I need help feeding my toddler.?

Question

So yeah I used to be a little unhealthy. Iw ould give her pop tarts and ice cream. I've gotten so good, Not good enough to get her to eat veggies but at least she eats fruit now. Ok So for breakfast she wont eat eggs, but she will on a very rare occasion eat toast, and she will eat honey nut cheerios but after about a weeks of that she wont eat them anymore. any other breakfast ideas? I made french toast with powdered sugar and strawberries and that was not a hit, so I tried syrup and that didn't work either. SO she didn't eat breakfast, she will eat teddy grahms and goldfish, the only lunch she will eat is grill cheese and she used to eat quesadillas but she O.D on them and wont eat them anymore, she wont eat pp&j, or regular trkey. she wont eat anything I make for dinner, so basicly all she eats is teddy grahms and gold fish. Help me please.

Answer 1

Make ONE THING for lunch or ONE THING for dinner that is healthy, no special meals for her. Give it to her and tell her that she must try one bite before she can leave the table.

Answer 2

I do agree with the g*y guy. 3 meals a day would be your best bet.

snacks not so good!!

milk and juice good!

need protien rich foods.

we all know the food piramid! if not see nutrition.

social services can help you with this.

best of luck to you all. kids are our future. Also a lot of fun!!!

Good luck, wish you the best

Answer 3

First off, I am glad to hear that there is another kid out there like my son.  He is a texture oriented person so won't eat anything that is slimmy.  

His diet consists mainly of dry foods, crackers, cereal.

Here is a list of different foods my son eats.  He is like your daughter and if you give him the same thing for too many days will quit eating those.  He just turned two so about your daughters age.  Also, I talked to his dr. about this at his two year check up and said not to force him to eat things he doesn't want to because it could make him not want to eat at all.  So in addition to feeding him what he will eat, he drinks whole milk, one pedia drink a day and I try to give him his vitamins every day (perscribed by the dr.)

Cheese, any crackers, any dry cereal, french toast sticks (frozen ones, with nothing on them), waffle sticks (again frozen ones with nothing on them), pancakes (sometimes I can add pureed fruit in them and I do serve them plain) (I give him the plain food so it's not as messy), he just started eating macaroni and cheese, noodles on occasion, french fries, chicken nuggets, hot dogs, yogurt (only trix yogurt), mashed potatoes, fried rice, ovaltine, pop corn, any chocolate, fruit snacks, cereal bars (I get the gerber ones because they are smaller and he eats the whole thing and doesn't waste any), beef jerkey, sometimes bananas if I leave the peel on for him to hold it with and not get his hands messy.  That's all I can think of for now, but I hope it helps.  

One thing that has helped try to get him new foods is to just put it on his table and let him find it so it was his idea to eat it and not me making him eat it.

Oh yeah, I've learned to always try to feed him food when he says he is hungry before I give him milk so he doesn't fill up on that.

Answer 4

Have you tried making waffles for her? My son will eat those on one condition ... he gets to use the fork. Plain waffles, with no syrup or butter. I usually give my son the cinnamon ones because thats the ones i like. Try those gerber graduates. The ravioli's are healthy and my son loves them. Dont be a short order cook and make her a million different things for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Sit her in her high chair, and put the food infront of her. If she is hungry enough, she will eat. I know its hard to break bad habits (my 5 year old daughter used to only eat junk) but once she saw that i wasnt buying the usual c**p, she started eating what i offered her. Another thing i used to do with her, and do with my son now (hes 18months), is if they wont eat what i have for them, then they can go in their beds. If i get my son some cereal, and he only eats 3 or 4 bites, i assume he's too tired to eat. Even though i know thats not the case, i tell him 'Oh, you must still be too tired. Well, you can go back to bed, and when you wake up, you can eat again'. He usually sits in his crib for a minute or 2 then starts crying out "Anthony eat" over and over. So, i take him out and try again. Its awful annoying picking him up and down to put him in his crib, but he eats!

How old is your daughter? Is she old enough to help you pick out things to buy and make? That might make her more interested in eating if she has a say in it. Ask her what she would like, and tell her "I will not make anything else for you, so you need to eat what i gave you"

If she is hungry, she will eat. Dont cave into her junk food wants. Keep setting an example. Eat some eggs and tell her that they are really good. Ask her if she would like a bite every now and then. Eventually, she will see you enjoying healthy foods, and she will enjoy them as well!!

Good luck!

ADDED - Dont take the snacks away. It seems like that is the only time she eats. Give her healthier snacks - a cheese stick, dry cereal, applesauce. Things like that.

Since you said she's almost 2, it leads me to believe that this may just be a stage. Is she drinking alot of milk or juice? If so, it might be that she's drinking too much and not being hungry because of it. Give her some yogurt. Flavored -  cherry, blueberry, peach, etc. Do you get WIC? If so, ask to speak to the nutritionist. If not, as her doctor if he can refer her to a pediatric nutritionist. They may have some other ideas for you.