Welcome to Food Bingo!
Food Bingo began at a kitchen table in Austin, Texas when mom and naturopathic doctor Amy Tyler made a set of homemade food bingo cards to inspire her kids to try new foods. The game was very effective and her kids loved it! Within one hour, they were trying a variety of new foods without any coaxing. It was fun and easy, and she set about finding a way to share the game with other families.
Through her work as a naturopathic doctor and her own experience as a mom, Amy understands how factors such as such as sensory processing issues, autism, ADHD, anxiety, and OCD may contribute to a narrow selection of preferred foods in some children. In addition, some children who are developing more typically may also be wired to be selective eaters.
Games are a great way to help picky eaters try new foods, as they provide a different context for trying the food that creates less pressure for the child.
Amy’s hope is that Food Bingo will help kids learn that trying new, healthy foods can be fun and delicious, and that parents will experience less struggles feeding their picky eaters. Food Bingo is a part of Amy’s broader mission to support kids and families through good nutrition. For more resources from Amy on fueling healthy kids, please visit the Blazing Brains website or connect through social media.
Through her work as a naturopathic doctor and her own experience as a mom, Amy understands how factors such as such as sensory processing issues, autism, ADHD, anxiety, and OCD may contribute to a narrow selection of preferred foods in some children. In addition, some children who are developing more typically may also be wired to be selective eaters.
Games are a great way to help picky eaters try new foods, as they provide a different context for trying the food that creates less pressure for the child.
Amy’s hope is that Food Bingo will help kids learn that trying new, healthy foods can be fun and delicious, and that parents will experience less struggles feeding their picky eaters. Food Bingo is a part of Amy’s broader mission to support kids and families through good nutrition. For more resources from Amy on fueling healthy kids, please visit the Blazing Brains website or connect through social media.
Feedback from Happy Families...
"Thank you for developing the platform to generate the food BINGO cards. I have two boys, 6 and 7.5 years old. My kids’ food choices have become extremely narrow over time, and I’m desperate to expand their diet. One child subsists on bean burritos, dino nuggets, and fruit. While the other lives on meat (all kinds), goldfish crackers, and fruit. As a family, we agreed a BINGO format would be a fun way to encourage them to try new foods at meal times. I dreaded making the cards, though. Searching through stock images and formatting cards wasn’t what I wanted to do in my free time. With a simple google search, I found your page, which was customizable!
Instead of playing with a caller, my kids check off the food item as they eat/ try the food during our family meal times. They can choose to try the food or pass until another time. The cards don’t expire. For each Bingo, they get $5. If they reach Blackout, they get $25. So there is a huge incentive for them to try the foods. We will continue using the cards as they use them up and try the foods in different preparations. My more adventurous son checked off four squares with chicken stir fry the first night!"
Food Bingo really excited my kids. They wanted to try all sorts of things they hadn’t before. It made trying new foods actually fun. I think we will play this game weekly to introduce new foods. And they may ask for them another time! My only wish is that I had this tool earlier in my life. Thanks Food Bingo!
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