picky eaters
My 18 month old son has recently decided to be picky about what he eats. It has nothing to do with him not liking things and everything to do with he just doesn't want it. He wants the junk food and I won't give it to him constantly. I can barely get him to eat unless it's Applesauce or sweets/chips. I don't switch out his meals. I usually give him his food and he sits in his chair until he eats or he just doesn't eat. Usually he will eat a very small amount and then refuse to eat anymore. This is a new thing. He's always been a little piggy lol. So i dont understand why recently he's so stubborn about eating. Any tips or advice? I don't have the money to go buy new and different food right now so that's not an option.
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Just make sure you only offer nutritious things so when he does eat he's getting as much good stuff as possible. Try mixing veggie purees into the applesauce, carrots mix really well. Does he like yogurt? I buy whole fat Greek yogurt for ds so he at least gets some protein and fats.
Yeah. I make sure to buy things I know he likes. And yet he won't eat it. Hopefully he doesn't do this for too long.
Thanks ladies. I was starting to worry a bit.
My son was the same at that age and still is at three years old. I kid you not he starves himself to the point I recently took him to the doctor to make sure his weight was fine and to get some advice. He told me he sees this happen all the time. It's just my sons way of getting control of something. He's refusing to eat cause he can. Especially since he can't talk.
He suggested i offer the food Once and then put it in a place he knows so he can ask for it when he wants it. And to keep giving him healthy snacks. If I can I'll leave his food out on the table and will find him eating it on his own later.
This is a daily frustrating struggle between us but I try not to make it a big deal because at the end of the day kids won't let themselves starve too much.
Also what PP said one meal a day is fine
I usually let him have an Applesauce everyday but he doesn't get sweets and junk on a regular basis.
Oh he loves yogurt. And he will also eat Brussel sprouts.. He's my boy because u loveeee my Brussel sprouts :)