Advice on Meals

Breanna - posted on 01/06/2012

My Son Is A Picky Eater Too He Will Be 22 Months On The 10th Of This Month He Will Eat Grapes Fruit Bars Chicken Nuggets(Sometimes) French Fries Pizza Noodles Berry Berry Kix His New Thing Is The Grapes So Hopefully He Will Eat Something New Sometime Soon

Michelle - posted on 01/01/2012

My kids are picky too. My daughter and son both have a milk and egg allergy and my daughter is afraid to try anything because of it! I make them smoothies all the time and sneak in veggies. They love them and at least I know they are getting something healthy.

Michelle - posted on 12/27/2011

I so know how you feel, my daughter is 5 and since she was 2 has been a extremely picky eater. She lives on crackers, toast, weetbix, yoghurt, cheese, popcorn and chicken nuggets. I have been struggling so much to get her to even try a food, she is very particular on what it looks like and even sniffs her food. She wont eat at other peoples places and even birthday partys, doesnot like lollies or junk food. I have finally starting to get some progress in her trying new foods, I did a sticker chart for everytime she tastes a new food, I told her she can even spit it out if she doesnt like it cause Im just happy she is trying it. Once she gets 10 stickers I buy her a toy or take her somewhere exciting.

Chrissy - posted on 06/17/2011

Maybe they are getting their 2year molars... my son is going through the same thing right now. He is usually a very good eater but teething is getting in the way.

Fran - posted on 06/16/2011

I am...my son actually swats the food away and once I say "just taste it" and quickly slip it in his mouth his little eyes lighten up and he is rolling...his problem is he is scared of how it will taste, tongue is sensitive to new tastes...so yeah your not the only one..

Tricia - posted on 06/12/2011

thanks to all that have responded. *sigh* i guess it could be worse, they could eat even less than they do, I just get frustrated with the limited menu options that i have for them. they are only 19mth old and i worry about nutrition, etc. but the dr says they are healthy.

Beverly - posted on 06/11/2011

And personally I would never make a child go without food because they don't eat what I feel that they should, putting such a huge emphasis on food will give them even worse eating habits. Do u recall being forced or coerced to eat something u didn't want to eat?

Beverly - posted on 06/11/2011

Funny 20 yrs ago my son was a picky eater, for like three yrs he ate rolled up pieces of ham, sliced green peppers ,and cucumbers for lunch every day at school then only Mac n cheese hotdogs Lipton noodle mixes and hamburger helper, the doctor said " he's gaining weight properly so what if he eats the same things at least he is healthy" I always offered other foods and he would try but say umm I like it but no thanks on the other hand my daughter who is 19 months eats everything, her favorites are broccoli and spinach no kidding lol

Carmina - posted on 06/10/2011

yessss, it was when my son was teething terribly though, he is picking up his appetite again now. but for quite a few months he only wanted starch sort of foods, like potato, bread, pasta, chips etc. i think your girls will pass the faze. their diet still sounds healthy so try not to worry too much :) but i do agree with you its super frustrating!!

Chrissy - posted on 06/09/2011

I like lise Buhman's strategy and she is still nursing, which I think is awesome. I have read a lot about breast feeding. http://www.babycenter.com/400_how-do-i-r...

Nerina - posted on 06/08/2011

I also agree that you are lucky your children eat that much. My one child is 4 years old and only eat bread, noodles,weet bix, strawberry yoghurt and sometimes oats and porridge. He doesn't eat any fruit, veg, meat, fish etc. He does not like the smell of food and that includes chips. He gets histerical if you eat like any kind of chips or meat around him and demands you wash your hands and brush your teeth before coming near him. He can actually go without food for more than a week if he don't get the food that he eats.

Larissa - posted on 06/06/2011

I agree with Leanne, there is no way I could make a list that long! Our little picky eater will eat anything at child care, because her little friends are all eating it yet at home she tends to favour vegemite on toast and apples! Depending on her mood she will eat spagetti bolognese or sausage rolls, but that is about it! I'm just about at my wits end! I have tried the "if you don't eat you go hungry" routine and that just comes back to bite me as she then wakes during the night wanting a bottle. So I don't know what else to do or recommend to anyone else!!!!

Leanne - posted on 06/06/2011

you are lucky dont think i could make a list that long

Lindsay - posted on 06/06/2011

Just keep offering the different foods. They will not let themselves starve. They will eat when they get hungry enough. One thing that you can't do is make them something else when they won't eat what you made. That's one thing that I feel encourages pickiness. Unless you are making something that you know they have tried and didn't like, you have to stick to your guns. They will eat it eventualy, like I said they won't let themselves starve. Just keep offering it and they will eventually try it.

Eva-Lotta - posted on 06/04/2011

Don't give in to giving them unhealthy food because that is all they want. You are the parent you need to teach them healthy eating habits. Our kids (stepson 5years, daughter 19 months) gets exactly what we get and they can eat it or go hungry. Sounds like tough lovin' but at the end of the day, no kid will starve themselves! The 5 year old has been really fussy and still is but he learnt really quickly that there is no other food on offer and it worked great (we started this when he was 3 (when we moved in together)!
Tricia, it doesn't say how old your children are but the earlier you start the easier it will get and the quicker the kids get used to eating whatever is in front of them... Our 19 month old always got a taste of anything and everything that we ever eaten and she is a great eater!
It can be hard but you are their teacher and I believe it is important that you stand your ground!
Good luck!! :)

Lise - posted on 06/03/2011

Picky eaters are so common! Just keep offering food and one day they will try it. Also, with my daughter, we have a routine where she has to take 1 bite of the food I give her and then she can have 2 bites of the food she wants. If she's hungry, she'll do it - if not, she whines and that's that. She's still nursing, so I know she's not hungry or deprived of anything. The other night she asked for broccoli while eyeing the crackers she wanted, so I guess she's getting the idea.

Tammi - posted on 06/03/2011

My Son is very picky too!! He eats waffles, fruit bars, chicken nuggets, fish sticks, french fries, pizza and rice. There are a few other things he will eat sometimes but this is basically it. I wish I could get him to eat other things. I hate having these limited options. I keep trying foods but he always refuses. Hopefully he will try something new someday.

Jessica - posted on 06/01/2011

I never had that problem. My lil guy turned away dinner 2-3 times in the past 10 months, he later had it as snack.

Excpet 1 time, but im not a good cook and i think that it was actually bad and my husband is just polite :) that night he got jarred :)