Picky eating

telicious2 · July 2014

For about a month or so now, DS has become somewhat of a picky eater. One thing I do find funny, that I keep to myself, is when he has been eating something all of a sudden he does a raspberry and turns his head. I try to give him a variety so he can choose among things to eat. But if he does not want to eat what is given I try to give him any leftovers. And when that fails I resort to giving him a food pouch. I buy ones that are high in calories (~130) to help give him enough calories. And he will suck down a food pouch like nobody’s business. So I think I am going to order reusable food pouches to make my own.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Oh and also, his new thing is it is fun to feed mama my food! He will grunt more if I decline his offer. So sometimes I eat more of his dinner than he does.

What do you do in picky eating situations?

(Posting and running for a bit, sorry. (Pfft, work.))

jesselayne8 · July 2014

My kids eat what they are given or they don't eat. I don't fight food battles. They won't starve. Usually they make up for it at the next meal.

blush64 · July 2014

EDIT I like to give A what I know she will eat and offer what we are eating as well. She will eat what she eats and then when we are done the food is put away for a while. I do offer her small amounts throughout the day. She is not one to eat 3 big meals.

My sons were both picky in different ways for different reasons. I offered many different things and kept offering but they usually ate the same old things they always wanted. I have no problem with them eating something different if I knowingly prepare something they don't like to eat. I don't consider it a battle if they have different tastes. I would hate to be forced to eat things I don't like. It was never made into a battle of wills. They could eat what everyone was eating or have one of the simple to prepare meals we had on hand. It gave them some control and choice over their food and respected that sometimes they simply do not like something.

At this young age A has already been a very difficult eater. She refused all food for the longest time and now only eats very few things, so I give her what I know she will eat. I also offer her whatever we are eating. She still eats very little compared to what she should eat but at least it is something.

One of my sons had an issue with the texture of many foods, he still does at 16. He is willing to try anything but likes a limited amount of foods. We just have a variety of easy to make things and if he can't eat what the rest of us are eating he will prepare something simple for himself.

EDIT I know everyone says they won't starve but in a few cases this isn't entirely true. My oldest would have gladly went without food to a dangerous point and probably to the hospital if I would have gone the "eat what you get or don't eat" route. That sort of thing is not true with the average kid but it happens.

smg2302 · July 2014

jesselayne8 said:

My kids eat what they are given or they don't eat. I don't fight food battles. They won't starve. Usually they make up for it at the next meal.

This. We were road tripping over the 4th weekend and DD wouldn't eat her chicken salad for lunch. For dinner she ate an entire hamburger.

rebaann · July 2014

I always make sure I'm giving her one thing I know she likes and WCM so I know she's getting something, but other than that, I don't worry about it. She either eats it or not and usually makes up for it at the next meal if she refuses. I try to look at what she eats for the whole week, not day by day.

nbatchen · July 2014

Some days LO is picky and won't eat much and other days he eats more than me! We just let him lea us on how much he needs on any given day.

telicious2 · July 2014

I definitely agree with not letting him win or take control. Because in the future with 1-2 more children, I do not want to spend time making multiple different meals. So I figure I will offer him the main meal with something he loves on the side as well.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

I guess I should not look at how much he eats at a given meal and be worried if it is only a little. I should know that he may eat more or less some days.

Thanks for the insight ladies!

huzzahuzza · July 2014

I too have noticed more of a picky phase coming on so you are not alone. Like others I usually give him what we're eating with a side of something I know he likes, but even that lately isn't working for some meals. He's probably going to know the phrase "you get what you get and you don't throw a fit" before the age of two! Your definitely not alone!!!

MAdams728 · July 2014

I watched my mother cater to my much younger brother's picky habits, and he has spent his whole life insisting on having something different than the meal that she prepared, and won't eat at a lot of restraunts. She even admits that she created a lot of his pickiness. This will not happen in my house.

beatlechicksteph · July 2014

I don't worry about what A eats. I always give him what we're eating. And if he chooses not to eat much it's not a big deal. He's still nursing almost every 2 hours, so I know he's getting what he needs. Typically he'll eat 3 big meals and some snacks, but lately I think he's teething, so he hasn't been eating much as far as "real" food.

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