Normal toddler eating habits?!

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This absolutely cannot be normal.My 21month old refuses to eat an actual meal. She will just pick at her foods. Ive tried every type of meal i could possibly think of and its always the same response. She weighs 28 lbs  and ive been able to get her down to only nursing for nap time and bed time. All the other kids i know eat so much and then theres my kid whose more than content with like 5 bites of anything for the entire day. Please help me. Shes going to mothers day out 3 times a wk in a month and i so scared of her just starving. Im out of ideas. Are some toddlers just like this?

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Its normal my 19mo (almost 20months now) does that. I asked at her last dr apt. And all I was told was don’t  worry she will eat when she’s hungry and if she doesn’t try making the meal look different. So it’s all apart of toddlerhood.

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She won't starve. Unless she has some sort of metabolic disorder, she will eat if she's hungry.

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Pediasure is great for picky kids without much of an appetite (which is a totally normal thing)!
I’m a medical aide for a little kid with a feeding tube, and sometimes he throws up the regular tube food for whatever reason. Maybe a stomach flu or something. Needing to make sure he gets adequate calories, we put Pediasure in the feeding bag instead, and he always holds that down!
Kids without tubes though I’m pretty sure can just drink it. Good luck 😊

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My pediatrician told me it’s totally normal for a two-year-old to have two bites of a meal. Talk to your pediatrician about starting multivitamins. At that age, my daughter would always eat more if we had an extremely active day, so I wonder if it’s possible that your little one needs more physical activity?

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You won’t starve her. If she’s hungry she’ll eat. 
My son is 2 and weighs 27 lbs, we just had his annual check up today and his dr is in no way concerned. He did mention starting a multivitamin since my sons a picky eater at times.

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Mines the same

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Normal my 2 year old only ate the meat at supper. We leave her plate very plain. Sometimes one thing at a time seems to work better. We cut back her formula to only 3 sip cups of 4 oz as dr recomended. I like giving her th formula because I know she is able to get all her vitamins because she is sooo picky.

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My almost 30 month old weighs 25lbs. She has days where she’ll eat everting, and other days where she just nibbles throughout the day. She still nurses too. I just try to ensure 99% of her snacks and meals are as nutritious as possible.

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it's nornal! they're at that stage where they barely eat. if you can find something she really loves then let her eat that bc it's hard to get them to eat anything lol. my nephew will be 3 in January and still weighs 28 pounds

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Hey love ! My son will be two next month and he is the same way!!! He still drinks whole milk and he will just pick throughout the day. I just make sure I keep fruits and veggies or make smoothies with fruits and veggies so he gets some healthy stuff in. He’s 35 pounds, healthy and chunky. My dr says he’s fine. I’m sure your baby is good too! I know we worry.

Normal toddler eating habits?!

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