End Mealtime Battles and Help Your Picky Eater Thrive in Just A Few Weeks
Join Picky Plate Academy and discover proven, respectful strategies to transform your mealtimes with confidence—no more stress, guilt, or tantrums.
Created by a pediatric dietitian specializing in picky eaters who’s helped 1000s of families enjoy peaceful mealtimes and picky eater wins in just a few weeks
Start seeing progress with your picky eater in just a few weeks
Picture this: Another dinner, another uneaten plate. Your child pushes away anything green, demands the same three “safe” foods, or refuses to even sit at the table. You’re exhausted, anxious about their nutrition, and feeling like you’ve failed as a mom. You’ve tried every trick—hiding veggies, bribing with dessert, scouring blogs for answers—but nothing works. The guilt is crushing, and you’re worried this picky eating phase isn’t just a phase… (in my experience with clients, it’s not a phase.)
You’re not alone, and you’re not failing. I’m Thalia, a pediatric dietitian with a Master’s in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, single mom of two, and the expert who’s helped thousands of families turn mealtime chaos into calm. I’ve been where you are, and I created the Picky Plate Academy to give you the tools, support, and confidence to help your child thrive—without the overwhelm or the hefty price tag of private coaching.
The Cost of Doing Nothing Is Too High
Every mealtime battle chips away at your patience and your child’s relationship with food. The longer picky eating goes unaddressed, the more it impacts:
Your child’s health: A limited diet means they’re missing key nutrients for growth and development.
Your confidence: Constant rejection at the table makes you second-guess every parenting decision.
Your family’s joy: Mealtimes should be about connection, not conflict, but right now, they’re a source of stress.
You’ve tried free tips, Pinterest recipes, and hoped they’ll “grow out of it,” but those quick fixes leave you more frustrated, confused, and wondering if you should just give up and serve them whatever they want. Without a clear, proven plan, you’re stuck in a cycle of frustration and exhaustion. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Imagine Mealtimes Like This Instead
With the Picky Plate Academy, you’ll transform mealtimes in as little as 2 weeks. Picture this:
Your child allows a ‘disliked food on their plate, or maybe even touches it without a meltdown.
You sit down to dinner feeling calm and confident, knowing exactly how to respond when they say “eww.”
Mealtimes become a time to connect, laugh, and enjoy your family—without the stress or guilt.
You’re armed with practical strategies that work, so you never have to Google “picky eater help” again.
You can’t fix 3 years of picky eating overnight, but with the right strategies, you’ll start seeing progress in just a few weeks—just like my one-on-one clients.
“Thalia’s ideas completely changed my mindset. My 7-year-old is now eating chicken and spaghetti bolognese with meat sauce! I’m so much more confident, and we have no more meltdowns over food.”
— Mel Gmeiner, mom of a 7yo
Why the Picky Plate Academy Is Different
Unlike free blogs or generic parenting courses, the Picky Plate Academy offers my respectful, communication-focused approach that empowers you and your child. My evidence-based strategies focus on “rich exposures” and positive mealtime communication, helping kids want to explore food without pressure. It’ll also help you as the parent to show up calm and confident, remember that kids feed off our energy and mood. As a pediatric dietitian who’s supported thousands of families (including neurodivergent kids and parents), I’ve packed my expertise into an affordable, step-by-step membership designed for busy moms like you.
Celebrating client wins
Now it’s your turn!
What You Get Inside the Picky Plate Academy
Join today and unlock a treasure trove of tools, support, and strategies valued at over $2,380/month for a fraction of the cost.
Monthly option $32usd/month
- Full course access
- Invite to the next live Zoom training
- Strategy Toolbox
- Q&A support
6-Monthly options – Only $160usd ($26.6/month)
- Full course access
- Invite-only next 6 live Zoom trainings
- Access to all past Zoom trainings
- Strategy Toolbox
- Q&A support
- Consistent support and accountability
- Combined value over $4500usd
- 6 months for the price of 5
The Picky Plate Academy is your ticket to calmer mealtimes, a healthier child, and a more confident you. Join today to start transforming mealtimes in as little as 2 weeks.
FAQs
1. How soon will I see results?
When I work with clients, we start to see progress (not perfection) in the first few weeks.
Remember, once you’ve got a new strategy, it’s up to you to implement it consistently (which you will cuz I know you want to see results!)
I know from working with clients there are always nuances and more questions which is one of the reasons I’m holding monthly zoom calls for “mini coaching” to help keep you accountable and consistent (two hallmarks for success.)
Just remember that picky eating cannot be solved in one month. Even clients who have me all to themselves work with me for 5 months in my one on one program to ensure their long term success.
2. What if my child's picky eating is extreme?
This is a great place to start because:
→ You’ll have access to my online courses with foundational tools to help you get started right away
→ Expand your knowledge with more strategies and fine-tuning with the Picky Plate Academy Strategy Toolbox (I’ll be adding new tools and answers to this based on questions you ask)
→ You’ll get to join me live in the monthly zoom calls for “mini coaching”
If you get to the point where you do need more help, there’s a place inside the Academy where you can book a discovery call with me to chat about personalized coaching, but the Academy gives you a great place to try yourself first and also get to know me through the zoom calls.
3. What if I've already done one of your courses?
Awesome! When the Academy opened I sent an email to everyone who bought a course from me in the past with a special coupon to join as a founding member as a thank you for trusting me first. When you join the Academy you’ll get access to all the courses (even if you only bought one of them.) And you’ll continue to have access to the course you bought.
4. What if I want to cancel
Just like any membership, you can cancel when it’s no longer serving you.
Inside the Academy, there’s a section called “manage your subscription preferences” and you can cancel or modify anytime.
Remember this: yes, you can pay month to month for convenience BUT this is an ongoing journey with your child. Picky eating isn’t solved in one month, even my clients sign up to work with me for an extended period of time to ensure their long term success.
Keep an eye on your inbox as I’ll send you a questionnaire after you’ve been in the Academy for 14 days to track your progress.
5. Is this the same as your coaching?
The short answer is no.
The detailed answer is: I’ve created the Picky Plate Academy to help more parents by providing a lower barrier to entry in terms of cost and commitment.
Coaching with me isn’t cheap and that’s because I offer a premium service where clients not only have periodic coaching calls, they can message me anytime in our private chat for support when we’re working together.
The Picky Plate Academy offers you access to a growing collection of more specific tools and strategies to support your child with confidence, without the commitment of coaching.
The monthly “mini coaching” training sessions also offer you a taste of coaching while being able to interact with me and other parents who get it, as well as ask me questions.
6. Is this suitable for kids with autism/ARFID/sensory issues?”
Inside the Picky Plate Academy Strategy Toolbox is a growing collection of deep dive video and audio tutorials on a number of topics including neurodivergence.
The Toolbox library will grow based on member questions which will no doubt include questions from parents of neurodivergent children. I support a lot of neurodivergent families in my private practice and will endeavor to share my expertise inside the Academy to help your family too. That said, more complex cases, as you may expect, will see the best results from personalized support (see the answer questions 2 and 5.)
The Academy is still a great place to start because if you do want to pursue coaching with me, this gives you a taste of what to expect.
7. What age is the Academy appropriate for?
Great question, what I tell any family who works with me, particularly in the group setting is this:
“The strategies are applicable to kids of various ages and when I share a tool I’ll give guidance for implementing it with younger and older kids. The way you talk to an 18 month old is different than a 4yo or a 9yo.”
The age ranges I work with are from 14months (youngest client) to 15yo. As the Toolbox grows you’ll find more age-specific strategies and case studies.
Don’t Let Another Mealtime Pass You By.
You don’t have to face picky eating alone anymore. With the Picky Plate Academy, you’ll have the tools, support, and confidence to help your child try new foods, reduce mealtime stress for you and your kiddo, and bring joy back to the table.
You can’t fix picky eating overnight, but with my proven strategies, you’ll see progress in just a few weeks.
Join thousands of moms who’ve gone from frustrated to confident. Take the first step today.
What parents are saying...
My daughter is more willing to touch and try new foods. She’s tried green beans, peas, beef, even dipped pasta into sauce, and ate chicken after months of not wanting it!! She shows more interest in food and most dinners are calm, relaxed, and even fun now. Not only did Thalia help lighten the emotional load, she gave us the tools and confidence to continue this journey with our daughter.
One of my goal foods was meat in non-sausage form. With Thalia’s support and guidance, I’m amazed that she’s consistently eating chicken and spaghetti bolognaise with meat sauce! I’ve seen so much improvement in what she’s willing to try, she’s even developed a tasted for carrots and is much more interested in food in general.
Thalia’s ideas to engage my daughter with food and how to communicate with her completely changed my mindset. I’m so much more confident talking to her about food, we have more meltdowns or fights about food being on her plate.
Now after only 3 months, she rarely has any meltdowns and eats more variety. Thalia helped us set up a routine for meals that respectfully involved our highly capable 10yo. We’re now having peaceful family meals and there’s so much more trust and closeness in our relationship. I used to have anxiety before she got home from school — now I’m waiting at the door with a hug.
Thalia helped us so much with suggestions I’d never have thought about. I thought I had tried everything, but nope your tips and support proved me wrong!
Get tools that work so you finally feel confident and your little one feels safe trying new foods without pressure... Improvements you can see in just a few weeks when you implement the Toolbox strategies.
See you inside!