Picky Eater: Toddler
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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...
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...
19 Month Old Picky Eater
Asked by L.W. from Las Vegas
on October 9, 2006
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The older my 19 month old son gets, the pickier he gets in his eating habbits. I especially have a hard time with him with dinner. He only eats a few things and this...
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- Im in the same boat. Any help you get I would love it if you can share the ideas.. Thank you.
- that is very hard. my kide weren't much of picky eaters i do remember one of them didn't eat a lot then all of the sudden she ate like she was starving to death ( a lo...
- You may try making a pizza at home with better ingridents. You can get a ready made pizza dough at market of choice for $4.00 (large) and you can get orgainic pizza sa...
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...
Picky Eater
Asked by M.G. from Atlanta
on April 30, 2007
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My 15-mo old daughter is a really picky eater. I tend to feed her Mac n' Cheese a lot because I know she will eat that. I simply do not know what to feed her to ensu...
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- I noticed what works with mine is mixing foods. Give her a bite of mac-n-cheese then a bite of something else. Mine shake their head no then eat it a couple of minutes...
- Hi M., I had the same problem with my daughter. She was a very picky eater. I add a little bit of chopped broccoli pieces to the mac n cheez. May want to give ...
- I think all kids go through a phase like this, and my suggestion is to incorporate vegetables like steamed brocoli into her mac n cheese. You can first start by finely...
Picky Eater
Asked by C.U. from Hartford
on June 10, 2008
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hi my name is C. and my son is a picky eater, i put breakfast in front of him and he wont eat, same with lunch, by dinner he eats, but i feel like im starving him, but...
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- The book "First Foods" has some great recipes for picky eaters. I've tried everything I've made from it and love it!
- Hi C. - Don't worry, he'll eat when he's hungry.
- C., It would help us to help you if you provided more info. How old is your son ? Is this a new problem ? Is your child happy, healthy and gaining weight ? What d...
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...
