Since some students in IS101 may be parents or have experience with children, I decided to post this to see if I can get some tips and tricks on how to get my daughter to eat vegetables and meat. Has anyone ever encountered a picky eater? This could also just be a phase that she will out grow, but as parents me and my wife are concerned that she doesn't want to eat.
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Picky eater
I have a one year old daughter who is extremely picky with her food. She has a thing for textures and will refuse to try new foods. My wife and I have to force her to try something new and she will often spit it out. Currently she like yogurt and most fruits and her favorite food is french-fries, but hates meat unless it's rotisserie chicken or teriyaki chicken. She will be two in August and after a recent pediatrician visit, it was suggested that we take her to food therapy to help encourage her to try new foods. We have tried many different recipes and tried numerous amounts of foods, but she is just really picky and throws her food on the floor off of her high chair. She has no known food allergies and loves chocolate milk.
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I hope your one-year old daughter will become more receptive to other foods :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm not qualified to provide feedback but I hope your classmates with parental experience will.
Its normal at her age with not liking meat I think its texture. Kids go thru fazes with foods just let them find what they do and don't like. Picky stages never end it gets easier when they get older tho. My youngest won't eat pizza unless its cut in a triangle. Pizza Hut has the square cut and refuses to eat it. With her being so young still I wouldn't worry too much with trying too many different things all at once it's overwhelming. Good luck and when she's hungry she will eat.
ReplyDeleteYogurt is actually a really good choice if she likes it...start her on one of the lower-sugar varieties so she doesn't get accustomed to the extra sweet taste.
ReplyDeleteI buy one, a little bit pricey, but lower sugar, made with actual vanilla, so I don't miss the added sweetness. The probiotics alone are worth the price.
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ReplyDeleteI do not have the experience, but your situation reminds me of my parents. I was a picky eater to the point where my parents left me at the dining table with a plate and I fell asleep because I wouldn't eat the food.
ReplyDeleteI never ate onions as a kid, but now that I am 18, they taste way better than when I was a kid. Hopefully it's a phase, because I grew out of being a picky eater.
I think it was also because I watched a lot of food network and discovery channel as a kid as well, so maybe try allowing her to watch people who eat food or kids cookign food. That might spark something.
I know the feeling, my daughter is 11 and still has a picky appetite lol.
ReplyDeleteI don't have any kids but I believe I can comment with having 27 nieces and nephews. I would say continue trying to introduce her to things even cooking them different ways, Always include the things she does like when adding new items. Since she likes French fries I would try giving mashed potatoes or even mashed sweet potatoes to see if that texture is okay. If she is still drinking breast milk I would say incorporate that. Also give meals then wait and give drinks once she is actually finished with the foods.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck to you and your wife. I hope a solution is easily found.
I've never been a picky eater myself. I don't really have any experience with kids, but I'd just keep trying to introduce them to new foods. you've been all over the world, so maybe try different cuisines and try hiding certain foods within strong flavors.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds difficult, I hope she comes around to trying new foods soon.
ReplyDeleteI was the same way, I didn't want to eat any meat and I grew out of it and so will she. You don't have to take her to food therapy, she's 2. She'll grow out of it.
ReplyDeleteShe is still a baby not even two year old yet she don't even have all her teeth in yet, maybe having a few coming in, at that age their gums are tender. if she is healthy playing and being her usual one and a half year old self, leave her alone. This is normal at that age. If you are worried about nutrition, buy the frozen fruits and vegetables and blend them in the Nutri bullet and make juice with freshly squeeze lemon or lime juice add water and sugar to taste. Don't use the store bought lemon juice in the bottle it's not the same. Other than that she is fine. check her gums see if there are swollen if they are she might have teeth coming in. and that could be a reason she don't eat meat. also strain the juice before giving it to her she might not like the pulps.
ReplyDeleteI believe it honestly depends on what you think? If you believe she is only a picky eater then maybe mixing food she like with food she hasn't tried yet might help. It could be just because of her age also. But, if the pediatrician believes there might be something else going on like an ED then learning how to find new ways around it might be a bit more difficult. I wish you luck! Hopefully she starts liking more foods as she gets older!
ReplyDeleteIt is very frustrating at times when you try to feed the infants. I had a similar experience with my children as well. I use to complain to the pediatrician about it. The only advice I can give to you is feed her what she wants for now and hope she adapt to eating other food choices as she gets older. That's what happen with both of my children.
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