My 2 yr old. always wants chef boyardee for breakfast?

Question

My daughter wont wat normal breakfast foods. I make her pancakes, cereal, eggs... whatever I have gave her she wont eat.. so I thought she wasnt hungrey, nope I was wrong cause she will go to the pantry and get a can of ravolli, spaghetti. or whatever.. It is 9;30 and she has spaghetti for breakfst.. Is this wrong..if so what should I do?

Answer 1

Let her eat what she wants.  She will grown tired of it in time.  The more you push her to eat something else the more she will resist.  Also, try this little idea...give her a new food, one you prefer, each day for 10 days at the same time...breakfast or snack time for example.  It should be just a taste of the item.  She will resist the first 1-3 days, eat it but still complain 4-7, and willingly take it by day 10.  Just a taste of the food.  It takes 10 days/times for a child to develop a taste for a new food item.  You could make a batch of pancakes and just give her a little of it for each of the 10 days until she is used to it.  Remember, it is like a rubber band where each of you is pulling.  The harder you pull the harder she will pull and eventually it will snap.

edit...I agree with most of the other answers...you are the parent, yes, but don't sweat the small stuff.  If you don't want her to eat it then don't buy it...that is right.  But why not let her eat it and try to extinguish the behavior naturally?  In any case, food is not an area where you want to set up a battleground.  Tell her that she can eat her Chef Boyardee if she has a bite of the food you want to introduce.

Answer 2

nothing wrong with that.as long  as she eat that should be good enough for you. i have an 4 yrs old and the only thing he wants is cereal. you cant force a child to eat someting they dont want. now you think about  it what if you was force to eat something you dont want to, then how would you feel?

Answer 3

Wow, there's some split answers on this one!

I agree with being the parent, but as "justme" says, don't sweat the small stuff! I've known kids that won't eat anything but bread, pasta & cheese. Imagine how difficult that is.

If your child is getting the nutrition she needs, then why bother? And you won't have to use every dish in the kitchen to cook breakfast!

Just a note: my mom fed me very informally. When I was hungry, she would give me whatever I felt like eating (within reason - it had to at least be healthy) and when I was full, I had to eat no more. Others who were raised to "finish what's on your plate, or you don't get desert" fight with obesity and overeating. I, on the other hand, eat like I did as a child. When I'm hungry, I eat. When I'm no longer hungry, I stop.

Answer 4

She would eat what I fixed - at 2 years old - you know better than them.  If you give in now, you're only setting yourself up for  hardships later!   Let her skip breakfast - when she gets hungry, feed it to her, if she doesn't want to eat it - let her skip lunch - and so on.  Eventually the hunger will get the best of her and she will eat what you give her.

And no, that's not cruel - it's for her own good in the long run.

Answer 5

Who's the boss in your house? Take charge and tell them they will eat what you fix. They will eat it if they are hungry enough. Keep the can's up out of reach so they can't grab them. Your going to have to put your foot down because one day they will try and run your life if you give in to everything they want. You have to lay the law down and show them tough love. Do some good parenting skills and put them in the corner if they have a fit or start crying.

Answer 6

Well she is 2 so maybe she will get tired of it, or you could just stop buying them for her

Answer 7

it is not wrong to give her spaghettin for breakfast. she doesn't know what breakfst foods are, and, really who cares? what is wrong, in my opinion, is feeding her chef boyardee. that stuff is so full of chemicals and who knows what else. it is really unhealthy. if cost is an issue, know that you can make your own spaghetti for the same cost or even less. if cost is not an issue, you can get organic, natural canned versions of these foods. when i was pregnant i ate TONS of organic "spaghetti-os." there is no reason to force certain foods at certain times, but there are many reasons to keep processed foods out of your baby's body. if you need recipe/instructions for how to make homemade spaghetti sauce, feel free to email me. but ditch those chef boyardee cans, momma!

Answer 8

My daughter sometimes wants candy in the morning.  Does that mean I let her?  Certainly not.  Offer normal breakfast foods for breakfast, although you may be able to find certain things to make that vary a bit (breakfast sandwiches, breakfast pizza?), and if she doesn't want them don't let her have junk foods later.  Offer things like fruit, yogurt, toast w/jelly, etc.  But not things like chef boyardee until lunchtime when it's more 'appropriate'.

Answer 9

Don't let her. You're letting her set the rules whilch will only cause more problems down the road. If all she will eat is Chef Boyardee and you don't want her to, don't buy it. Store it in a locked cabinet so you have to get it for her. You have to be the parent and set the rules as far as what is acceptible and what isn't acceptible. Think of the large amount of sodium she is taking in when she eats that all the time. It's fine every now and then, but all the time is not healthy.

Answer 10

dont let her

Answer 11

Sure why not let her pick what she wants to eat for breakfast.  My kids eat all sorts of stuff for breakfast. As long as they eat something healthy, I am not bothered.  Sometimes we have Mac and cheese or left over Chinese rice, sometimes eggs and pancakes for lunch.  I don't see what the problem is.  As long as it isn't inconveniencing you that is a battle that isn't really very important.  Choose to argue about other stuff that is really important like "You can't run into the street or put your hand in the fan!"  Two year olds are just now trying to establish their own place in the world and want to be able to make their own decisions! So when ever you can you should let them. P.S. Please don't let her eat it for every meal.  You might make sure she eats a little veggie with it or at least introduce other stuff with it.  Just a tiny amount so she gets used to seeing other new foods.

Answer 12

That's hilarious, my son is the exact same way. No matter what I offer to make, he usually says he wants alphagetties, or kraft dinner. Real healthy I know! He is 3 and really picky so I just make him what he wants. I guess I figure as long as he is eating something it's better than making him something and him not touching it!

Answer 13

Who is the parent? Or does a two year old make her own decisions.