One Year Old Breakfast Rut!

Updated on December 16, 2008
K.P. asks from Centreville, VA
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Hi Moms: I have a 14 month old that is an extremely picky eater. I've tried virtually every breakfast food several times and he still doesnt like: eggs, french toast, bagels, pancakes, most cereals, you name it I've tried it. The only two things he will eat is cereal from Trader Joe with fruit in the morning or oatmeal with fruit. Can you all give suggestions, examples, etc.. on what you are feeding your babies? Thanks!

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J.K.

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If he likes oatmeal that is one of the healthiest things he can eat for breakfast, so I would keep giving him oatmeal and vary the fruit that you add. (This is what we do for our daughter and it works well!)

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K.L.

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Lately all my three-year-old son wants for breakfast is frozen waffles. He started out thinking it wad a treat, then began asking for them everyday. We get Eggos Nutrigrain (with whole grain) low-fat waffles, so at least they seem moderately healthy and then add low-fat butter and light syrup. Of course he'd probably eat anything that had syrup on it. They're quick and easy, if you want to try something different. But if you have found something (healthy) that your son will eat, why do you weant to switch?

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A.D.

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Hi. A friend of mine had a picky eater.(He is now 6'2" and 200lbs and only 15!!) She fed him lunch for breakfast, dinner for lunch. breakfast for dinner. She was always mixing up the "traditional meals". He began to eat more of a variety at different times. Good Luck!!

P.L.

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K.,
Do you eat whatyour son eats? If not and you eat your own cereal or whatever etc. Then juct continue feeding your son? Doesn't sound like a too terrible situation, Oatmeal and Trader Joe's cereal with fruit sounds like a fabulously healthy start to the morning. How does he eat at other meals? Don't forget that kids go through stages. If you are adament on different breakfast foods then continue to introduce new things at breakfast..don't forget that you have to introduce a new food at least fifteen times before a baby/toodler may like them. So that's 2 weeks of something new. We have a two bite rule at our house, also my kids know I am not a short order cook and if breakfast is not eaten they may very well se those eggs at lunch...then dinner... then at breakfast again the next morning. (that trick I got from my Mother in law, and it truly worked!)
Good Luck,
Pammy

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