Picky Eater: Child
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My 5 Year Old Refuses to Eat
Asked by A.G. from Casper
on January 12, 2010
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Hi, my 5 year old refuses to eat nearly everything I put in front of him. He likes Hamburger Helper, PB&J, Hamburgers, Tacos, Macaroni, Chicken Nuggets and fries. Othe...
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- Hi A., There is a great book I would recommend "Eat Healthy, Feel Great" by Dr Sears. L.
- There are several cookbooks for kids out there. I have bought a couple at Barnes & Noble in the kids section... Emeril, Rachel Ray, etc. This would be a great way to...
- Sounds like all the stuff he likes is loaded with preservatives, sugar, salt, and other processed junk. While that stuff is easy to make/serve/etc., it desensitizes th...
Fussy Eater
Asked by K.R. from Chicago
on November 4, 2009
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Hi, My 18 month old boy is a fussy eater. He has now started gagging when we put new food in front of him. For example tonight I made some mac and cheese and put a sma...
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- I have a 3 year old now, but she was the same way. It started when I tried any food, baby food, solid foods it didn't matter. She would just gag and sometimes throws...
- Hi K., My son was a gagger around 11 months. He would throw up all his stage 3 food. At first I was concerned that there was a problem, but then realized he never...
- My youngest son was like this for a while. He was just extrememly fussy and did not have any allergies or other issues. You might want to check into that to rule tho...
Ideas to Get My 6 Year Old to Eat
Asked by L.P. from Sacramento
on January 6, 2008
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My 6 year old has a very limited diet. My new years resolution is that he will eat what my husband and I eat at dinner. My only idea is to say if you don't eat dinne...
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- Hi L., my 4 year old is going through this. We make him sit down to eat with us every night for dinner. If he chooses not to eat what we eat he doesn't get dinner an...
- Definitely don't bride with dessert. I would suggest talking to your childs pediatrician, but mine has told me all along not to offer anything special for her. Don't...
- We try to do the same thing for our 12 year old and our 5 year old. I tell them they have to a least try each food item we have at dinner each night. They say it tak...
My 5 Year Old Is a Very Picky Eater
Asked by J.L. from Baton Rouge
on September 27, 2006
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My 5 year old little boy is a very picky eater. He would eat hotdogs, chicken nuggets and french fries every night if I let him. I really want to establish good eating...
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- We've always rewarded our kids for being brave enough to try new foods, and they're usually good about it. Some of their favorite healthy foods are fun ones to eat. ...
- We have an approach to this at our house and it seems to work for us. At the table the kids help make thier own plates, this makes it seem like they have some control...
- I had the same problem with my now 8 year old and she is much better but still picky. We tried ranch on everything and that got her started trying things more. We ev...
Picky Eater
Asked by M.M. from San Diego
on December 15, 2009
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My little one is turning 2 soon , and he is a very picky eater. I was thinking of giving him a nutritional drink to supplement if he misses a meal. Any recomendations ...
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- Try one by animal parade... they have one called 5 which has fruits and veggies... normally we can get the carbs and proteins in to them... just not the other.
- I give my 3yr old PediaSure and he loves it! Not sure what to do about my son either, cuz he is the most pickiest eater. he never wants to try new things, so I really...
- absolutely, with out a doubt, Vemma Next. it has absolutely everything you want including dha and it's in liquid form! tastes like cream sickle. we get ours from w...
Picky Eater
Asked by M.S. from Chicago
on March 7, 2008
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I have a 16 month old girl and she is a picky eater. I still have to feed her some baby food stage3 veggies so i know she is getting something. She will only eat certa...
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- My advice is to keep presenting her with healthy choices and she will eventually become less picky, although she might always be somewhat picky. Some kids have issues...
- kids go throu phases, my nephew wouldnt eat meat for a year, and certin other things, but now he loves meat. Just subsitute the protiens, peanut-butter, nuts ect. Stil...
- Does she like pork sausages? Most little ones like to hold what they eat...I'm sure her brother does. How about chicken fingers or hot dogs cut into little pieces? Som...
Very Picky Eater
Asked by T.R. from Philadelphia
on August 17, 2009
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My 15 month old is a ver picky eater. There are certain things she likes, and anything new i put in front of her she either just smashes it or throws it on the floor. ...
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- Please don't worry another minute. I have 6 kids, and my 2nd oldest didn't like fruit at all. She is 10 now, and is just eating bananas, apples, and strawberries. ...
- First off, I second the deceptively delicious cookbook suggestion. I have mixed jarred baby food or finely chopped veggies in spaghetti sauce, meatballs, meatloaf, et...
- It is usually normal for a toddler to be a picky eater. my son is two and he is picky but i keep trying different things. he likes rice cakes,strawberries and blueberr...
Picky Eater
Asked by J.M. from Philadelphia
on February 19, 2009
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Hi mamas,
I love this site because the advice is always useful and supporting. Well, I have an issue that has come up before I am sure. I have a 7 year old son. He...
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- Some advice that a mother once gave me that I shall now pass on to you. :D If he doesn’t want to eat it for dinner, then he gets it for breakfast. If he doesnâ...
- I don't know if your child is anything like my 7 year old, but traditional converional wisdom never worked with her. At 3 she was a picky eater and everyone said "Giv...
- I also have a very picky eater. My 8yo is very stuborn and only wants to eat what she wants. I don't fight anymore. I make dinner, at least one thing is something tha...
Picky Eater 6 Year Old and Picky Eater Hubby!
Asked by L.B. from Stationed Overseas
on December 10, 2009
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I need to start this by saying I have a firm belief in parenting by example. If you don't want your kids to swear, don't swear around them, if you don't want your kids...
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- L., Wow! Read my post from October 30... "Am I crazy or is this someone else's situation too? Hubby eats Dino nuggets or cereal for dinner each night, along with...
- First question: is it ok for you what your husband does and you accept this without a fight, comment or anything? In that case as another post suggested I would tell ...
- Perhaps if you and your husband make a big fuss about how good something is...even if you don't really like it, that will get her to try it? Make a plate for hubby, m...
Picky Eater
Asked by L.J. from Salt Lake City
on April 1, 2008
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My little boy has become somewhat of a picky eater. I give him something one day that he will do really good at eating, then a few days later he doesn't want to touch ...
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- I went through something very similar with my son when he was about that age. What I came to find out with mine was the food he was being "picky" about where actaully...
- From the time my son was old enough to sit up, I had him work with me int the kitchen. If I was cutting peppers, I'd pop a small piece into my mouth. I found him wan...
- Just go with the flow! This is a toddlers way of having a little bit of control over their lives. When my oldest was that age and for what seemed like a long time af...
