All Neurodivergent Kids

    Miller, Lucinda (Naturopath),
    A balanced diet is a vital part of health, especially for neurodivergent kids! This specialized advice provides new ways to connect what children eat to how they're thinking, feeling, and learning - and adjust their diet accordingly.
    Book, 2024London : Quadrille Publishing, 2024. — 641.563 MILLER
  • Color Taste Texture

    Recipes for Picky Eaters, Those With Food Aversion, and Anyone Who's Ever Cringed at Food

    Broberg-Moffitt, Matthew,
    Organized along sensory experiences - like texture, color, and aroma - and full of recipes, Color Taste Texture offers good advice and reassurance for parents whose kids experience food aversions.
    Book, 2023New York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2023] — 641.5 BRO
  • Fat Talk

    Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture

    Sole-Smith, Virginia,
    Children start absorbing that "thinner is better" from their youngest years, and it can be devastating for their self-image. Virginia Sole-Smith offers a potent reminder that weight and health are two different concepts, while providing useful…
    Book, 2023New York : Henry Holt and Company, [2023] — 155.41 SOL
  • End the Mealtime Meltdown

    Using the Table Talk Method to Free Your Family From Daily Struggles Over Food and Picky Eating

    Meyers, Stephanie,
    Sometimes the way we approach mealtimes ends up making life harder, even when we're trying to help children explore new foods. Change the conversation around dinner with the advice in this book.
    Book, 2022Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2022] — 613.2083 MEY
  • Raising Adventurous Eaters

    Practical Ways to Overcome Picky Eating and Food Sensory Sensitivities

    Dato, Lara,
    When picky eating is a sensory problem, it can be hard to overcome - but Lara Dato has eight science-based strategies to help you move past chicken nuggets and pizza. Not only are there suggestions for eating at home, she has ways to make…
    Book, 2022Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2022] — 649.3 DAT
  • Intuitive Eating for Every Day

    365 Daily Practices & Inspirations to Rediscover the Pleasures of Eating

    Tribole, Evelyn, 1959-
    While the practice of intuitive eating was developed for adults as a response to the intense pressure to diet, the activities and mindfulness practices in this book can be used with children as well. You'll be able to present food as a neutral…
    Book, 2021San Francisco : Chronicle Prism, 2021. — 613.25 TRI
  • Kid Food

    the Challenge of Feeding Children in a Highly-processed World

    Siegel, Bettina Elias, 1965-
    Bettina Elias Siegel digs into everything keeping families from eating healthy, wholesome food - marketing techniques that border on lying to underfunded school lunch programs - and offers alternatives. You won't just be better equipped to navigate…
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020] — 613.2083 SIE
  • An Appetite for Life

    Stress-free Strategies for Feeding Your Child From the Start, From Voracious Eaters to Fussy Eaters, and Every Child in Between

    Llewellyn, Claire,
    If you're struggling with feeding a baby or toddler, this book is for you. Breastfeeding advice, introducing solids, and building balanced diets for grazing tots are all included - you'll lay the building blocks of a healthy relationship with food.
    Book, 2019New York : The Experiment, [2019] — 613.2 LLE
  • Adventures in Veggieland

    Help Your Kids Learn to Love Vegetables With 101 Easy Activities and Recipes

    Potock, Melanie
    "Veggies" doesn't have to be a bad word in your household! Melanie Potock provides low-stress ways to introduce new foods, as well as a variety of recipes that will tempt little kids along with their grownups.
    Book, 2018New York : Experiment, [2018] — 641.65 POT
  • The Picky Eater Project

    6 Weeks to Happier, Healthier Family Mealtimes

    Muth, Natalie Digate,
    Kids are naturally invested in things they've created - so why not let them help create their meals? The Picky Eater Project gives children new ways to experience food, by helping in its preparation, and provides recipes to help broaden their…
    Book, 2017Elk Grove Village, IL : American Academy Of Pediatrics, [2017] — 649.3 MUTH
  • The Pediatrician's Guide to Feeding Babies & Toddlers

    Practical Answers to Your Questions on Nutrition, Starting Solids, Allergies, Picky Eating, and More

    Porto, Anthony,
    A pair of doctors are here to provide medically sound advice on feeding the youngest kids in your life - including recipes that are healthy and kid-friendly.
    Book, 2016Berkeley : Ten Speed Press, [2016] — 649.3 POR
  • First Bite

    How We Learn to Eat

    Wilson, Bee,
    If you've ever wondered what makes a picky eater, why some children will reject foods based on color, or where all this advice on introducing new foods comes from, Bee Wilson is your girl. Instead of focusing on the "how" of eating, she gets to the…
    Book, 2015New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2015] — HEALTH NUTRITIO WIL
  • Helping Your Child With Extreme Picky Eating

    a Step-by-step Guide for Overcoming Selective Eating, Food Aversion, and Feeding Disorders

    Rowell, Katja,
    Katja Rowell goes over a specific feeding program called STEPS (Supportive Treatment of Eating in Preschoolers) to help families with extremely picky eaters. You'll learn how to handle a variety of side issues as well, including heartburn and…
    Book, 2015Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Incorporated [2015]. — J 649.3 ROW
  • The 52 New Foods Challenge

    a Family Cooking Adventure for Each Week of the Year

    Lee, Jennifer Tyler
    One way to get new foods onto your table is to make it into an adventure! The 52 New Foods Challenge encourages families to test out new foods, providing everything you need to know in order to cook unfamiliar ingredients in delicious ways.
    Book, 2014New York : Avery, [2014] — PARENTING 641.5 LEE
  • Getting to Yum

    the 7 Secrets of Raising Eager Eaters

    Le Billon, Karen
    Use kid-friendly games, conversations, and recipes to branch out in the foods your family eats. You'll be able to teach kids to experience new foods with an open mind using taste training, an approach used in France and Japan.
    Book, 2014New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, c2014. — 641.5622 LE
  • The No-cry Picky Eater Solution

    Gentle Ways to Encourage Your Child to Eat--and Eat Healthy

    Pantley, Elizabeth,
    Dinnertime shouldn't end in tears! Elizabeth Pantley's book provides strong strategies and tasty recipes to help your family eat a greater variety of foods.
    Book, 2012New York : McGraw-Hill, [2012] — PT618.9 PAN