One dinner,picky eaters too.
Cooking a second dinner for the child who will not eat the first one is exhausting. Here is how to make one dinner the whole table can eat.
Get early accessWhy one dinner can work better
When there is always a backup meal, the first one can stop feeling worth trying. One dinner with something on it each child already likes can take the pressure off the whole table, including you.
Kids often need to see a new food many times before they will taste it. One shared dinner, night after night, gives them those chances.
Six ways to feed picky eaters without cooking twice
Put out a safe food
Every dinner has one thing each child already eats, like rice, bread, fruit or plain pasta, so there is always something they will eat.
Serve it in parts
Keep the sauce, the toppings and the vegetables separate, and let everyone build their own plate.
Make it build your own
Tacos, rice bowls, baked potatoes and flatbread pizzas let picky eaters choose while everyone eats the same dinner.
Change one thing at a time
Add one new vegetable to a dinner they already like, not a whole new dinner.
Let them help
Many kids are more willing to try something they washed, stirred or picked out at the store.
Keep a list of wins
Write down the dinners everyone liked and come back to them on busy nights.
How Sixish helps
Food rules for the family
Allergies and how your family eats apply to every suggestion.
Easy dinners on busy nights
Quick Cook has dinners ready in 15 to 60 minutes, from Easy to Involved, made from what you have.
Tweak it first
Make a recipe spicier, lighter or higher in protein, or ask for any other change before you cook.
Keep the wins
Save the dinners everyone liked to a cookbook, so they are easy to find next time.
Questions, answered.
What are easy dinners for picky eaters?
Build your own dinners often work well: tacos, rice bowls, baked potatoes, pasta with the sauce on the side and homemade flatbread pizzas. Everyone eats the same dinner and picks what goes on their plate.
Should I make a separate meal for my picky eater?
Many families find that one dinner with a safe food on the plate works better than a second meal. Serve it in parts so a picky eater can choose, and keep offering new foods next to familiar ones.
What does Sixish cost?
It is free for everything except creating new recipes: your pantry, imports, Cook Mode and the grocery list. You get 30 recipes to start, then 10 recipes a month. Sixish Plus is $4.99 a month or $34.99 a year for unlimited recipes, and one subscription covers everyone in your household.
Can my partner and kids use it too?
Yes. The grocery list is shared with everyone in your household, and each item you check off shows who got it.
Do I need an iPhone?
Yes. Sixish is an iPhone app.
How do I get it?
Sixish is in beta on iPhone. Get early access and we will send you a TestFlight invite when a spot opens.
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