My baby won't eat certain colored foods — is she scared of the color?

This is actually more common than you'd think. Young children's wariness toward new-colored foods is part of "food neophobia" — a fear of new foods. Green, in nature, is often linked to bitter or sour tastes, so children can develop an instinctive hesitation.

Try introducing green foods without pressure in ways that feel safe and fun. Start by mixing small amounts of finely grated zucchini or spinach into a familiar food she loves. Play around with green vegetables together — "Look, broccoli looks like a tiny tree" — and make it fun. Even just seeing it on her plate (without eating) is part of the getting-used-to process.

One of the strongest tools is your own behavior — when she watches you and others happily eating green vegetables, it shifts her perspective. In most kids, this hesitancy fades after 10-15 exposures to the same food. Give it a few weeks of patient, pressure-free offering.