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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
I'm so frustrated w/ DD, can't even deal with her right now
She's not eating at all. It's one of the most frustrating things to want her to eat and she flat out refuses. All she has had today is a yogurt, 2 bites of eggs, 1 piece of toast, and about 3oz of a veggie/fruit smoothie. She refuses anything else. I left her on her high chair and walked away. Told FI to deal with it. There are days when all she'll eat is a handful of puffs and yogurt. It breaks my heart. I have no idea what to do anymore to get her to eat
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Re: I'm so frustrated w/ DD, can't even deal with her right now
I'm sorry you're dealing with that-that really sucks. I think you did the right thing by walking away and asking FI to help out. Hopefully she'll be back to eating tomorrow.
completely agree try not to let it stress you too much.
Don't stress.
The best advice I got about food was that you as the parent decide when and what they eat. They get to decide whether and how much they eat. Don't let it turn into a power struggle.
I'm sure it's frustrating to watch food go uneaten. I find it easier to deal with because she eats the same meal that we do, so I never feel like I've been cooking in vain.
Dont stress DS does this too. My pedi just told me at his checkup this past week to think of his eating in weeks at a time, if he is eating a good variety of foods...even if its just little bits, then you are doing great.
If you are concerned about her not getting enough nutritionally you could always mix a little bit of peanut butter (if she eats it) in her yogurt, or a pureed veggie in with her yogurt. Just a little extra snuck in there. Another thing you can do is offer some mashed potatoes with a little bit of white bean puree mixed in. the color and texture will be about the same, and the flavor probably will not be noticed.
Lately when DS doesnt want to eat, I mix up a bowl of cream of wheat and stir in some pumpkin puree and a little bit of pumpkin pie spice (I know he isnt allergic to any of those spices) a teeny bit of maple syrup, like literally half a squeeze, and he eats it right up.
You are not alone in this
All Jack ate today was a yogurt, a bowl of maple oatmeal and a handful of goldfish. Everything else he refused.
For a couple weeks he was doing great eating everything in sight and now he's back to refusing.
Try the Ella's Kitchen, Plum Tot's and Revolution Food fruit/veggie puree pouches. When my son won't eat reg food, I give him one of those. It's his version of a "smoothie" and if it's to replace a meal, I give him one of the higher calorie ones like the Plum Tots Pumkin & Banana which is 100 cal. For whatever reason he'll eat those when he won't eat anything else and I'm happy because he's getting servings of fruit & veggies.
I know it's frustrating but your child will eat when they're hungry. I try to make sure I have stuff I know my son likes- Earth's best blueberry waffles for breakfast, Revolution Foods Jammy Sammies or Nature's Path (no frosting) Strawberry or Blueberry toaster pops for lunch or a Stonybrook Farms or YoBaby drinkable yogurt/smoothie and for dinner Applegate Farms chicken/turkey/beef hot dogs. American cheese or any cheese really. All the stuff I mentioned are his favorites and he'd eat any of those whenever. It's when i try to give him something new, or "slimy" (he's weird about certain textures- he HATES the way pasta feels/tastes), he won't eat.
good luck!