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Picky eater!!!

yellalakesyellalakes
in Toddlers: 24 Months+
My DS is 27 months old and the pickiest (is that a word?) eater I've ever seen. He won't eat meat or anything that is good for him. He will eat mac and cheese, but I can't let that be all he eats. And noodles. What do you ladies do to get your toddlers to eat? I just wanna give up...
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Re: Picky eater!!!

  • aidopotatoesmomaidopotatoesmom
    probably a dumb ? but have you tried mixing in veggies and proteins into the mac n cheese? I don't have a picky eater but felt guilty feeding ds only mac n cheese when I was in a rush and so I would toss in some garbonzo beans or veggie dogs. Peas and carrots are a good one too. Have you tried tofu? You can bread it and cook up tofu nuggets in the oven since he doesn't like meat. Mine went through a phase of no meat at dinner and that's where all the beans, tofu and veggie dogs came in. The cookbook deceptively delicious has some great recipes for rice balls where you mix in veggies and pureed chicken. Ds loved them. Also has recipe for tofu nuggets and some mac n cheese where you mix in other stuff. Good luck
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  • Nancy6306Nancy6306 member
    My 2 1/2 year old is so picky it brings me to tears. It seems like I'm the only one concerned about it, though. Everyone says that kids eat when their hungry but I'm just not OK with that. She is incredibly active and strong and full of energy. She has been a healthy child since day 1 and rarely gets sick at all. ?A couple of months ago DD would not touch cheese..now she loves the mozzarella cheese sticks. She turns her nose up to anything that is healthy and that includes fruits and vegetables. I just keep persisting and will actually spoon feed her. She is fully capable of feeding herself but if I am not there to put the food in her mouth, I doubt she would eat much of anything. Also, try the Jessica Seinfeld book which contains many recipes where you can sneak in fruits and vegetables. DD loves the french toast recipe! I hope our kids outgrow this picky stage.
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  • benn2689benn2689
    my son is three and a half i adopted him at 2 when he first came to live with us he would only eat chicken nuggets, so i would cook him something new and give it to him for breakfast and if he didnt eat i i would save it for lunch and so on untill he had eaten it all. dr. said that is the best way for cildren to develop taste for new foods and they will eat they wont let themselfs starve
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  • yellalakesyellalakes

    imagebenn2689:
    my son is three and a half i adopted him at 2 when he first came to live with us he would only eat chicken nuggets, so i would cook him something new and give it to him for breakfast and if he didnt eat i i would save it for lunch and so on untill he had eaten it all. dr. said that is the best way for cildren to develop taste for new foods and they will eat they wont let themselfs starve

    That is a good idea. I will have to try that! and yeah we try pureed veggies in like spegetti and we got away with putting broccoli in his grilled cheese for about a week then he realized somthing was up. LOL I'll have to buy those recipe books. Thanks ladies!

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