My son is so picky when it come to food.

My son is 2 and he is already picky When he was younger he used to eat anythign and evrything I would give him .. all kinds of vehetables, even spinach and such BUt now as soon as it looks like a vegetable or even mea he refuses to even try it WhaT he loves are pasta and rice and potatoes HE will eat a couple of chicken nuggets or fish sticks but that 's about it Vegetables... well I thnk he doesnt like any except for carrats ( and not always) .. he eats tomatoes but it is considered a fruit .. now he will eat all kinds of fruit but no vegetable:( SO what I do is try to sneak in vegetabls in his food If I make spaghetti Bolognaise ( which he likes but he wont eat the nmeat though) I puree vegetable and I combine them to the tomatoe sauce I also puree vegetables and pour 1/4 in a sippy cup, add 1/4 of fruit juice and 1/2 of water You can do the same with mash potatoes but make sure the "color stays as white a spossible .. it seems that it is the color that warns my son the most and if it is not very pale he wont even try it Good luck to you I knwo how hard it is to have a picky eater

hi isabella i am just the same as you i am a bit fussy but i do eat healthy, my niece is very much like your son, in fact from what you are saying my niece was worse i gave my sister these suggestions, dont force them to eat anything instead make it into a game if they try a bite of something new then they can have a sticker or a bite of something they like. i found as well that she ate better for me than her mum and dad the difference in my house is that evedryone sits at the table and can talk about things which can distract from the food, also i had her and my son like every night help me make dinner from something as simple as helping cut up the veg tgey really enjoyed and wanted to eat whta they had made. my boys are great eaters but doing fun things with food is great and they really enjoy like smiley face pizza. kids cook shows can help big cook little cook has some great recipes that kids love to make and eat i hope this has been useful anything is worth a try with kids, all the best, lee

Don't make an issue over food, it will just lead to bigger problems later. Just feed him the healthy things he will eat and keep him away from junk food and sugar and he'll be alright. The previous poster has some excellent suggestions. Here's mine: Try reverse psychology and don't offer him the new food, just eat it and enjoy it yourself and maybe his curiousity will get the best of him!

If you have access to the local library there are literally tons of cookbooks geared towards picky kids and just children in general. They have alot of ideas and ways to put stuff into their favorites to make them more healthy. I have tons of recipes. Also, they say that repitition is key. Even if they never eat it, put a small amount of the food you want them to eat on their plate for every meal and it is likely they will eventually warm up to the idea. I have an EXTREMELY picky two year old and it makes me crazy trying to get her to eat healthy. Another tactic that a friend of mine uses is to not to put the dessert they want on their plate until they at least try or finish their vegetables. It is enough motivation to make her kids eat extremely healthy. You can make fruit smoothies and add things to them that they won't taste but is good. You can add sweet potatoes to their mashed potatoes. Add wheat germ to just about anything and you can't taste it but it is very healthy. Putting vegetables into their hamburger meat before cooking. They make sweet potatoe french fries. Tons of things. I wish you well. I know that there is TONS of publications out on the web and at your fingertips. Good luck! If you find something that really works for you, don't hesitate to update me! I need all the help I can get.

It's been like that for my 6 year old for a few years now. We implemented a "try something new every day" rule. When we make dinner, we give her a side that she hasn't tried before. She wasn't keen on it at first, but now that we have a chart that we made, whenever she tries something new, she gets a mark on her chart, so it motivates her. Sometimes she likes it, other times she doesn't, but it really helps finding what she likes and what to give her. I'm very picky as well. As far as healthy snacks, I've found that NutriGrain bars are wonderful. They have the sweet flavor of fruit in the center and also healthier than fruit snacks, etc. Also, PediaSure is great if you feel he isn't getting enough vitamins and minerals. Another thing you can do is make him smoothies for snacks, use yogurt and fruit, and instead of sugar, use a tiny bit of honey to sweeten it. You can search online for fun food ideas for kids. He's at that age where you need to make it fun for him to try new things. Maybe make some pizzas together with new things (My daughter fell in love with spinach after we made a pizza with spinach, black olives, and garlic with ranch dressing instead of sauce. She will now even eat spinach like a salad). Truthfully, I think it's an age thing. They're testing their boundaries, they want to be more independent and make decisions for themselves rather than mommy and daddy always making them. A bit of rebellion, so to speak.

Maybe you can eliminate distractions, and definitely no TV, make eating fun for both of you. Just add new food to his menu regularly but slowly. Talk to him, asks him how he likes what's he's eating and praise him. Remember, the quality of the eating experience is just as important of he eats. And provide the right images, the right example. They should eat only when hungry. Don't bribe a with a candy. Do not reward good deeds with food, especially junk food. Children are copy cats. Anything you are eating, your child will want to eat, too, so be on best eating behavior in front of your child :)

Yes, my son is picky to food before me or my husband recently. But he is not when my parents feed him alone. I think you can try somebody else to feed him. And on the other hand you should not give him many sock before the normal food time. If he does not like to eat just let him alone and feed him when he feel hungry.

He's five...so he should know a few things. Trick of it is, be smarter than a five year old! :) I was at the dentist office waiting for my kids checkup to be completed and came across a magazine article regaurding such things. Do you have any sundae containers or special bowls you use for things like that? For the cereal, the mother put it in a sundae glass and gave the child a long ice cream spoon to eat with. I guess that was a good idea. Don't give your child too much milk during the day as it fills their tummies. Limit the kinds of snacks as well, same idea. But, all in all, don't worry too much about the son being a picky eater. They will grow out of it. I guess it's their way of expressing their opinions. But, whatever rule you lay down for them regaurding meals, stick to it. *Pleiades