Siri Daly has her own cookbook, a food blog, and regularly appears on the Today Show to share her recipes, often with husband Carson Daly by her side. But she’s also a mom who has dealt with her fair share of picky eaters.

DETROIT – Parents know picky eaters can make mealtime a nightmare and it can be even harder to break the habit. Jennifer Anderson, a registered dietician, has come up with a way to help -- and it makes cooking easier too. "I cannot do that and continue to work as much as I’m working way too much. It kind of reduces picky eating behavior.”The idea of using the number 12 is to keep meals off a normalized schedule. “It keeps our family from always eating the same thing on Monday and always Tuesday -- people hate that,” Anderson said.