Self proclaimed vegetarian?

Re: Self proclaimed vegetarian?

• fusionbride member

  February 2015

  My LO doesn't like very much meat, but eats it occasionally.  She is hit or miss with it-- usually doesn't like it, but sometimes eats a ton. I think it is textural in her case be cause she will put it in her mouth and chew it, but then spits it out.  We have had better success with fish.  And for chicken, pork, beef etc, we have the best luck with a "dip" (marinara sauce, applesauce, balsamic vinegar, terriyaki sauce, etc).  We just keep offering because she is very inconsistent, but we never force or require it.  Tofu, eggs and lentils have always been favorites, so we offer that a few times a week if the meat intake is low that week.
  

  
  
  

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• valeriegp member

  February 2015

  Ha! My son says "I don't like it." about so much!

  
  

  As for meat, he will eat chicken, but only "cubes" that I cut from wide slices of deli chicken. He'll eat turkey on a sandwich. He'll sometimes eat meatballs, both beef and turkey, if they have lots of pasta sauce on them. And he'll eat a tuna salad sandwich. He won't touch any other meat -- grilled chicken, pork, beef, ground beef, fish of any other kind. 

  

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• g8trkim member

  March 2015

  My kids are both great eaters but they have went through phases... no meat, no vegetables, fruit and cheese only... you name it. They're all pretty short lived and I try not to worry too much about it. I won't make them special meals so they would end up eating one part of they're dinner and refusing the rest. They won't starve. Right now all my daughter wants in life is muffins! I wouldn't worry too much about it. Maybe try to push proteins in other ways like beans, eggs, etc. Best of luck!

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• rjacques member

  March 2015

  Thank your for your encouraging words. If it had only been going on for a little while it wouldn't have bothered me but it started when he turned one and now is 2.5 and still hasn't had meat. He likes eggs so that is his source of protein as he doesn't like beans. 

  I am hoping this will pass soon! 

  Thanks again!

  

  
  

  

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• michelle7482 member

  March 2015

  DD is 3 and never had meat except baby food purées. I make sure she gets protein and iron other ways. She's an extremely picky eater.

  

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