Getting to YUM: The 7 Secrets of Raising Eager Eaters - Softcover

The science of Taste Training will take your kids from "yuck" to "yum!"

Teach your kids to eat, just as you teach them to read

Mealtimes with kids are often a battleground, with parents trying to force one more bite and kids resisting and protesting. But it doesn't need to be this way. Getting to YUM guides parents in teaching their children—whether babies, toddlers, or big kids—to enjoy eating all kinds of foods. Tested by families across North America, this new taste-training method prevents and cures picky eating while putting the fun back into food! This fun, easy-to-use book includes:

• The seven secrets of successful taste training.
• Fun games and experiments based on hands-on education and the latest scientific research.
• 85 healthy, easy, tasty recipes for babies, toddlers, young children, teenagers—and even adults!
• A unique flavor ladder approach that teaches kids to love eating a wide range of foods.
• Real-life success stories from families who have used these techniques to train good eaters for life!

Karen Bakker Le Billon is a professor at the University of British Columbia, and was named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 in 2011. A Rhodes Scholar with a Ph.D. from Oxford, she has published five academic books and Getting To Yum, a guide and cookbook on taste training for kids. She and her family divide their time between Canada and France. Her website was named a Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Blog of the Month.