Avoiding Picky Eating Through Great Food Habits with Katie Kimball

The Momologist™

“When kids are involved in any tiny way they love it, they love that sense of agency and accomplishment that they can do big person things,” says Katie Kimball, founder of Kids Cook Real Food eCourse. Katie had been a teacher before dedicating herself fully to motherhood, and is now dedicated to teaching children how to cook, and parents how to raise children who love food and food preparation. The more involved kids are in every step of food consumption, from witnessing where food comes from to learning how to prepare it, the more they will appreciate food and be willing to try it, hence eliminating picky eaters. More broadly, when children are given the responsibility of cooking, they become more community-minded, creative and confident. It’s imperative that they start early though, as these methods are ineffective by the time they are adults.

Parents can also remedy picky eating by setting up the right eating environment and managing their approach and reactions at meal time. Pressuring children to eat, even in a positive way, will have the opposite of the intended effect. Keeping stress to a minimum is crucial not only for the attitude kids will develop toward food but at the physical level, stress decreases appetite.

On this episode of The Momologist, we discuss the importance of introducing novelty into meal time, learn when picky eating is not about the food, and why it’s crucial to keep your poker face.

Quotes

• “It’s one thing to worry about what your kids are eating and then it’s another thing to teach them how to cook.(7:22-7:26| Sasha)

• “Understanding its story is so vital to staying connected to our food and understanding how the world is nourishing us.” (8:45-8:53 | Katie)

• “I encourage moms to have their newborns in a baby carrier or sitting in a safe seat on the counter while you’re cooking because we want to expose our children as early as possible to those sights, those smells, those sounds of cooking.” (12:18-12:32 | Katie)

• “Kids can just be born with a high palate or a weak jaw or a weak tongue. There are all sorts of weird little things that we never are taught when we’re pregnant or when we have babies. All this crazy stuff can go wrong with eating.” (44:03-44:16 | Katie)

Stats

• “A report by the Washington Post cites that picky eating ranges from 14-50 percent in pre-school children, and from 7-27 percent in older children.” (0:15-0:26 | Sasha)

• “From a study in 2019, the phrase ‘The Ikea Effect’ comes from this idea that when someone is involved in the creation of something, they feel more favorably about it.” (14:22-14:33 Katie)

• “Brain science says that the prefrontal cortex, the executive part of our brain doesn’t fully develop until age 25.” (22:46-22:53 | Katie)

• “Feeling stressed blocks our access to our executive functioning.” (32:50-32:53 | Katie)

• “We have something called ‘mirror neurons’ in our brains, and they fire more often the closer the bond of love is between the people.” (33:09-33:18 | Katie)

NOTABLE LINKS

Special Offer for Momologists : Free Email Course on Picky Eating & Snack Ideas Download https://kidscookrealfood.com/momologist

Website:

https://kidscookrealfood.com

https://kitchenstewardship.com

Katie’s TEDx Talks:

What if Kids Never Build Critical Thinking Skills? | Katie Kimball | TEDxBismarck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M8zJ9MkufE

Picky Eating Isn't About the Food

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oecQiEkzgm4

The Power Of Teaching Kids To Cook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EtRmA-AF-A

IG: @KidsCookRealFood

FB: Kids Cook Real Food / Kitchen Stewardship

YouTube: https://youtube.com/kitchenstew

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