2yo not eating a balanced diet?

[Kmn]

I think that they do return to a variety eventually. We had 6 months of the only vege being tomato pasta sauce or peas. Now he'll try a few more things!
Have you tried canned fruit like diced peaches rather than normal fruit?
If you are concerned then maybe get some sort of toddler vitamin supplement - but forcing the issue will only make things worse.

[Nettie]

If you are concerned then maybe get some sort of toddler vitamin supplement - but forcing the issue will only make things worse.

He's still on formula but only at sleep times. I was thinking that this was part of the problem - but perhaps not. Sounds like he's a normal kid!

Kim - the curry thing sort of surprises us too! When we were trying to get him to eat solids, he wasn't interested in most things until one day when DH was eating a really spicy snackfood (they were curry flavoured corn puffs) and DS really wanted some - so we said 'what the heck' and gave him some. It was the most food he'd eaten in one sitting - EVER. After that we gave him tasty food - we figured that he's not interested in the bland stuff!

The other night we had a curry that was a tad spicy - even for us - but he chowed down no problem!

Thanks everyone... we shall just plod along and I'll do some cooking of pasta sauces and curries!

[feeb]

DS2 is nearlly 22 months and sounds exactly same as your DS even eating curry!!!!

I also find he eats much more if spoon fed rather than him feeding himself. I use the slow cooker heaps and soups and fill them with vegies. (I dont like many vegies on there own either but always offer him as DH eats all but makes no difference to DS).

He wont eat fruit unless pureed so i give him that as figure better than none!!!

Glad to hear its not just me with this!!

[Nettie]

Feeb - sounds like our guys have to meet one day!

My man is Mr Independent - so he much prefers to feed himself! Yes - he'd eat more if we spoon fed him, but I like him pacing himself a bit as both DH and I are big people and I don't want DS to learn poor eating habits (like we did)

[~Kim~]

Nettie, he sounds just like both of mine - they'll eat green curry and laksa...all manner of indian, thai, vietnamese food but neither of them will touch mashed potato with a barge pole.

[feeb]

DS only sees spoons and forks as play toys, he does occasionally try and put food on them but tips spoon over near mouth and drops it all. When he is eating himself he will chuck stuff on floor when he has had enough and some days I think crikey you hardley ate anyyting and offer him purred fruit and or yougurt and he will eat it (spoon fed to him)


So strange isn't it!