Picky Eater: Infant
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Picky Eater
Asked by L.V. from Miami
on April 25, 2008
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I need help!!!! I have a 4yo who is the pickiest eater. He will eat the regular "kid" food but whenever my husband (he's the cook, I know I'm so lucky) makes a nice ...
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- try to have your husband have him help him make the meal- sometimes it goes better when they feel they made it! also: have him try one bite for every year he is ol...
- Don't feel bad, we all go through this at some time or another. My son used to be very picky and when he was a toddler up until early pre-school, I used to make him so...
- I hate to tell you, but you might have to cater to what he will eat for a little while. All children go through phases where there are certain things that they will e...
Figuring Out Dinner for a Picky Eater
Asked by J.C. from Washington DC
on December 3, 2009
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Hello! I have a 27 month old little girl who is quite the picky eater. Not only is she picky, but she doesn't seem to really care about not eating. Anyway, I went t...
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- I understand lots of the problems you are having - I have a child who isn't even on the growth chart and could care less about eating also. My daughter is also on a c...
- I'm in the same boat as you....picky 2 year old in the 7% percentile and a 4 month about to start "solids" soon. My toddler refused to eat anything new and would have ...
- I don't have a toddler any more, but I will be in your same boat in a couple months with a new baby....It's hard to juggle everything, with all the different nutrition...
Help with a Picky Eater Who Is a Toddler
Asked by M.B. from Denver
on July 6, 2008
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My dear daughter is 22mos. old. She is a big girl, weighing in at 30lbs plus. She has always been a great eater. Recently, over the past month she started getting p...
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- My son is 23 months and is basically doing the same thing. He usually eats well for breakfast, but lunch and dinner are iffy. He's 30 lbs also and is very healthy, so ...
- toddlers are funny about food. they go through weird food phases. i try to keep the ingredients separate on my kids' plates because if it's in a casserole and they c...
- I dont really have much advice but just wanted to say that I think it's an age thing. My son went through it too at that age and it seemed to last forever but then al...
Picky, Picky Eater
Asked by M.V. from Chicago
on March 21, 2008
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Thanks to all the VERY helpful responses.
I had to LOL at the kethcup thing, I can almost bet he wouldn't like it! :)- but I will try. I'll try everything and or an...
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- maybe you could try things like dried fruit, honey on sweet potatoes? at least he likes those things and not mac and cheese!
- Hi there! Yes, we have gone through phases - he'll eat something on Monday and declare it's garbage worthy on Wednesday (with the exception of PB&J). My son is 2 1/2...
- Dear M., I just wanted to say that most kids will not even eat a new food until being introduced to the item about 15 times. i run a daycare and have found this to...
My 2 Year Old Daughter Is a Picky Eater.
Asked by S.M. from Melbourne
on October 24, 2006
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My daughter is a very picky eater. One day she will eat the next she won't. She tells me no mama no eat all done. I have her sit in her seat and she will just play wit...
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- The pediatrician told me that no child has starved when food was readily available. Just make it tasty and easy to eat, they will have to watch their weight when they...
- I had the same problem with my daughter when she just turned 2. She is also a picky eater and doesn't really like to eat meat. I got her to start eating a little more ...
- My son sometimes has dinners where he doesn't want to eat. I usually just tell him that its fine if he does not want to eat right now but he still has to sit at the t...
Food Ideas for a Picky Eater
Asked by A. from Minneapolis
on January 25, 2006
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My daughter is 22 months and is an extremely picky eater. I feel like she will never try anything new and if she does, she doesn't like it. So she basically eats the s...
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- Hi A. I've dealth with this too with my 18 month old. Vegetables are particularly a challenge which has concerned me. I recommend a baby cookbook that has great, un...
- Hi A., I am a registered dietitian in the area and so I have some experience working with picky eaters. There are a number of books on childhood eating/feeding. Have...
- My daughter is 2 1/2 and also pretty picky. I don't have specific food ideas just because I NEVER know what my daughter will eat day to day (although grilled cheese a...
My 2Yrs Is a Picky Eater
Asked by A.J. from Anchorage
on November 12, 2009
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My son is a picky eater, he rarely eats real food, Doctors suggest pedisure and he loves it almost to the point that is all he wants. request suggestion in getting him...
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- I think that is pretty normal for a two year old. My pediatrician had told me to expect this at our 18 mo visit already, but it wasn't until a few weeks ago that my da...
- Stop the pedisure. Serve him at the table three times a day. He will eat what is there. I always served organically grown food and cooked from scratch, even when I ...
- I have a picky 2 year old also (and 4 & 6 year old :) ). But what they will eat for lunch is lunchmeat (cut in squares), cheese stick, crackers, apples w/peanut butte...
Finicky Eater...
Asked by B.S. from St. Joseph
on March 9, 2007
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My 2 month old son is having issues taking his bottle. He wouldn't nurse well when he was born, so we swiched to the bottle which went well until he was about 6 weeks...
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- I would also like to suggest talking to your pediatrician about acid reflux. My son Jack would not take a full feeding the whole time he was in the NICU. He was diagn...
- My first thought is try a nipple that gives more than what you're using now. Maybe he's so hungry for that one that he does take it doesn't matter how little he gets ...
- Have you looked into relactating? http://pregnancy.about.com/od/relactating/ Also, if your son is circumcised it's important to know that the pain from the surgery...
IMPATIENT Eater!
Asked by A.W. from Grand Junction
on September 23, 2008
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DS is 7 1/2 months now. He is an absolute JOY! He is rarely fussy- only when tired or hungry. He has been on solids for about 2 1/2 months now. When he eats solids it'...
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- First of all, I'm gonna tell you the best advice I've ever gotten, and I got it from my MIL. Take advice (even what I'm writing now) with a grain of salt, thank the p...
- Give him soft finger foods to keep him busy. Cheerios are great! Just something to put in his mouth to keep him busy. C. B
- We had that with all of our kids. I think it's a phase they go through. Something new and tasty and they want more of it. Just talk with him while you are feeding h...
18 Month Old Becoming Very Picky Eater
Asked by E.C. from Reno
on July 9, 2009
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My 18 month old daughter is becoming a very picky eater. She used to eat most anything I gave her and now dinner time is a chore to try and find something she will eat...
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- Hi! Toddlers are notoriously picky. It's partly a control thing. Don't try to micromanage what she eats or you'll just end up with a food-related power struggle that c...
- It could be a ton of things, not that she's becoming picky. My son struggled with eating around that age because he was teething, not hungry, trying to work up a poop ...
- NAET.com for allergy eliminations. Sometimes kids will stop eating certain foods because they become ill. NAET.com will do a series of allergy test and will el...
