Say goodbye to the daily frustration of picky eating with  these effective child-tested, parent-approved, No-Cry solutions plus healthy family-friendly recipes Are you convinced your child will only eat pasta and chicken nuggets for the rest of her life? Worried your son is not getting adequate nutrition? Tired of vegetables being cast as the villain during mealtime battles? Nearly all parents experience a finicky eater at their table, but finding solutions can be difficult. That's why Elizabeth Pantley, author of the bestselling No-Cry series--the most trusted name in parenting guides--developed gentle, effective and easy solutions for dealing with picky eaters. Full of tips and tricks, The No-Cry Picky Eater Solution helps you to: Get your child to eat--and enjoy!--vegetables, grains and other healthy food - Reduce the sugar, fat, and junk food without your child noticing the change. - Make subtle, healthy improvements in favorite recipes to boost nutrition for the whole family - Relax and enjoy mealtime and snack time at your home - Instill good eating habits that your children can take into adulthood To make your picky eater and the whole family happy, Elizabeth has tapped her culinary friends to share delicious recipes that are not just healthy but kid-friendly, too. The No-Cry Picky Eater Solution features recipe contributions from: Missy Chase Lapine ( The Sneaky Chef ); Jennifer Carden ( Toddler Café ); Kim Lutz and Megan Hart ( Welcoming Kitchen ); Lisa Barnes ( The Petit Appetit ); Barbara Beery ( Green Princess Cookbook ); Cheryl Tallman and Joan Ahlers ( So Easy Toddler Food ); and Janice Bissex and Liz Weiss ( No Whine with Dinner ). Armed with Elizabeth's proven advice and these tasty recipes, you'll be able to serve healthy meals and snacks along with peace and happiness. "The No-Cry Picky Eater Solution eases parents' fears and provides practical, simple solutions that really work." --Stephanie Gallagher, The Iron Chef Mom, theironchefmom.com "It's simple and doable, and it works." --Missy Chase Lapine, author, The Sneaky Chef "Elizabeth Pantley has once again penned a brilliant guide for parents on a common childhood theme. With savvy tips and tricks to usher our kids into the joys of eating, it is a sanity-saver!" --Christine Louise Hohlbaum, author, The Power of Slow Elizabeth Pantley is the mother of four and the author of the now-classic baby sleep book The No-Cry Sleep Solution , as well as The No-Cry Separation Anxiety Solution , The No-Cry Potty Training Solution , The No-Cry Discipline Solution , and six other successful parenting books. Visit her at www.pantley.com/elizabeth Eating should be a pleasurable experience. Food should not provoke anxiety, stress or worry. Meals should supply the best possible fuel for energy, health and for emotional contentment. This act of eating - which will be done more often than almost anything else in your child's life - should be a positive, pleasant, enriching experience.   Food is your child's fuel for growth and development and you need to feed your child three meals plus snacks-- every single day . You may feel like picky-eating issues overshadow every part of your life and put a damper on what should be an enjoyable stage in your child's growth.   The biggest problem that parents of picky eaters face is the perpetuation of the myth that children should want to eat healthy, well-rounded meals every day and that they should eat vegetables with gusto, never desire junk food, and emphatically turn down sweets and treats in favor of fresh fruit. Let's put this myth aside as wishful thinking, since almost 85% of parents say that their child is or was a picky eater. The No-Cry Picky Eater Solution will provide you with plenty of tips and solutions for getting your picky eater to enjoy more healthful eating, so you can get back to enjoying mealtime with your child. Elizabeth is a mother of four, parenting expert, and author of eleven popular parenting books, available in twenty-six languages, including the best-selling No-Cry Solution series. She writes on topics such as sleep, separation anxiety, discipline, and picky eating. Visit her blog at elizabethpantley.com the no-cry picky eater solution Gentle Ways to Encourage Your Child to Eatand Eat Healthy By ELIZABETH PANTLEY The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Copyright ©2012 Better Beginnings, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-0-07-174436-2 Contents ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 What You Really Need to Know About Picky Eaters2 The Fundamental Four: Attitude, Environment, Amounts, and Rules3 Tips, Tricks, and Tactics: Solving Picky Eater Problems4 The Experts' Favorites: Recipes Even Your Picky Eater Will LoveCreditsIndex Excerpt CHAPTER 1 What You Really Need to Know About Picky Eaters Parents face a number of common problems during their children's early years.Among them are sleep issues, potty training hurdle