Why is my child a picky eater and what should I do?

What are the reasons why children become picky eaters? Almost every child today is affected by picky eating in some form. Find out the reasons and what you can do to change this situation.

What was almost unheard of 70 years ago is now completely normal: children who “eat poorly”. I would call it a pandemic of picky eaters. The term comes from English and means “fussy eater”.

Almost every child today is affected by this in some way through their eating habits. Some children have a milder form of picky eating, while others have a more severe form. Some pediatricians say that you shouldn’t worry if children are picky eaters and their only food is sweets and dry pasta. At least they eat a meal and still grow up somehow. Not every nutritionist knows that children with this malnutrition create a breeding ground for all kinds of physical and mental illnesses in adulthood and that what children eat and how balanced it is plays a major role in their later life.

This is the typical eating situation for children today:

the child doesn’t like something
it does not want to try anything / is afraid of new foods
the child has an aversion to certain foods or to raw foods
the consistency (e.g. mushy, mushy, fibrous …) is not accepted
the child wants to eat the same thing every day for the main meals
it freaks out if the food does not have exactly the desired “shape”
the child is very picky and only wants to eat certain parts of a food or have everything separately on the plate
it can only eat food of a certain color
the child rejects certain food colors, e.g. the green color of broccoli, everything green is yucky

I know exactly how it feels when you stand in the kitchen for hours, cooking the exact food that the child should actually like, lovingly placing the food on the dinner table… and then it is refused! I know this frustration, I have experienced it 100 times myself with my picky eater! And yes, everyone’s taste is different, everyone loves a different flavor. One person likes this more than that! Sure, almost every child does that! But refusing something completely and not being able to eat at all is actually not normal, although it is common practice today, even among adults. Picky eating can be very diverse and can range from mild to complete refusal to eat!

Poisons in the brain influence the sense of taste!

Toxic substances such as heavy metals in the brain disrupt the signals that are sent via the nerves from the brain to the nose and tongue, thereby altering the perception of taste. When this happens, a delicious sweet banana can seem sour or otherwise disturbing, such as unbearably sweet. In addition, the electrical impulses can no longer flow freely due to heavy metal blockages in the brain and collide several times until they finally find another way. This then manifests itself in compulsive eating behavior (the food can only look like this or that).

It seems that all you can do is wait and somehow deal with the situation until the children become more “sensible”. As children get older, they often eat better because their brains grow and there is more space and the heavy metal deposits no longer take up as much space as they do in a small brain. The electricity that flows through the brain is then simply redirected around the metals into the newly grown brain tissue and can flow there unhindered, so that it no longer causes such significant problems. In many cases, patient waiting is actually enough and the picky eating disappears on its own (this also applies to more serious eating disorders in children). What this does not solve, however, are the heavy metal deposits in the brain, which can still cause further health problems in adulthood. If you do not want this for your child (even in adulthood), you should make sure that the heavy metals are removed from the body. And you do not have to wait until the children grow up and become sensible! Even toddlers can become great eaters through heavy metal detoxification.

Children with the picky eating problem often also have other symptoms such as speech disorders, disorders of gross and fine motor skills, obsessive-compulsive disorders, anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, dyslexia, concentration problems, frequent tiredness and exhaustion, hypersensitivity (sensitivity to noise, sensitivity to clothing, etc.), seizures, depression, mood swings, ADHD / ADD, autism, Tourette syndrome or tics, all of which are also related to the heavy metals in the brain.

Dietary change and heavy metal detoxification with picky eaters

Many mothers would like to help their children strengthen their immune systems through a healthier diet so that they don’t constantly catch infections, or to alleviate typical symptoms and illnesses such as skin diseases, digestive problems, respiratory diseases, etc. However, children are generally not easily accustomed to a change. It is a slow process over a long period of time that requires a lot of time and peace. First, healthy alternatives to the food they are currently eating must be found that the child really likes and that satisfy them. This can involve a lot of experimentation and trying out until you find things that work.

Tips for parents of picky eaters

As a first step, I would recommend drastically reducing fat consumption and increasing the amount of fruit.

Fruit or a smoothie (squeezable fruit / juice / fruit ice cream / banana milk / dried fruit) can be offered every hour. Children often like sweet fruit. These healthy snacks ensure that the body gets exactly what it needs and that blood sugar levels remain balanced. This minimizes cravings and cravings and makes the change in diet easier overall. (For example, if the child is allowed to make healthy food choices when shopping, it will be easier to happily grab them later.)

I would also try to Heavy metal detox smoothie and or Brainshots to incorporate into the diet.

Detoxification of the brain is the first and most important thing if a child is to have normal and healthy eating habits. Therefore, the most important thing is daily detoxification through the Heavy Metal Detox Smoothie. Whether a picky eater would want to drink this smoothie is of course a completely different question. I have already advised many mothers on this, because there are many different ways that can ultimately enable children to enjoy the 5 most important detoxifying ingredients, even those with eating disorders. And as soon as the taste buds can receive new messages from the brain, i.e. as soon as the contamination of the cranial nerves and neurons by the heavy metal detoxification smoothie decreases, things will slowly get better and more and more foods will taste good over time. Then everything will become easier and simpler. As a help, especially for the beginning, I always recommend the Changes in food fears.

.This is a juice and a very small amount of it daily is enough to produce positive results quickly as it can break the fixed patterns in the brain so that changes and improvements are visible much faster (in a few days or weeks) than with just the heavy metal detox smoothie alone (which can take several months). You can use the juice like medicine. Many children are used to having to take medication for their other illnesses and symptoms. Since it is only a very small amount, it should be possible even for the most severe eating disorders. A spoonful is enough to start with. But it should be continuous every day!

Even if it is not easy at the beginning, you have to be patient and not give up. It takes a little time for the taste buds to get used to the new food. Even small steps can make a difference. And even slowly you will eventually reach your goal. Parents should of course set a good example and be a role model for their child when it comes to eating. And then there is nothing special about this way of eating; it will eventually become the most normal thing in the world.

In the case of mild eating disorders, for example where certain foods are avoided, it is actually sufficient to trick, hide, embellish and process something if the color, shape or consistency of a food is not right, so that the child enjoys eating at main meals.

Here are a few tips for picky eaters that many parents have successfully used:

Let your child eat more vegetables by hiding the food, e.g. pureed vegetables such as peas, carrots and tomatoes in sauces, soups, ketchup or cutting them up into tiny pieces between pasta or rice
Make the food tasty for the child by processing potatoes into chips, wedges, potato pancakes, gnocchi, dumplings, potato dumplings, croquettes, filled potato pockets, potato pizza, potato waffles or mashed potatoes
Shape and decorate vegetables and fruit, e.g. with animal-shaped cookie cutters, use eye food picks, etc., all tailored to the age
Make smoothie ice cream in a fun silicone mold, then it will be eaten more readily, the eye eats with you – the food becomes much more interesting for the child if it is decorated in a visually appealing way
Feeding can also work wonders for children with sensory food refusal, e.g. because the child has problems with fine motor skills due to the heavy metal contamination or because he or she has an aversion to getting dirty (mouth, clothes or hands should not get dirty or wet). Here, the heavy metals must first be dissolved before the child can develop good independence and good table manners.

Maybe these tips will help your child to become a great eater. Please don’t force your children to eat, that will only cause more stress at the dinner table and at family meals. And if you say: “None of this works for my child!” → just try it out! With a little patience, things might look better in a year. Because that’s how it was with us. Through heavy metal detoxification, David went from being an absolute refuser who didn’t even want to try anything and who didn’t like anything, to a little gourmet who now has the greatest joy and fun in healthy eating! Eating is his hobby! One of his favorite foods is coleslaw, although he has thousands of favorites and loves variety. Something different “special” every day and definitely no boring food (he’s had monotonous food for long enough). Who enjoys eating together. All the other parents are always more than amazed when they see him eating, because they’re not used to that from their own children. The great thing is that David is not an isolated case or a coincidence, but other children have experienced the same thing through heavy metal detoxification.

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More about the brain’s connection to eating disorders in the book Heal your brain.

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