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Milk Is Not a Meal Replacement
This is one of the most common conversations I have during consultations, though it almost never starts with milk. It usually starts with: “My child isn’t eating meals properly.” “They’re completely refusing lunch.” “Dinner has become a battlefield.” And then, as we dig a little deeper, the milk comes up. Three glasses. Four bottles. Milk before naps, milk right after waking, milk at bedtime, sometimes a bottle in the middle of the night. Suddenly the real picture becomes clear. The problem usually isn’t that the child has no appetite. It’s …
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Why Your Child’s Appetite Might Actually Be a Sleep Issue
During 1:1 consultations, parents often tell me their child ate almost nothing today and they can’t figure out what changed. One of my first questions is usually: how did they sleep last night? That question surprises people. We think of sleep and food as separate worlds – one happens at bedtime, one at mealtime. But for small children, the connection between the two is much tighter than most parents realize. A poorly rested child doesn’t just become cranky. They often become a completely different eater. Once I started asking about …
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5 Homemade Popsicles Your Child Will Actually Love
Beat the heat with treats that are nutritious, simple, and worth making at home. There’s something about popsicles that children just gravitate toward. The cold, the sweetness, the fun of holding their own little treat. It’s one of the few foods that never seems to need convincing. But if you’ve ever flipped over a store-bought popsicle and read the label, you know the problem. Added sugar, artificial colors, and very little actual food. The child is happy. The parent is quietly doing math on how much refined sugar just went …
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My Child Only Eats 3 Foods — Is Something Wrong?
This is one of the most common questions I hear in consultations. And whenever a parent asks it, I can hear what’s underneath the words — it’s not just about limited eating. It’s the feeling that meals are getting harder, that variety is shrinking instead of growing, and that somehow you’re moving backwards from where you were six months ago. A parent told me recently that her eighteen-month-old would only eat plain rice, banana, and curd. “That’s it,” she said. “Three things. Every day. I don’t know what happened.” I …
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Why Screen Feeding Is Harder to Quit Than You Think
Here’s how to gently find your way back. I hear some version of this in consultations almost every single week. A parent will lower their voice, look a little guilty, and say: “Riddhi, I know I shouldn’t use the phone during meals… but it’s the only way my child actually swallows anything.” If this is you, take a breath. Screen feeding didn’t start because you were lazy or careless. It started because it worked. It helped on a day when you were exhausted. Then on a busy day. Then during …
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The Real Reason Your Child Plays With Food (And Why You Should Let Them)
During my consultations, there’s one specific mealtime moment that almost every parent asks about with a sigh of frustration. It’s the moment the roti is torn into a hundred tiny pieces, the dal is used as finger paint, and the rice is squeezed between tiny fists until it’s a paste. As parents, we’ve been raised to respect food, so our natural instinct is to think: “Why can’t they just eat properly? This is so wasteful!” It feels messy, it feels disrespectful, and honestly? It feels like another thing we have …
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How to Introduce New Foods (Without the Meltdown)
In almost every consultation I lead, there is one common thread: a story parents share with almost identical frustration about the ‘great mealtime standoff.’ It often looks like: Most of us start this journey with so much excitement. Let’s try something new today!” But after a few rejections, that excitement can quickly turn into hesitation and stress. Here’s the big secret: Resistance to new foods is not a problem. It’s a part of the process. How we respond to that “no” is what makes the biggest difference in the long …
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Why Your Toddler Suddenly Stopped Eating (And What to Do)
There’s a moment many parents describe almost identically during consultations. “My child used to eat everything. We never had feeding issues. And then suddenly — they just stopped.” Meals that once felt easy become unpredictable. Foods they loved get pushed away. Portions shrink. Some days they seem to survive on air and two bites of banana. It feels sudden, it feels worrying, and it often feels personal — as if something you’re doing has gone wrong. Here’s what I want you to know before we go any further: In most …
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The Difference Between a Picky Eater and a Distracted Eater
Many parents come into consultations convinced their child is a picky eater. But when we start talking, a different picture often emerges. The child eats fine at daycare. They finish food when the TV is on. They can eat- they just don’t stay at the table long enough to. That’s not picky eating. That’s distracted eating. And the difference changes everything about how you respond. What Picky Eating Actually Looks Like A picky eater will sit at the table but struggle with the food itself. They stick to familiar options, …
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Why Picky Eating Is on the Rise & How Can Parents Help?
Picky eating is no longer a phase for a few children, it’s a growing concern for many families. Over the past year alone, we’ve seen a 40% increase in demand for picky eating consultations and fussy eating courses. Parents from India and across the world, from California to Chennai, are reaching out with the same question:“Why is my child suddenly refusing to eat anything except white rice, curd, or bread?” The increase in fussy eating isn’t just anecdotal. It reflects real shifts in how young children are experiencing food: 1. …
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The Non-Food Items Can Cause Choking in Kids
If you’re a parent of a toddler, you’ve probably worried about what your child eats, but have you thought about what they might accidentally swallow? Choking is one of the leading causes of accidental death in children under five in India, and while food is a well-known risk, non-food items found in almost every home can be just as dangerous, sometimes even more so. What the Data Tells Us According to national and international health estimates, between 8,000 to 10,000 children under the age of five die each year in …
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