Bumpies with Older Children

BBunnyFan1 · February 2011

Does what your LO ate as a baby have any reflection on what he/she will eat now? I'm a picky eater and really want to make sure that DD isn't, so I'm introducing all kinds of food that I won't eat. (For example, fish, avacado, various cheeses) So far she loves it all!! Is this any indicator of what she'll eat as she gets older??

marta602 · February 2011

DS will eat almost everything we put in front of him. I am pretty picky, so this was a concern of mine as well. He seems to go through "picky" phases - sometimes when he is sick or getting a new tooth. Pretty much though he wants to eat whatever we are.

badgergirl2003 · February 2011

In our house unfortunately it doesn't reflect. DD ate and loved everything but green beans as a baby but now she is in a phase where she doesn't even always "like" things I know she loves. I'm hoping it is just a phase but both DH and I were very picky as children and we are doing our best to continue to expose her to things and have her at least try them. It's all you can do and hope for the best!

tarebear9891 · February 2011

badgergirl2003:
In our house unfortunately it doesn't reflect. DD ate and loved everything but green beans as a baby but now she is in a phase where she doesn't even always "like" things I know she loves. I'm hoping it is just a phase but both DH and I were very picky as children and we are doing our best to continue to expose her to things and have her at least try them. It's all you can do and hope for the best!

Pretty much exactly this. Luke ate anything as a baby and now he is going through a super picky stage. I think all toddlers are picky at some point though.

MrsBalletStar05 · February 2011

DS#1 ate EVERYTHING and TONS of it. He still does. Indifferent

There is very little that he doesn't like.

JillAly · February 2011

My ds hated food as a baby and only wanted formula. As a toddler, he is exactly the same. He would live on milk if we let him. He is sooo picky. I tried offering him everything and he refused to eat it. Actually, it sounds exactly like my DH!

Today I bought dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets...nope...nada! My son is 3 and has never had a bite of any meat. It's very frustrating.

Bride2bMO · February 2011

Yes, but it's nothing we did. He never was and still isn't terribly interested in solid food. We did everything "right" and introduced a healthy, wide variety of foods and textures. But he never liked any of it and basically lives on pediasure, smoothies, and crunchy starches. He is an extreme picky eater, though. With a "normal" kid who wasn't borderline FTT his whole life, I would serve what I eat, end of story. But when we've tried he rapidly loses more weight. My point is, do your best, follow healthy guidelines, but realize that it's not 100% in your control.

Bride2bMO · February 2011

...but the good news is, baby number 2 is a GREAT eater!

at each meal, he eats what DS1 took 2 days to eat at the same age. I kid you not.

monkeyqueen · February 2011

I'm going to go ahead and say no, it's not an indicator. Olivia is a good eater, but she certainly is more picky than she was. She eats a big variety, but foods that she had when she was a baby (like avocado, broccoli, spinach, etc.) take some convincing for her to try - even though, she's had them all along.

Sometimes, kids just get picky despite their parent's best efforts.

rxqueen918 · February 2011

Not really, DD #1 ate anything and everything up until she was about 15 months or so and now won't eat anything that isn't a carb. The only way I can get her to eat vegetables is to cover them in Ranch dressing so they no longer taste like vegetables. Sometimes she'll eat meat but usually only if it's covered in sauce or can be dipped in ketchup somehow. However it must be something we're doing because we always hear about how great her appetite is at daycare and she eats pretty much anything they serve there. At home she barely eats and is pretty picky about it, even on the weekend when she is home all day with us.

I had a cousin that would only eat yogurt and bacon until he was about 3. He's an adult now and is not a picky eater at all.

mjj13579 · February 2011

DD1 ate everything under the sun as a baby. She would try anything and everything, I thought for sure I would never have an issue with her. Now, at 3 1/2 she is the pickiest little eater around. Not sure why - I just think it's the age.

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