Do I give in or stand my ground?

Question

What do you do when your 15 month old refuses to eat what you put in front of her? She use to eat everything and anything. Now, she refuses to eat everything except for fruit, peppers, eggs, pasta, and bread.

She will not eat any veggies except for the peppers and she will not eat meat whatsoever. Doctor said that it's a common thing at this age.

My question to you guys is, do I make her a different meal every night instead of what we are having or do I put what we are having in front of her and if she refuses to eat it oh well?

My husband tells me she will not go hungry. She will eventually eat when she's hungry. I think that giving her the food choices that she prefers will only cause a bug issue in the long run. Im not sure.

What do you guys think? Anyone having the same issue!? Advice would be appreciated!

Answer

We struggle to eat dinner at the same time as our daughter regardless which has become our biggest issue. But we only offer healthy food and if she doesn't eat it then that's it. Occasionally I'll try and find other healthy alternatives if she's eaten literally nothing but normally she'll eat part of what's in front of her. If she pushes her veggies away at lunch I'll normally offer them again for her snack instead of a grain and for some reason she will usually eat them then. When she gets in these picky moods it's normally when I start trying new foods or reintroducing old foods that I haven't made for a while.

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I asked our health nurse about this just last week, I'm having trouble getting her to eat chicken and meat. She said it's our job to offer healthy food and they can decide if they like it or not. I guess it's typical for them to be picky right now. What I do Is offer what we are having for dinner. I'm lucky and my daughter will always eat what ever veg is offered. If she won't eat the meat after trying it twice I'll take something I know she'll eat out after she has had a good amount of veggies.

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Keep offering a variety of foods and textures. If you only give what LO will eat then they will get stuck in that food jag which will be hard to break. My LO is being weird about textures right now with her teeth coming through.

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Continue to just give her what you guys are eating. I'd just make sure that at least 1 thing on the plate is something you know she will eat. I agree with you that if you start making her her own meals now then it could really cause problems down the line! She will eat when she's hungry. Be super chill about her eating so there is no stress or anxiety around it. No rewards for eating things on her plate or big celebrations for eating her veggies. Just remain unruffled.

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I don't like the idea of ever restricting food from a small child. My LO ate everything up until 13 months and since then she has been more and more picky. I feed her what we are eating (which she will eat about half the time) but always have a go-to ready for her just in case (like Mac and cheese cause she will always eat it). Being picky with food at this age is completely normal.

Do I give in or stand my ground?

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