A Guide for Parents of Picky Eaters that Actually Works!
> Does your picky eater prefer fast food and sugar?
> Does your preschooler refuse to touch vegetables?
> Does your toddler throw food on the floor in defiance?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’re not alone! Forty-nine percent of moms say they have a picky eater. With “Baby Bites,” in only 7 days, […]
Nonna Joann Bruso is the Baby Bites Blogger
Let me give you a big Nonna hug to welcome you to my blog home. My grandkids call me “Nonna,” and you can, too.
It’s true, “Necessity is the (grand) mother of invention.” Stumped over failed methods that did nothing to change my grandson’s picky eating, I was asked for suggestions on how to overcome his aversion to eating many foods. I have over 40 years of experience in parenting and nutrition has been a passion (which began by solving another health issue for a daughter).
After throwing out trendy (but ineffective) methods and implementing a multi-sensory approach, we began to see a dramatic transformation in a matter of days! We were ecstatic when Joshy, the king of picky eaters, began to eat once-refused whole foods on his own! I call this technique the Baby Bite steps. It works for all picky eaters, because it’s not really about eating, but about learning. Of course, it didn’t take long and the Baby Bite steps became a book: “Baby Bites: Transforming a Picky Eater into a Healthy Eater.” Next, it seemed logical for twice-weekly podcast, "What's Cookin' with Nonna?" where I serve up oodles of food fun and hot kitchen tips, with a generous helping of sizzling nutrition news…and now the Baby Bites Blog!
Make yourself at home and let’s chat. I’ll do everything I can to help you transform your picky eater into a healthy eater!
Baby Bites in the News
Nonna Joann on TV
Click here to see Baby Bites™ author Nonna Joann Bruso's appearances on TV. Nonna Joann speaks about picky eaters and preparing healthy ...
Spoonful of Love
Parenting a Picky Eater
Take the Baby Bites quiz— Find out how proficient you are at promoting picky eating in your prodigy. If your offspring is ...
Transform Your Picky Eater
Children are experts at parent manipulation. If you have a picky eater, you know firsthand how frustrating it can be ...
Picky Eaters Can Love Veggies
The only vegetables six-year-old Heather eats are French fries and ketchup-and that's using the term "vegetable" loosely. What's alarming is ...
Pain at the Pump = Higher Food Prices
When gas prices jump, we not only feel the pain at the pump, but the cost of food is fueled ...
Taste of Fun
You'll need to activate your imagination for today's Taste of Fun. Click under the photo for the "The Top 10 Signs You're Eating ...
News & Views
Kids Eat Too Much SugarIt’s really no surprise that kids eat too much sugar. We already know that. But it’s good to have it backed up with facts. According to an online article from the Journal of Pediatrics, the health of preschoolers is seriously compromised: by the amount of sugar in their diets!
They found that preschoolers are eating 14 to […]
Picky Eaters Love ‘Ratatouille’
When Ratatouille first came out, I was intrigued by the promos (or perhaps it was just the title). My husband and I went to view it—childless. Our grandchildren live an hour’s drive from us and I couldn’t wait to see the latest Disney fare. When it became available on video, my husband purchased a copy so we […]
Go Organic Without Breaking the Bank
What does organic mean? To earn the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s organic certification, the land must be free from prohibited substances such as synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and other toxins for at least three years.
For most, organic means less processed or unprocessed foods. The top reasons for organic usage are the absence of pesticides and growth […]
Traveling with Kids
My husband packs everything, but the kitchen sink when we travel. I attempt the sink. If the truth be known, I’ve overdone it when packing food for a road trip.
Because our third daughter adversely reacted to the artificial ingredients in fast foods and other processed foods, I routinely packed too much foodstuff.
I over estimated what I […]
Super Foods: Fabulous or Fad?
“Me thinks,” if you’re old enough, you’ll remember watching Saturday morning cartoons with Popeye and Olive Oil. “I’m Popeye the Sailor Man, I’m Popeye the Sailor Man, I’m strong to the finich, ’cause I eats me spinach, I’m Popeye the Sailor Man.”
Popeye gulped down a can of spinach every time he needed super-human strength, usually […]
Food Has Changed
You were given an appetite to nourish yourself.
Food is our source of fuel, but it’s dramatically changed in the last 30 years. Things were different when I was growing up, for the most part food was nourishing.
Today, we’re eating more, while receiving less nutrients. Our children are overweight, but malnourished. Although childhood obesity has leveled […]
What’s Breakfast Without Bacon?
It turns out—more healthy!
All cured meats, including breakfast sausage, bacon, luncheon meats, and hot dogs, contain nitrites and nitrates. They’re added to processed meats to prevent botulism and enhance the taste and color of the meat. Without nitrates processed meats would be brown, just like cooked hamburger.
Once inside the body, they can form nitrosamines, a […]
Be Squeaky Clean and Green
I have a lovely silver tea set that was a gift from my daughter Jenny. Even though my silver tea set is beautiful, cleaning it is a hassle. In my house, sliver usually gets cleaned twice a year: once before Thanksgiving and again in the spring. I cleaned it yesterday. I don’t like using chemicals and […]
Don’t Cook?
You Can Still Eat Healthy
Writing is a solitary business, but one that pretty much suits me. After my book, “Baby Bites: Transforming a Picky Eater into a Healthy Eater,” came out, I found myself writing a talk. That was the easy part. Speaking to groups was more of a challenge. Just about the time I […]
