Free printable new foods tracker for picky eaters
A one-page chart to track every try of a new food: looking, touching, smelling, licking, tasting. Picky eaters often need many tries, and this makes the small steps visible.
How to use it
- Write one new food per row. Start with a food that's a small step from something they already eat.
- Each time the food is on the plate, mark a box, even if it wasn't eaten. Use the key to note what they did.
- Keep offering the same food over a week or two. Many tries are normal.
- When a food is eaten happily a few times, circle it: it's a new safe food.
Preview (prints on one page; choose "Save as PDF" in the print dialog for a file):
New foods tracker
Name: ____________________ Week of: ______________
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Key:L = lookedT = touchedS = smelledK = licked or kissedB = took a bite★ = ate it!
| New food | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New safe foods we've won:
Serve new foods next to safe foods, never instead of them. Every try counts. General information, not medical advice: if your child eats very few foods, isn't growing as expected, or gags or vomits often, talk to your pediatrician.
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Build my free plan →PickyPlanIt offers general information for everyday picky eating, not medical advice. If your child has a very limited diet, gags or vomits when eating, or isn't growing as expected, talk to your pediatrician about a feeding evaluation.