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Free downloads that make feeding kids so much easier!

Melanie’s tools for parents & professionals

Baby's Allergen Exposure Chart

Melanie’s Food Allergen Exposure Chart for Baby

Research shows babies need weekly exposure to food allergens!
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SOCIAL STORY TEMPLATE TO HELP HESITANT EATERS TRY NEW FOODS

Use Coach Mel’s Social Story Template to help your picky eater try new foods!
Food Adventures Map

FOOD ADVENTURE MAP GAME INSTRUCTIONS

How to use the Food Adventure Map to encourage kids to try new foods!
Food Adventures Map

FOOD ADVENTURE MAP GAME

How to use the Food Adventure Map to encourage kids to try new foods!
Food Adventures Map

FOOD ADVENTURE CARDS GAME

How to use the Food Adventure Map to encourage kids to try new foods!
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FOOD ADVENTURE MATCHING CARDS GAME INSTRUCTIONS

How to use the Food Adventure Matching Cards to encourage kids to try new foods!
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FOOD ADVENTURE MATCHING CARDS MAP

How to use the Food Adventure Matching Cards to encourage kids to try new foods!
Food Adventures cards by StacyMooreStudio

FOOD ADVENTURE MATCHING CARDS GAME

How to use the Food Adventure Map to encourage kids to try new foods!

FEEDING SCHEDULE FOR TODDLERS & OLDER KIDS TOO!

Help kids try new foods by ensuring that they come to the table hungry. Download this free chart to learn more about eating times versus growing times.

TEACH BABY TO DRINK FROM A STRAW

Even 6-month-olds can learn to drink from a straw. Check out Coach Mel’s step by step instructions on how to teach kids to straw-drink and watch the video in The Picky Eater Course. Wondering about about teaching a little one how to drink from an open cup (without spilling everywhere)? This is in The Picky Eater Course too!

Pros & Cons of Pacifiers

Pacifiers have many benefits, but it’s important to wean early.

EXPOSURE CHART

Research clearly shows that exposing your child to a variety of foods is key to raising an adventurous eater and overcoming picky eating. Melanie uses this chart with the families that she coaches to ensure that “learning foods” show up on the child’s just as often as preferred foods. Download your free copy here. Read the article that Melanie wrote for The American Speech Language Hearing Association on how to use this chart.
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3 DAY FOOD DIARY

Pediatric Nutrition for Parents & Professionals, is a hit! Sarah Moran, RDN, offers 2 hours of information with Coach Mel.