Mealtime Success Planner

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I created this planner because I know how overwhelming meals and snacks can feel - especially if your child only eats certain foods, eats all the snacks in the house but no proper meals, or feels overwhelmed by too many choices. As a dietitian and feeding therapist, I use this exact tool with the families I support in my practice. The Visual Meal and Snack Planner helps set up the Division of Responsibility in feeding: you decide what's on offer, they decide what and how much they want to eat from the options available.

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What it is:

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• Blank, flexible templates you can adapt to your own family

• Use them separately or together to plan meals and snacks

• Write straight onto the template, or if your child does better with visuals, use the included Canva link to add pictures

• Fully printable and reusable

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You need this if you want to:

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• Set boundaries with flexibility: Decide what’s on offer for the day or week, which helps with budgeting and giving kids clear choices.

• Support your anxious eaters I recommend using 1–2 'safe' foods plus 1 new food -this planner makes it simple for kids to see what’s coming and feel reassured.

• Prevent endless snacking: Keeps grazing under control so your child is actually hungry for dinner.

• Help your ADHD and neurodivergent kids: Makes it easy to rotate foods and reduce food jags so they don’t burn out on one item.

• Help your child who finds  choosing what to eat in the moment challenging - this is common with neurodivergent and PDA kids. This planner gives choice without the overwhelm of too many options. 

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This planner isn’t just a template - it’s a tool I’ve designed and tested with families like yours to make feeding feel easier.