Ideas On How To Get DS To Eat?

[Madissun]

That'd be awesome if you could that mrscricket. Im willing to try anything at this point!

[Rumpleteaser]

My DS eats better if we sit down and eat as a family, or if he can feed me or DH. He sometimes prefers the food on our plate, dispite it being the same as his, just not pre cut up. Also he has his own utenstil and will feed himself with it or by hand, I will have one too and can slip in a spoonful or several during the meal.
The first time we made pizza DS would eat some of the topping while preparing it, but would not eat it after it was cooked, I had cut it up in bite size pieces. Second time, I cut thin pizza slices, he ate almost 1/6 (1 slice) of the pizza which I think is reasonable for his age, he had something to eat earlier to.
You sometimes have to keep presenting the same foods several times before a child will eat something, sometimes it is quite unusual stuff they will eat. DS likes smoked fish and tinned smoked oysters, though not prawns.

Good luck, hope your DS expnads his variety soon.

[Nelle]

For us, the earlier they eat the better. Sometimes I give them dinner at 3pm.

Sometimes going '5 mouthfuls and you can have a chocolate' and counting down on our fingers works too, on the desperate days.

[ShootingStar]

We have the same problem with DS.. hes been fussy since he was a baby. Still wont eat vegies.. and hes so damn stubborn, if you were to say, eat that or there will be no chocolate, he'll say ok i dont want chocolate. But one thing he loves is smoothies. So since he was about 18 months, he has had 1 everyday for lunch, filled with fruit. Loves them.

But, as of a month ago, hes actually been starting to try new things. Before then if he didnt know what it was and like it, he wouldnt try it. So just hang in there, its just a phase, and over time he will come past it. I just make sure DS gets multivitamins everyday also.