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eating question

doggylovrdoggylovr
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DS has always been a great eater, tonight we tried something new and he seems to try it but not like it he did put a piece of everything in his mouth but then spit it back out.  I gave him something that he enjoyed for dinner and DH and I enjoyed what I made...I certainly don't want to start becoming a short order chef but I cannot expect him to like everything.....

 thoughts???

would you have just put him to bed hungry or given him something else...he is just about 13 months old..... 

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  • UseonfireUseonfire
    We experienced this for the first time tonight pretty much, and we put Liam to bed hungry (or perhaps not hungry as the case may be).  He did not touch one single thing we had for dinner.  We even tried to offer him 1 of his favorite foods - no dice.  So, he went without dinner.
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  • doggylovrdoggylovr

    thats where I struggled, once I put down food that I knew he liked he ate them up like normal.  The things that he didn't eat were new things that he had never tried and he did "try" them so thats where Im confused.  

     

    poor Liam, maybe he will bulk up at bfast tomorrow!!! 

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  • rubriderubride
    It's hard, I know! I have LO who has always been in the 5% for weight and I always worry about her getting enough to eat. I didn't/don't want her to turn into a picky eater. I've realized that she'll go a few days eating like she hasn't had a meal in weeks and then she'll eat like a bird for a day or two. I've also learned that if she eats a lot during the day, she'll eat a lighter dinner. I try to make sure her snacks are good snacks (i.e. protien, fruit, veggies etc) and not fillers. If she doesn't eat anything for dinner (which is often during the week), We'll end dinner. I make sure she has a full sippy of milk before bed and sometimes I'll offer a snack (yogurt, fruit) before bed, depending on how much she ate that day. Another trick I try when we're trying something new for dinner is to serve it with something else I know she loves.
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  • zeptattoozeptattoo member
    We do what I call the Cheerios test- I put the new food down first, half the time he tries it half the time he doesn't.  If he doesn't, then I give him some Cheerios.  If he eats those, then he is hungry and I fix him something I know he will eat for dinner.  If he plays with the Cheerios, then he is not hungry.  I don't like doing this, but Snuggle is almost 13 months old too and I think he is too young to fight that battle just yet.
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    imagezeptattoo:
    We do what I call the Cheerios test- I put the new food down first, half the time he tries it half the time he doesn't.  If he doesn't, then I give him some Cheerios.  If he eats those, then he is hungry and I fix him something I know he will eat for dinner.  If he plays with the Cheerios, then he is not hungry.  I don't like doing this, but Snuggle is almost 13 months old too and I think he is too young to fight that battle just yet.

    I like this! I have actually been thinking about this too. We have this issue every now and then, and I have to remind myself often that toddler eating comes and goes. But, yes, I don't want to become a short order cook either.  I tend to also do what a pp mentioned, give one new thing, like the main course, but make sure the veggies/fruit are something I know he likes, so I don't necessarily have to make a whole new meal.

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  • emackemack
    imagemommmyz:

    imagezeptattoo:
    We do what I call the Cheerios test- I put the new food down first, half the time he tries it half the time he doesn't.  If he doesn't, then I give him some Cheerios.  If he eats those, then he is hungry and I fix him something I know he will eat for dinner.  If he plays with the Cheerios, then he is not hungry.  I don't like doing this, but Snuggle is almost 13 months old too and I think he is too young to fight that battle just yet.

    I like this! I have actually been thinking about this too. We have this issue every now and then, and I have to remind myself often that toddler eating comes and goes. But, yes, I don't want to become a short order cook either.  I tend to also do what a pp mentioned, give one new thing, like the main course, but make sure the veggies/fruit are something I know he likes, so I don't necessarily have to make a whole new meal.

    I agree with both of these and suggest that you frequently offer one new food paired with foods you know he likes. If he doesn't eat anything, he's not hungry so stop offering. If he eats the familiar stuff, great. No extra preparation! It's really important to offer new foods and awesome that he was willing to try it. Mine rarely is... 

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  • UseonfireUseonfire
    Yeah, with ours, we knew he wasn't hungry when he turned down his favorite food item.  So, the kid who normally eats a full grown man sized portion for dinner went to bed without having eaten anything for hours. He didn't even drink his milk either.  He went to bed at 7:30pm and it's 8:30am and he is STILL sleeping. 
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  • SofkaSofka

    I read it may take 8-15 times of offering a new food to a toddler/baby until he actually tastes it or likes it! I have never tried offering anything for that long, mostly b/c I try to feed DD organic and it'd get expensive.

    I think at 13mo old it's OK to offer a food you know she likes instead of making her go to bed hungry, she won't really understand the lesson.

     

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  • 2vthokies2vthokies
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    I read it may take 8-15 times of offering a new food to a toddler/baby until he actually tastes it or likes it! I have never tried offering anything for that long, mostly b/c I try to feed DD organic and it'd get expensive.

    I think at 13mo old it's OK to offer a food you know she likes instead of making her go to bed hungry, she won't really understand the lesson.

     

    This.  I read an article in the Post once that kids need to try things at least 7 times before deciding whether they really don't like it.  A 13 month old is too young to understand the concept of having to eat what everyone else is eating or going to bed with out dinner.  We didn't start doing this till DD #1 was two.  Also, kids will change their minds on what they like - some days DD #1 begs for carrots and other days she won't touch them.  As they get older it's all part of the boundary testing.  One other thing I have noticed (and DD #1 is usually a great eater) is that sometimes by "ignoring" what she eats I can get her to eat things she previously rejected.  We are on a no veggies streak (but loving meat and carbs).  I made rice with zuchnni and red peppers last night and she picked out all the zuchinni and peppers, gobbled them up and asked for more.  But I didn't tell her to eat her veggies I just put it on her plate and "ignored" it. 

    I would keep offering the food to see if he really does like it, but have other options available.  The Cheerios (or other favorite food) test is a good one - it will let you know if they are really hungry or not.

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