13 month old all the sudden a picky eater!? Help!

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So my almost 14 month old son has gone from the kid who'll eat anything to the kid who refuses most of what I try to feed him. Getting him to eat his fruits and veggies has been such a struggle. Just today I spent almost 4 hours in the kitchen cooking him healthy, toddler recipes, such as chicken meatballs with veggies, cheddar quinoa, sweet potato patties, turkey and avocado bites, etc. and he wouldn't eat any of it. I had a breakdown and cried right there in the middle of the kitchen because I'm just so frustrated! The only things I can consistently get him to eat are bread, bananas, and blueberries. He even refuses cheese! He does drink his milk fine, thank goodness...but what gives?! Any mamas experience something similar? Any tips?

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My LO is 14 months and went through a similar stage. He's also getting ready to cut his first molars... 😓🤦🏻‍♀️but something that I've found is he's a lot more likely to eat better if it's on the plate I'm eating off of. Some people are iffy about feeding baby what they eat, but I've found he's much more likely if it's something I'm eating and enjoying. It works with Daddy too! The other day LO wouldn't take a bite of anything until daddy took a bite and fed him. After 10 minutes of trying, of course daddy worked his magic! Lol 😂😆

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This is my life!! I have a 14 month old who has really never been a great eater, but right now the only thing he will eat is peanut butter and jelly, cheese sticks and yogurt. Maybe every once in a while I can get a few bites of pasta or some fruit.

I spend hours every week making recipes ... homemade chicken nuggets, broccoli cheddar bites, so many others. I have cried many times... no great advice but just know you aren't alone! I've heard it's normal but man how frustrating!!

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I found my son went through this phase on and off. One time it was for like 2 weeks I spent all this money on hi favorite foods and he wouldn't eat any of it. I found it he was teething very bad. Had like 6 teeth coming in. Freeze and of that stuff that you can. He should get back to eating like normal. Sometimes it's like a week my son goes on strike or sometimes 2 weeks depending on how bad he was teething. I had to go back to like yougurt a, apple sauce, oatmeal mashed potatoes and I even gave formula. Then a week later he was back to his chicken brocolli cheese and etc. I have found my son loves bread and frech fries more cause he can numb on them. Hang in there mama

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Omg my daughter is the same and we wind up chasing her around and trying to feed her while she's playing and distracted. She love banana, blueberries, chicken nuggets and granola bars

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My son is going through a similar phase. He would eat anything I gave him. Now, he's being a bit picky. On Monday, he couldn't eat enough carrots at dinner. On Tuesday, he spit the carrots out when he was given some for lunch. Just keep giving the foods to him. He may change his mind again. Some days mine loves beef. Some days he spits it out. I just keep giving it to him. I think he's just exerting a little independence these days. Mine also loves bread! So if that is all he will eat at a particular meal, I make sure it's good healthy preservative free multigrain bread with a little goat cheese or peanut butter.

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I read a book on feeding infants by a nutritionist. She suggests that you don't worry about how much they eat. We decide what they eat and when they eat and they decide how much they eat or if they eat at all. It's not about intake at each meal. It's more what they eat over the course of a whole week. They know their bodies and bellies. Feed them as much food as they want. And that's that. At meal times, I don't stress. I give him what I am eating (slight modifications of course for foods that one can't handle without teeth) and if he doesn't want to eat, then he doesn't eat and I don't worry about it. He eats a lot at some meals and nothing at others and he's perfectly healthy. Mealtimes aren't meant to be a source of stress! If you cater to their whims and produce ten different meals to get them to eat then lord help you when they turn 2 and start to really declare their independence...

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As if I wrote this post myself. My kid is exactly the same way! Used to eat everything when I puréed , now that I'm introducing finger foods, barely eats any of it!

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I read French Kids Eat Everything and it REALLY helped me to formulate a plan. My husband and I both really love this method of feeding our kid and so far so good. I recommend you check it out. I really can't say enough great things about it and would be happy to talk to you more about it if you want.

13 month old all the sudden a picky eater!? Help!

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