Built for Head Start and Early Years Settings
Support for Autistic & Sensory Eaters
Feeding assessments · AI and in person coaching · on-demand training · parent resources
25-40%
of children are selective eaters.
76%
of autistic children are selective eaters.
Our mission is to support these children, their families, and the educators and health teams working with them every day.
What Early Childhood Professionals are saying
Created by feeding professionals
Natalia Stasenko
Founder, Pediatric Registered Dietitian, and mom of three
Natalia specializes in responsive feeding, picky eating, and feeding children with sensory differences and neurodivergence. She is a Georgetown Thrive Center Innovation Fellow and her work is grounded in the latest feeding research, and her experience working with families and early childhood programs.
Expert support for all kinds of eaters - sensory and autistic children included
Help on demand
Educators access guidance in the moment they need it — not when the specialist next visits
Understand the why
On-demand training helps educators recognize when food refusal, rigidity, or anxiety are neurodevelopmental signals , not defiance
Zero-effort compliance
HSPPS documentation — training logs, family engagement records, triage audit trails — generated automatically as you work.
Spot concerns early
Standardized assessments replace guesswork with a consistent, documented risk threshold across all classrooms
Bridge home and classroom
Shareable, personalized resources align what families are doing at home with what's happening in the classroom.
Smarter referrals
Roughly 25% of feeding referrals are premature. Data-backed triage means specialists see families who truly need them.
How it works
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Invite parent to complete a feeding assessment
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See the child's feeding profile and referral needs
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Get AI coaching for CACFP compliant swaps
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Share personalized resources with the child's caregivers
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Share recipes with your meal provider and families
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Stay up-to-date with on-demand feeding trainings
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Bring the learning to your classroom with printable handouts
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All in one place for inclusive mealtimes
Personalized feeding reports
On-demand trainings
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Onboarding 1: Responsive Feeding
Discover how responsive feeding fosters a positive relationship with food in the first five years and the basics for applying responsive feeding in your program and your classrooms.
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Onboarding 2: Responsive Feeding for Avoidant (Picky) Eaters
The beauty of responsive feeding is that the same things that benefit all children also support children at every point on the avoidant eating spectrum. Learn to distinguish age-typical avoidant eating and where you need professional support.
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Supporting Avoidant Eaters in CACFP Programs
Learn to identify which CACFP modifications require a medical statement and which can be supported with a parent note and how to use Easy Bites and Maesi AI to build sensory-matched CACFP substitution plan for an individual child.
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Mealtimes with Sensory Kids
This course invites you to explore the senses, sensory load, and sensory processing differences in children and how they affect mealtimes, and how responsive feeding creates an environment for sensory children to participate in and enjoy meals.
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Mealtimes with kids who find emotional regulation difficult
Learn how emotional regulation shapes eating, and how responsive feeding - connection, autonomy, routine, and calm co-regulation - helps children stay in their window of tolerance and build a healthier relationship with food at mealtimes.
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Child Feeding Development: 6 - 12 months
Learn to recognize the signs of developmental readiness for starting solids, describe the progression of oral motor and self-feeding skills in the first six months of eating, and support safe, positive early feeding practices in your program.
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Child Feeding Development: 1 - 3 years
The baby who used to eat anything you put in front of them suddenly seems to want nothing to do with mealtimes. This module is about understanding why that happens, and what to do about it.
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Talking to Parents About Food
Talking with parents about their child's eating is a sensitive topic that requires empathy and awareness about the family's situation. Learn how to describe the child's eating in a non-judgmental way and how to align between school and home.
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Autism and eating in early childhood
In this course you will:
Understand why some autistic children may eat differently
Describe neuroaffirmative practice as it relates to food and feeding
Identify practical ways to support autistic children’s eating
Try it free - pick your track
No credit card required. Full access for 14 days, no automatic extension.
Training Track
For teachers and support staff who want the training modules and parent resources.
✅ On-demand training library
✅ Parent resources
✅ Classroom resources
✅ Child development guides
Starting from
$240.00/ user / year
Recommended for
Health Teams
Specialist Track
For health teams and specialists who need full assessment and referral tools, plus implementation support.
Everything in the training track, plus
✅ Feeding assessments
✅ Child feeding reports
✅ Referral reports
✅ AI coaching
✅ Family app access for families the health team is working with
Starting from
$720.00/ user / year
Program Wide Access
For programs wanting the full picture across all their children and classrooms, and full app access for their families
Everything in the Specialist track, plus
✅ Classroom view
✅ Lesson planning
✅ Program wide family app access
✅ Program progress reports
Price varies, the more classrooms, the lower your per classroom rate
Let’s talk about your program’s needs.
Bring a webinar series to your community
We love spreading the word about responsive feeding and how to create inclusive and accessible mealtimes for all kids. Contact us for a free webinar series or a bespoke webinar series created just for your organization’s needs and level of depth.