From Nothing but Cheese to Spoonfuls of Peas
Mealtime Episodes
Yes Yes Vegetables
Makes eating veggies fun while teaching table manners and helping little ones practice using a fork and spoon.
Tiny Trees
Helps kids learn to enjoy veggies like broccoli and cauliflower with Cody & JJ’s chomp-alicious dinosaur song.
Pasta Song
Teaches kids the joy of meal prep and the excitement of trying new foods while working together to create delicious dishes as a team!
Songs to Help with Training
Starting Solids? Let Baby Lead!
Most babies are born knowing how much food and milk they need to grow. When we take a baby-led approach to feeding and respond warmly to baby’s signals—like opening their mouth, reaching for food, or shaking their head—we help them build a positive, stress-free relationship with food that can last a lifetime.
Wondering what to Feed Baby? Variety is Key!
Introducing a variety of foods, flavors, and textures early helps build lifelong healthy eating habits, so offer your baby a new food each day as best you can. Include common allergens too, like peanuts and eggs in baby-friendly forms regularly, starting at around 6 months (and sometimes even a little earlier), to help nourish your little one and reduce the risk of food allergies.
Got a Picky Eater? Cook and Eat Together!
Kids are more likely to try new foods when they have helped prepare the meal, so spark mealtime excitement by involving them in simple kitchen tasks like washing fruits, filling water cups, and tearing lettuce. Eating together whenever you can also encourages healthy habits by letting your child see you enjoy a variety of nutritious foods.
Little one Won’t Try New Foods? Ditch the Pressure!
It’s tempting to try to bribe kids to try new foods, but pressure can backfire, making them even more resistant. Instead, boost adventurous eating without food battles by focusing on no-pressure exposures, letting them see, touch, and explore new foods at their own pace, serving familiar foods alongside new ones, and role modeling the eating habits you want to see.
Got a Serial Snacker? Create a Consistent Meal and Snack Routine!
A predictable schedule of three meals and two snacks a day—while “closing the kitchen” between—helps kids tune into their natural hunger cues and come to the table ready to eat. A dependable routine also reduces snack requests and meal-time drama, and encourages a more peaceful, enjoyable table experience.
5 Tips from Malina Malkani, MS, RDN, CDN, Pediatric Registered Dietitian
Brittany Sheehan
Malina Malkani is a pediatric registered dietitian and best-selling author known for helping parents raise healthy, adventurous eaters.
Malina Malkani, MS, RDN, CDN, is the pediatric registered dietitian, best-selling author, speaker, and single mom of three behind the Instagram and TikTok handle, @healthy.mom.healthy.kids.
A top nutrition influencer dedicated to educating her combined audience of over 150,000 followers about infant and childhood nutrition, Malina is a trusted expert in local and national media outlets.
She owns a nutrition consulting company and private practice that strives to reduce parental stress around food and feeding, and help parents and caregivers confidently feed their babies and kids while raising healthy, adventurous, joyful eaters.
