Extremely picky eater
Gabe is now 15 months. He won't eat meat, veggies, rice, oatmeal, eggs, or beans. I have some vanilla yogurt for him to drink milk. I've tried having a few things on his plate including something he likes and he'll just eat the thing he likes, usually fruit. I don't think he can just eat fruit all the time. I've tried putting a dip on his plate but he'll just eat the dip.
Gabe stopped eating off utensils a long time ago. It gets rough some days. Now, I've been trying to get him to practice with a spoon or fork to feed himself. I figure, practice makes perfect and he's a little more interested in it these days. He won't even mashed potatoes! ?
We buy the small chef boyardee cans for when we can't think of anything else to give him when he won't eat what I made. I try not to make him his own meals and get him to eat what we're eating but it's difficult when he's so dang picky with meat. He used to love chicken, now, he won't even eat a chicken nugget. He has a dr appt tomorrow so I'll see what the dr says.
I would keep offering it. Usually they will go back to eating it after awhile. Our now 3 year old was the most awesome eater until he turned 18 months and then would hardly eat anything. I would still put stuff on his plate and slowly but surely he started eating it again. There are still some things he won't but if I'm making it I'll still put a spoonful on his plate.
It's so hard. I think it's this move that's getting to me. We get our belongings on Friday. It's hard to cook without many utensils, pans, etc. and not having all of his toys and bed is just getting to me because it's so hard to keep him entertained and then full. Just trying to get to Friday seems difficult.
My mil says, he's gonna be a vegetarian. It drive me nuts when she says it! I wouldn't care if he was but just come on... It's the stupidest thing she could say to me. ? It's like saying, oh there's something wrong with him. No, there's nothing wrong with him. He's just a toddler. This is what they do. I was the same way. And he's an islander, of course he's gonna love his fruits. Haha
Went to the dr and of course they said it's totally normal. Idc if it's normal! How do I feed him? Lol How?! Ugh! How can this kid not even eat a damn chicken nugget??