CONQUERING THE PICKY EATER CHALLENGE
How Understanding Your Child's Body Type Makes Mealtime a Happy Time

How's meal-planning in your house?

If you're like most parents, you're busily juggling each family members' different food cravings. Little Johnny loves salty peanuts, greasy hamburgers and heavy Mexican food. Little Jenny, on the other hand, happily munches carbohydrates and longs for sugary snacks. Each family member has their all-time favorite foods -- and, unfortunately for you, they're all different. It feels like juggling meal plans for you, your spouse and your children is almost a Herculean task -- and you can't take it anymore.

Relax. There's an easy way to streamline your meal planning and help make the family healthier than ever before. Simply determine your spouse's and children's body type.

No matter how much Little Johnny looks, acts and talks like you, chances are, he has a different body type -- and that's not going to change. And even if you think your spouse is your soulmate, odds are, even their body type is different from yours. These differences are the exact reason meal planning is so difficult -- each family member has unique nutritional needs that are dictated by their dominant gland.

Chances are, you've tried in vain to please everyone's food desires -- and ended up running around, stressing out and making multiple meals each day. If you're feeling frazzled around mealtime, take a close look at the dietary requirements for each family member's body type (you can find meal plan information for Men and Women in Different Bodies, Different Diets.) Compare the food groups found in "Scheduling Meals" for each family member and eliminate the "Rarely" foods for each body type from your choices. Your result will be a comprehensive shopping list the entire family will enjoy -- not just one or two people.

Understanding your children's and spouse's body types will help you enjoy a happier, healthier family. You can successfully simplify your mealtime, help your family eat better and even find more time for yourself. And, most importantly, finally conquer the picky eater challenge.