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Hi! My daughter is a little over 14 months and in this past week-she has decided she doesn't want to eat meals for me! She will eat snacks (bananas, apples, cheerios...etc) and she has ate for my husband (though lately she fights with him also) and MIL. But for me she shakes her head, puts her hands in the way and refuses to open her mouth.
Please tell me this is a phase!
What else can I do to make sure she doesn't lack in nutrition?
Any other tips appreciated!
Thank you!
We have a family friend that is now age 26. He grew up with my daughters, and is best friends with my oldest daughter's hubby. We first met their family at church when the "kiddos" were in the church nursery. Little Mike would ONLY eat peanut butter sandwhiches.....no jelly, only white bread and it had to be Jiffy peanut butter. He did from time to time include MacDonald's french fries, but I think that was only so he would have something to eat when the moms met for playtime lunches at McD's playland....he grew quite well with few colds etc during childhood....OK i think he did get in a few assorted veggies over the years, but not many....ANYWAY....somewhere along the he did start to eat spaghetti with tomato sauce. Big Mike is now engaged to be married.......the cake will have peanut butter frosting...hee hee...and, he is starting school to be of all things...a Chef!!! ....so....free advise....set the limits you can...and don't sweat the other stuff. The main thing is to try to keep control in areas that matter.........you really can't have your kiddos ruling the house.
My daughter is 22 months and we also have this problem.
I never look forward to dinner time as I put the plate down in front of her and she digs her hands in, looks up at me and says "ohhh YUCK mummy" but now that she is old enough to understand things a bit more I just say "oh you dont want it? ok, down you get then while I finish my dinner" and thats the end of it. If she doesn't want what I cook, she goes without. (Mind you she has worked this out and just tends to fill up on breakfast and lunch so she wont HAVE to eat dinner which usually involves vegies etc)
She will eat everything when she goes to my parents house though - dad will make vegetable soups etc and she'll eat 4 bowls of the stuff....just not for ME!
My mum tells me I was exactly the same when I was two - wouldnt eat anything orange and wouldnt eat much of anything else. But nearly 20 years later I eat anything and everything, so Im not too concerned.
My partner on the other hand eats steak, potato, bread, mandarins, apples, watermelon, peanut butter and vegemite. Think thats all.... and yes same rule goes for him, if he doesnt eat what I cook, he can get his own! :)
Jellibum
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my god-son is the same. he still will only eat only particular foods - ie. no red food etc. his mother (a great friend from high school) turned to me for help - not that i'm an expert, i don't have much experience or kids! - but in the end, we put many different foods before him and we got a fell for what he wanted.
later, it was mainly because he actually wanted to feed himself with the cutlury we were using and not his child set!
~jelli
p.s he doesn't like chocolate anything! oh well, more chocolate custard for me then!:rotfl: