Food Chaining Handouts for Feeding Therapy and Picky Eaters

These Food Chaining Handouts are perfect for feeding therapy! Whether you are a newer feeding therapist or a seasoned clinician, these handouts are easy to implement and helpful in explaining food chaining to families/clients.

What is included?

• Food Analysis Chart: helps therapists identify patterns in sensory preferences (food textures and colors)
• Food Chaining Recommendations sheet: provides a structure and organized place for sensory preferences, target foods, and recommendations for transitional foods
• NINE Examples of Food Chaining sheets: the diagrams include quality images and make it easy for families to understand food chaining. The food chaining examples incorporate common foods for picky eaters (French fries, dino nuggets, applesauce pouches, etc.).
• Food Chaining Worksheet (blank): includes 3 food chaining diagrams for therapists, dietitians, etc. to complete for clients

Target Areas Included:

• Food chaining
• Food analysis chart
• Feeding therapy
• Recommendations sheet

This is a perfect handout for speech therapy, occupational therapy, dietitian, nutrition, and/or clinic-based service providers. Please note, these handouts are intended for feeding therapists to use as a supplement to their practice, and users should always consider important client factors (e.g., health status, food allergies, safety, oral motor/swallowing skills, sensory needs, etc.) before using these resources or making recommendations. Learning Tree Resources is not responsible for the misuse or misrepresentation of the examples that are included in this resource.