Parents with fussy eater....

[Jakabella]

When or how did it get better??

Im at a loss with DD - she is 3.5 and has a VERY limited diet!
If it were not for yogurt, cheese, fruit, pasta, rice and nuggets and chips - then she would not eat!

I can not get her to eat red meat AT ALL. I have tried it all...

Im at my wits end. Any pearls of wisdom would be much appreciated, before I end up in the loony bin!!

Kate xx

[LuluHB]

Subbing because I'm desperate to hear that this stage will pass too. DD2 is a nightmare to feed.

[Meercat]

Subbing as well. You just described DD's diet exactly.

I have been offering her usual food with something different each time hoping she will experiment... A lot of food is just getting wasted

[Jakabella]

Oh I hear you! I dish up what ever we are eating. on a good day she will try it - on a bad day she will have a major melt down

[~me~]

My DS2 was extremely fussy, he only ate some meats and pasta for main meals. He did have yoghurt and lots of fruit and what I call plastic cheese.
I gave up on dinner, eventually once he turned 4.5 I started the "once you start school, you have to start eating....", it worked. I would start with tiny bits of broccoli and cauliflour and carrot and he would taste. We are now at the point (6-7mths on) he actually likes them and eats more.
It's baby steps. They eat what they eat.
It's a case of choose your battles and this one I decided not to battle on

[Olive]

could she have a sensory issue? apart from the fruit its pretty much a white diet.

[wysiwyg]

Apparently I ate very little but drank alot of milk (cows) until I was about 4 years old - after that I was what I would describe as a normal eater - now I will eat everything and an a bit like a human dustbin. So in my case the phase did pass.

[Jakabella]

She ate 3 party pies for tea! Most parents would be horrified at PP's for tea, but for DD that's a pretty awesome effort!!

[Miss.B]

My DS, 2, is a pretty fussy eater. I'm pretty sure he's low on iron as he does not eat much red meat or green vegetables. I came across a fabulous recepie for meatballs here on belly, and OMG, DS loves them. Basically it's minced beef with uncooked rice, grated carrot & zuccini, egg, made into little balls then cooked for 40 minutes in some tomato soup. The meat balls are so seriously tender and yummy (I added a bit of BBQ sauce to make them sweeter) DS loooooooves them! A little bit of iron in the red meat

[~Hestia~]

Our Moo is pretty fussy, will love something then go off it for ages, is picky with fruit but will always eat bananas, strawberries or grapes, avoids meat in any form.

I don't know if we're doing the right thing, but I just serve up what we're eating and let him decide if he's going to eat it or not. The only thing I ask is that he tastes it now that he's getting a little older (3 in a few months). He doesn't have to even swallow it but just taste it. Sometimes he surprises me by having a little taste then polishing it all off! If he tastes it and still doesn't want to eat it then he gets yogurt or some cut up fruit.

Another thing I did was get him a plate that has three segments. Can usually divvy up a meal into three eg. Pasta, meat, veggies from bolognese. He seems to be more open to trying things now that he can see them all. Don't know if it's a step backwards or not but is working for now!