How to Un Picky Your Picky Eater

About How to Un Picky Your Picky Eater

Is your child a picky eater? Maybe they are fussy about trying new foods or actually have a fear of trying new foods. In this podcast, we learn tips and strategies on how to get your picky eaters enjoying mealtimes by shifting mindset, working with their sensory system, improving their oral motor skills, remediating gut issues and more. Your host is a mom and a pediatric feeding therapist with extensive training in oral motor, speech, sensory feeding, mindset, and nutrition. We talk everything from breastfeeding to detoxing and everything in between! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/christine-miroddi-yoder/support

Publisher

Christine Miroddi Yoder

Category

education · education · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Nov 2022

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

167 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   How to Talk About Food and Bodies Without Making It About Weight With Lisa Radzak

   What do kids learn from the way adults talk about bodies, food, exercise, and health? In this episode, I’m joined by Lisa Radzak of WithAll, a national nonprofit focused on eating disorder prevention, education, and recovery support. Lisa brings both personal experience and professional insight to a thoughtful conversation about helping young people build a healthier relationship with food and their bodies. We talk about the overlap between picky eating and eating disorders, why a child’s weight alone doesn’t tell the whole story about health or nutrition, and warning signs that may call for support. Lisa also shares three practical shifts adults can make: treat all bodies with respect, avoid making appearance the focus, and keep food and movement separate from weight or looks. Resources from WithAll Three Simple Shifts: Where do I even start? (https://withall.org/learn-what-to-say/) What to Say Healthcare: Resources for pediatric healthcare providers (https://withall.org/what-to-say/for-healthcare-professionals/) Warning Signs and What to Do (https://withall.org/eating-disorder-help/) When kids only want sugary and salty snacks (https://withall.org/3-tips-when-your-kids-only-want-sugary-and-salty-snacks-from-a-registered-dietician/) Halloween candy tips (https://withall.org/halloween-candy-tips/) Follow WithAll on Instagram: @withallorg Host: Christine Miroddi Yoder, Foodology Feeding Therapy

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Variety Over Volume: Why I’m Rethinking Baby-Led Weaning

   Baby-led weaning looked like a complete success with my son. As a baby, he ate fruits, vegetables, meat—everything. Then, around 18 months old, those foods began disappearing. Now that I’m introducing solids to my daughter, I’m approaching feeding differently. Instead of measuring success by how much she eats, I’m asking: How many different foods, flavors, textures, and ingredients is her body learning to handle? In this personal episode, I’m sharing: • Why I chose not to repeat baby-led weaning in quite the same way • How oral-motor challenges may influence which foods a child keeps or drops • Why three small bites can still represent meaningful progress • How variety supports familiarity, sensory tolerance, skill, and flexibility • Why I follow my daughter’s cues instead of expecting her to finish a predetermined amount • When volume does matter—and when parents may be placing too much emphasis on it • How the division of responsibility can reduce pressure at mealtimes This is not an argument that baby-led weaning causes picky eating. It’s an invitation to rethink what successful feeding actually looks like. Because the goal isn’t just a baby who eats a large volume today. It’s a child whose body is learning to handle an increasingly diverse world of food. Instead of volume, variety. CLARIFICATION: During this episode, I say “30 different foods per day.” The commonly referenced American Gut Project finding actually compared adults eating more than 30 different plant foods per week with adults eating 10 or fewer. This was adult research—not a pediatric feeding recommendation. I use it as inspiration to encourage variety, not as a rigid target for babies or children. Research referenced: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5954204/

3. 

   31 Aug 2026

   What 10,000 Children Taught Melanie “Coach Mel” Potock About Picky Eating

   After more than two decades of feeding therapy and experience working with over 10,000 children, Melanie “Coach Mel” Potock has learned a few things about picky eating—and some of them may surprise you. In this episode, Christine and Melanie have an honest conversation about what struggling eaters and their parents truly need. They explore the worries parents carry, the mealtime habits that may not be helping, and the lessons Melanie has gathered from thousands of children with their own unique temperaments, sensory systems, and feeding challenges. What are parents focusing on that may not matter as much as they think? Can a seemingly harmless request for another bite affect more than tonight’s dinner? What should families do when progress stalls? And what has Melanie’s experience taught her about the way children actually learn to eat? Melanie also shares her perspective on the evolution of feeding therapy, what families should look for in a feeding specialist, and why even the most experienced professionals must remain willing to keep learning. If you have ever wondered whether you are doing something wrong, felt discouraged by slow progress, or questioned what your child really needs from you at the table, this is an episode you will want to hear. ABOUT MELANIE POTOCK Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP, is a pediatric feeding therapist, international speaker, and certified speech-language pathologist with over two decades of experience helping children and families establish healthy relationships with food. Known as “Coach Mel” on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mymunchbug_melaniepotock/)(@mymunchbug_melaniepotock (https://www.instagram.com/mymunchbug_melaniepotock/)), she is the author of six books, including the award-winning *Raising a Healthy Happy Eater* and, most recently, the book *Responsive Feeding*. A sought-after expert in both typical and complex feeding development, Melanie combines evidence-based strategies with real-life parenting insight. Her guidance has been featured in over 50 media outlets, including CNN and *The New York Times*. Certified by ASHA and the recipient of ASHA’s 2024 State Clinical Achievement Award, Melanie has also received nine ACE awards for excellence in continuing education and provides training for healthcare professionals worldwide. FIND MELANIE Website: https://mymunchbug.com/ (https://mymunchbug.com/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mymunchbug_melaniepotock/ (https://www.instagram.com/mymunchbug_melaniepotock/) On-demand courses for parents and professionals: https://mymunchbug.com/course-library/ (https://mymunchbug.com/course-library/) Live online masterclasses: https://mymunchbug.com/feeding-masterclass/ (https://mymunchbug.com/feeding-masterclass/) Books: https://mymunchbug.com/books/ (https://mymunchbug.com/books/) Follow Melanie on Instagram for feeding tips and announcements about upcoming courses, live trainings, and new resources.

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