A feeding tracker for selective eating
Tolerated in the room, touched, smelled, tasted. Acceptance at any step is a real win, and this is how you see the progress that is easy to miss.
Free to start · about 30 seconds to log · your data stays private
What you’ll notice
- What was offered and what was accepted
- Where each food sits on a personal acceptance hierarchy
- Small steps of acceptance: in the room, touched, smelled, bitten
- Patterns in what helps a food move along the hierarchy
Why it helps
Selective eating progress is slow and easy to miss, which makes mealtimes feel discouraging. Tracking acceptance step by step changes that. A food tolerated on the plate today is genuine progress, even if it is not eaten, and seeing those small steps add up keeps the pressure down and the hope up. It also gives a feeding therapist a clear picture to work from.
How it works
- 1
Log a meal: what was offered, what was accepted, and where each food sits on the hierarchy.
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Count every step, since tolerating a food nearby is real progress.
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Your report shows each food's journey and what tends to help it move.
The thinking behind it
Built around the SOS Approach to Feeding hierarchy, which sees eating as a series of steps from tolerating a food's presence to tasting and chewing it. Selective eating is often driven by sensory sensitivity or ARFID patterns, not preference, and this log honors that.
Specthrive’s trackers are developed with a licensed clinical counselor (LPCC) on our founding team.
Frequently asked questions
Is this feeding tracker free?
Yes. Create a free account and start logging meals.
Is it only for autistic children?
No. It helps any family navigating selective eating, including sensory-based avoidance and ARFID patterns.
Does it give nutrition or medical advice?
No. It is a noticing tool for acceptance patterns, not medical or nutritional advice. Bring concerns to your pediatrician or a feeding therapist.
Start noticing the patterns, gently
Create a free account, add this tracker, and log your first entry in under a minute. No pressure, no streaks to keep.
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