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Toddler food issue

TexasPaigeTexasPaige
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My son has always been the best eater. He eats three big meals a day plus a snack, and there are many food items that he will always eat. All of a sudden in the last week, he is picking at his food, and many of his staples (bananas, avocados, blueberries, chicken) are going straight to the floor. I know "they" say he won't starve himself, but it's stressing me out! He's a big boy, and he needs to eat. We went to Chick Fil A for lunch, and I barely got a few bites in him. I tried to give him peaches and blueberries when we got home, and he wouldn't touch them.

Has your toddler gone through phases like this? Any food ideas that always win them over? I guess I could feed him junk for every meal because he'd probably be on board with that...but I want him to eat reasonably well. 

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  • horn_jm@hotmail.comhorn_jm@hotmail.com
    is he teething?
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  • TexasPaigeTexasPaige

    He could be teething. He isn't chewing on his hands or drooling like he was a few weeks ago, but he was randomly awake in the middle of the night last night. He never wakes up during the night unless something is wrong.

    This kid has never refused food, but he's due to get his canines next, and I have heard those can be rough. 

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  • readyforbabyreadyforbaby
    I hope you get some suggestions b/c DS has just started doing this too!  It is like anything remotely healthy immediately goes on the floor.  Last night all he would eat was some chicken.  He threw cheese, which he normally loves, and oranges on the floor.  He is teething (getting in his molars) and also has a cold/ear infection so that might be part of it.  I really want him to be a good eater!  He is still eating some baby food but is starting to refuse those too so I am at a loss for what to feed him.
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  • horn_jm@hotmail.comhorn_jm@hotmail.com
    most likely a phase and/or teething - I don't look forward to going through that again with DS2 one day!
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  • horn_jm@hotmail.comhorn_jm@hotmail.com
    maybe try some things like yogurt and smoothies?  soup?
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  • CindyandScottCindyandScott
    I figure it's a toddler thing. Sometimes Reagan eats dinner and sometimes she doesn't. She went through a very picky phase for awhile and at some point I felt like she was barely eating. She would always drink as much milk as I would let her know I was never worried about it.
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  • savannah11savannah11

    imageCindyandScott:
    I figure it's a toddler thing. Sometimes Reagan eats dinner and sometimes she doesn't. She went through a very picky phase for awhile and at some point I felt like she was barely eating. She would always drink as much milk as I would let her know I was never worried about it.

    Ditto.  I made a conscious decision not to worry about how much my kids ate, barring health concerns.  Some days they eat a lot and some days they don't.  I figure they know their body best and whether they are hungry or not.


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    imagesavannah11:

    imageCindyandScott:
    I figure it's a toddler thing. Sometimes Reagan eats dinner and sometimes she doesn't. She went through a very picky phase for awhile and at some point I felt like she was barely eating. She would always drink as much milk as I would let her know I was never worried about it.

    Ditto.  I made a conscious decision not to worry about how much my kids ate, barring health concerns.  Some days they eat a lot and some days they don't.  I figure they know their body best and whether they are hungry or not.


    Ditto. Some days Aiden cleans his plate, others he just picks at it. His new thing is stacking it up and it takes him forever to eat now.  I'm sure it's just a phase and I don't worry about it much.

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