# Help my picky eater try new foods

A calm, low-pressure plan for widening a child's food range, with meal ideas and what to say at the table.

- Topic: Personal Life & Wellbeing
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Plan, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/help-my-picky-eater-try-new-foods

## Prompt

```text
Help me support my picky eater in trying new foods.

**Child's age:** [AGE]
**Foods they reliably eat:** [LIST]
**Foods or textures they refuse:** [LIST]
**What mealtimes look like now:** [e.g. "battles every night", "separate meals for them"]
**What I've tried:** [e.g. "bribing with dessert", "hiding vegetables"]
**Family schedule and cooking time:** [DETAILS]

Give me:
1. A short explanation of why picky eating is common at this age and what usually helps (repeated low-pressure exposure, division of responsibility, modeling).
2. A "food bridge" list: new foods that are similar in taste, color, or texture to the ones they already accept.
3. A 3-week plan: how often to offer a new food, how to serve it alongside a safe food, and how to track exposures.
4. Phrases to use and phrases to avoid at the table.
5. Ways to involve them (shopping, washing, choosing) that build curiosity.
6. How to handle refusal without a battle or a separate meal every night.

Tell me plainly to talk to my child's doctor if they eat a very limited number of foods, are losing weight or not growing, gag or choke often, or show strong distress around food - these can need professional support.
```

## What to fill in

- AGE
- LIST
- e.g. "battles every night", "separate meals for them"
- e.g. "bribing with dessert", "hiding vegetables"
- DETAILS

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