Eating Issues - Toledo,OH

well first you should talk to her doctor and see what he or she says. my daughter was kinda doing the same thing but i dont think you should just give up. try ALL different types of meats. pull back on the fruit a little. at some stores they have ligtle gerber meals. they have a veg. and meat or noodles. i know my daughter loved them. or you could try the pasta pick ups (they have meat or cheese in them). i know they have them at target!! if you have to find ways to try her into eating meat. good luck

J.,
I care for other people's children. I would just ask her to at least attempt to let her sit down and have the option to eat the food or not. My daughter eats meals and gets some snacks. You have to do what is best for your daughter- I would keep offering foods-it takes usually 10 times the experts say before kids will try new foods. Maybe you can find ways to hide foods she doesnt like by mixing it with foods she loves? Best of luck,
A.

Hello J.. I would try to find foods your daughter likes to eat. My 14 m/o loves Mac and Cheese, Spaghetti, and Chicken Nuggets. I would not let her consume only fruit and milk, she does need more nutrition than that. Also, good eating habbits start young and last a life time. Best of Luck!

I wouldn't worry too much about it. My boys are 4 yrs and 2 yrs. They both go through spirts where they are and then are not good eaters. My youngest used to be the good eater, now it's his older brother. Figure out what foods she eats best and offer those more. My 2 yr old I swear lives on PB and J some days! As long as he is eating I'm happy. Both my boys are not great meat eaters either. I think it might even have to do with the fact that some meats are harder to chew. Part of it I am sure is she wants what the other child had in her daycare, that is normal and the other part is just (in my pesonal opinion) a phase. You'll go thru good and bad eating habits a lot. Keep offering her a wide range of foods. I do not have much in the way of junk food in my house. For snacks my boys eat cut up apples, grapes, baby carrots and etc.

Best of luck to you,
C.