What is EatPal and how does it help with picky eaters?

EatPal is a specialized meal planning app designed specifically for parents of picky eaters and children with selective eating challenges. It helps you create personalized weekly meal plans using foods your child will actually eat, while systematically introducing new foods through daily try bites. The app tracks safe foods, manages allergens, generates grocery lists automatically, and monitors your child's nutrition and progress.

How does EatPal handle meal planning for children with ARFID or severe picky eating?

EatPal is specifically designed to support families managing ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) and severe picky eating. The app respects your child's safe food list while using evidence-based strategies to gradually expand food acceptance. You can track safe foods, set personalized try bite schedules, monitor sensory preferences, track allergens, and adjust meal plans based on your child's acceptance patterns. Our AI learns from your child's eating history to suggest appropriate new foods.

Can EatPal plan meals for multiple children with different food preferences?

Yes! EatPal supports multi-child meal planning. You can create separate profiles for each child, track their individual safe foods, allergens, and preferences, generate personalized meal plans for each child, coordinate family meals, and manage individual try bite schedules. The app makes it easy to plan meals for a household with multiple picky eaters who have different food preferences.

What is a 'try bite' and how does EatPal use them?

A try bite is a small, pressure-free food exposure technique used to gradually introduce new foods to picky eaters. EatPal automatically includes one try bite suggestion in each day's meal plan, selecting foods based on your child's eating history, similar safe foods, and nutritional needs. This evidence-based approach helps expand your child's food repertoire without mealtime battles. You can track whether your child ate, tasted, or refused each try bite to help the AI learn and improve suggestions.

How does EatPal generate grocery lists?

EatPal automatically generates organized grocery lists based on your weekly meal plans. The app calculates quantities needed, organizes items by store category, tracks inventory levels, alerts you to low stock on safe foods, and removes items already in your pantry. You can customize the list, share it with family members, and check off items as you shop.

Is EatPal suitable for toddlers and young children?

Absolutely! EatPal is perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-aged children. The app accommodates the unique needs of young picky eaters including limited food repertoires, sensory sensitivities, developmental feeding stages, age-appropriate portion sizes, and toddler-friendly meal ideas. Many parents use EatPal starting when their toddler first shows signs of picky eating.

What makes EatPal different from regular meal planning apps?

Unlike generic meal planning apps, EatPal is specifically designed for the challenges of picky eating and selective eating disorders. Key differences include: AI trained on picky eating strategies, safe food library management, evidence-based try bite system, allergen and sensory preference tracking, progress monitoring for food acceptance, no recipe assumptions (works with your child's actual preferences), multi-child support for different eating patterns, and nutrition monitoring for limited diets.

EatPal - AI Meal Planning for Picky Eaters