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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
greyt00
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Picky eater, when to worry?
greyt00
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My son used to be a great eater. At 9-11 months he ate almost anything we offered him. He would eat whatever we ate for dinner (if appropriate for him) -- our casserole, crock pot meal, etc (such ingredients as grilled chicken, ground beef, rice, beans, vegetables). He used to eat apple (cut into thin slivers) and applesauce. At around 11 months he stopped eating much variety. For instance, we went out for Mexican food shortly before he turned 11 months and he ate a little rice and beans that I offered him. He won't touch anything like that now.
He will nearly always eat: bread of any kind, dry cereal (crunchy carbs), shredded cheese, sandwich (grilled cheese and turkey), baby oatmeal cereal (I give it to him for the iron)
He will often eat: scrambled eggs, broccoli (he loves broccoli, which is awesome) , cereal bars
He will sometimes eat: zucchini, green beans, peas, a little yogurt, little pieces of American cheese, fish stick
He won't eat fruit, pasta, beans, or any meat besides what's listed above. Is he ever going to eat much else? At day care he doesn't eat a lot. They say he eats a little of their food (which varies a lot). At least he's trying it. But I'm scared he will get worse and worse. At 12 months his growth was still fine but his eating has been worse since then and he was transitioned from breast milk to WCM at 13 months old. Do I take a hard line with meals, and if he doesn't eat what I want, he gets nothing?
I tried mixing some apple in his fruit and he ate a little but then got upset and wouldn't eat it anymore. He used to eat banana and he won't eat that now.
He will nearly always eat: bread of any kind, dry cereal (crunchy carbs), shredded cheese, sandwich (grilled cheese and turkey), baby oatmeal cereal (I give it to him for the iron)
He will often eat: scrambled eggs, broccoli (he loves broccoli, which is awesome) , cereal bars
He will sometimes eat: zucchini, green beans, peas, a little yogurt, little pieces of American cheese, fish stick
He won't eat fruit, pasta, beans, or any meat besides what's listed above. Is he ever going to eat much else? At day care he doesn't eat a lot. They say he eats a little of their food (which varies a lot). At least he's trying it. But I'm scared he will get worse and worse. At 12 months his growth was still fine but his eating has been worse since then and he was transitioned from breast milk to WCM at 13 months old. Do I take a hard line with meals, and if he doesn't eat what I want, he gets nothing?
I tried mixing some apple in his fruit and he ate a little but then got upset and wouldn't eat it anymore. He used to eat banana and he won't eat that now.
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Re: Picky eater, when to worry?
I think his diet sounds pretty great, definitely not a concern yet. Many kids his age will literally only eat 2 or 3 different foods, so I think what you described sounds like a decent variety. Kids are usually more enthusiastic eaters when first introduced to solid food, and then it's not so exciting anymore, so they settle on a few favorite foods they want to stick with. Don't worry, his palette will not be this limited forever, kids' tastes change all the time as they get older.
Definitely do not turn it into a fight. Mealtimes with a toddler are hard enough, so I would not struggle with him unless he totally stops eating anything. If you want to introduce new foods, I would add a small portion of the new food to one of his regular meals, so he can taste it but still has other foods on his plate he's familiar with. This is also a good age to start involving them in the cooking process, so maybe helping you make dinner will get him interested in food again.
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