Sensory Food Finder

Start from a food your child already enjoys and find similar foods to try next, with easy step-by-step instructions.

How would you like to find food ideas?

📝Want a printable summary instead?Try the full Preferences Explorer — a deeper questionnaire you can save or bring to an appointment.→

Why start from a familiar food?

This tool uses an approach sometimes called “food chaining” — starting from a food your child already happily eats, then trying new foods that share similar qualities (texture, temperature, flavour, or how it’s eaten) rather than jumping to something completely different. Small, comfortable steps tend to work better than big ones. This is a small, early preview of the tool — we’ll be adding more foods over time.

This tool offers general food ideas only, not individual dietary or medical advice. Always consider your child’s allergies, choking risk and developmental stage before trying a new food, and speak with a GP, dietitian, speech pathologist or occupational therapist if you have any concerns about your child’s eating, growth or safety.

Want strategies tailored to your child’s specific sensory profile?

See Sensory Processing Therapy ← Back to Resources