Magnificent Munchers

Magnificent Munchers We help children with ARFID, and those who are fussy and picky eaters to feel comfortable around food. Groups take place in St Albans and Welwyn Garden City.

Jacqueline Parkinson’s Magnificent Munchers specialises in helping children increase their food range by making food fun and working at each child's pace. The team consists of an Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, two Therapy Assistants and a Dietician. We will work with children with a variety of conditions including ARFID

We offer individual and group intervention depending on the child's need and age. Zoom sessions
Jacqueline offers zoom therapy sessions to children over 8. Following a FREE 15 meet and greet weekly sessions take place over zoom with Jacqueline and the child having the same foods each end of the zoom. We will help fussy eaters to enjoy a full range of foods and eat happily with the family at home

Individual Sessions
Following a meal time assessment sessions take place at home at a time when your child is peckish. After school sessions available

Group Sessions
These run over a school term on a Saturday and Tuesday and are suitable for children at primary school.

09/09/2026

💛🥣 Saturday Food School at Magnificent Munchers!
Our Food School supports children to explore new foods, build confidence and increase their food range in a fun, supportive environment.
Interested in joining our next programme? Get in touch to book your child’s place

06/09/2026

Exploring vegetables in different forms can make them feel much less scary 🙌

Making parsnip crisps is quick, easy and children can get involved. They are dry, beige and sweet.

They’re also a great snack for parents too, especially with roast dinner season coming up! 🍂

03/09/2026

What is Mini Munchers? 🥣💛
Jacqueline explains how our 6-week programme supports fussy eaters aged 2–4 to explore new tastes and textures, while helping parents feel more confident introducing new foods at home.
Our next Mini Munchers programme starts this September!
📩 Get in touch to find out more or book your child’s place.

01/09/2026

🍓Fresh fruit can be a challenge for many children as each piece can look, feel and taste different.

At Munchers we explore different ways to incorporate fruits and vegetables into children’s diets.

Dried fruits are often a hit as no juice, crunchy and sweet and they don’t go mushy in a lunch box so a winner for school snack💛

29/08/2026

Packed lunch or school dinners? 🍎🥪

There’s no one-size-fits-all answer. It’s about making sure your child has sufficient food throughout the day to sustain their energy, helping them focus and learn.

Every child is different 💛

26/08/2026

“Just take one bite” might seem like a small ask, but it can sometimes add pressure around food.

A child may take that bite simply because they’ve been told to, without feeling comfortable or understanding the steps that come before eating.

At Magnificent Munchers, we focus on building confidence through exploring, touching, smelling and interacting with food - helping children move through the steps to eating at their own pace. 💛

24/08/2026

Getting used to new textures and sauces takes time 🍝✨

At the start of this session, this child pushed the spaghetti hoops away. By the end, they were exploring and playing with them using a fork!

They didn’t eat them, but becoming more comfortable around a challenging food is an important step along the steps to eating 💛

18/08/2026

Not ready to eat carrots just yet…and that’s okay 🥕💛

Today, we focused on the lower steps to eating: feeling happy around carrots, looking at them and exploring them through touch.

By bringing in his interests in vehicles and counting, we made food exploration feel fun, familiar and pressure-free - helping him build confidence at his own pace! 🚗

11/08/2026

Accepting foods in different forms can be a challenge for children we see.

In our sessions we help build links between foods slowly work on accepting changes and building familiarity like turning a soft wrap into crackers.

We always work at the child’s pace so we reduce anxiety and help build confidence around different textures and forms of food.

Address

35 Breakspeare Road
Abbots Langley
WD50ER

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+447591733420

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