So I have a 3 year old who will not eat any of my prepared dishes, I’ll cook, chicken casserole, chicken teriyaki, spaghetti, homemade chicken nuggets, etc and she will not eat it at all!! At her age I loved chicken noodle and chicken nuggets but she wants nothing to do with it.

She eats extremely healthy rarely any refined sugar or takeout. She will skip 2 meals a day if she wants to (I of course offer her my entrees and she will have a fit!) . So after her skipping 2 meals in a row the following day I give in and will give her the only meal she will tolerate, rice with sautéed chicken breast or rice and a big helping of beans (black, kidney or pinto) all with a side of veggies (she LOVES veggies).

I wish she would eat more of my entrees because I would allow her to have more fun snacks. I have tried giving her snacks and seeing if she’ll eat my entree but that doesn’t work, then I’ll try withholding all other food and I’ll offer my entree and that doesn’t work as well. The only dish she seems to like that I make is grilled hamburgers but we don’t eat beed that often for health reasons so I’m sure not making hamburgers often just so she’ll eat what I cook.

Please lend any suggestions, it is so very frustrating.