A Muffin Tin Meal for a Picky Eater

In my post, Where to Start with Picky Eaters I mentioned that by familiarizing your child with Muffin Tin Meals using favorite foods, you can then use this "tool" as a fun way to introduce new foods.

Here's a sample "Muffin Tin Meal" for a picky eater:

Mac and Cheese and Turkey Hotdogs

Clementines (or any fruit you know your child will like)

Carrots (or any veggie you know your child will like)-and dip

*I cut the carrots into hearts, but before trying new shapes, it's important to consider your child's personality and how he/she reacts to new things.  My youngest is two and I wasn't sure that he would recognize carrots cut in this way. I also put some carrot sticks in his cup.  As predicted, he didn't know what to do with the hearts. He ate the sticks and left the hearts.