What to Feed a Picky Toddler?
By glords
@glords (2614)
United States
December 5, 2008 10:37am CST
I guess all parents face the frustration of "meal time." Sometimes I go through the fridge showing my son the food waiting for him to sign "yes" or "more" or "food." All of these signs mean, yes, I'm willing to eat that. Most of the time he agrees to some yogurt or lunch meats and an occasional banana. Oh why can't he just eat what a prepare for the grown ups? Anyhow, I'm hoping that some of you might have some suggestions of healthy foods I could buy that are toddler friendly? Is there anything out there that has worked for you?
2 responses
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
5 Dec 08
Is he really picky or is there something else going on? My son barely ate anything and all the time I thought he was picky it was because he couldn't taste anything because of his tonsils and adenoids. Once they were out and he could taste food he ate and ate.
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
5 Dec 08
It never hurts to check. In my son's case he had huge tonsils. So big they were all you could see and his uvula was bent over to the side because it had no room to hang like it is suppose to. He had constant sore throats, but years later I think they had more to do with allergies.
@melanie1208 (133)
• United States
5 Dec 08
Ha ! your not alone. My 3 year old, would drink just milk for two days. I have to asked her what she wants and all she ever tell me is milk. I will cook her favorite food but she will not eat it. Show her the content of the fridge, she would say milk. I itimized all the contents of our kitchen to her and yet she would just tell me, I want milk. Sometimes, it is very frustratin, BUT there are days also where she would asked for food, and sometimes she eats anything I gave her. Sometimes, I wonder maybe they have days where they want to eat anything and some days they don't feel like eating.
Try some fruits, that works ussually to my daughter if she does not want to eat. Ever since she is a baby she love to eat fruits. That really works fine with me.
And sometimes, when we are at the grocery, I let her pick up her own food.
