How Long Before She Demands Perrier Water With a Twist?
I discussed a while back my challenges with getting Ava to eat. We went through about three weeks with her eating very little at all. I know all toddlers hit that “Hell no I don’t want to eat, I have better things to do” stage. However, Ava was losing weight. That became a concern.
I turned, as usual, to my Twitter gals, who plied me with ideas for us to try. After discovering that my little non eater was nursing a stomach virus (that she passed to me, thankyouverymuch) we worked on getting her over that and then tried to tempt her with new, exciting and previously forbidden foods. Anything in an attempt to get her eat. Chocolate chip waffles. Fish sticks. Macaroni & cheese. Chicken nuggets. Most of it was still turned away, except for the waffles, which turned out to be a big hit.
And then? Once day she must have decided she was hungry, because she just started eating again. Huh. Okaaaay, then.
What I find odd about this kid is the choices she will make. Last night she wanted nothing to do with the Mac & cheese (which I have gotten her to eat on a few occasions) and instead gobbled up a plate full of smoked salmon and pear slices.
Let me repeat: She chose SMOKED SALMON over Mac & cheese. What 20 month old do you know that does that?? She has also professed a love of blue cheese, salad, lemons (yes, you read that right) and beans of any kind, shape or form.
Things she won’t touch: Hot dogs, bologna, chicken nuggets, fruit juice, burgers, fish sticks. Pretty much if it’s a typical “kid’s food” she won’t touch it.
Also, after months of her pushing away any homemade food that was placed in front of her, we finally found victory with my beef stew. She picked around the meat, but loved the carrots, potatoes and celery. She liked the broth enough to turn the bowl up and slurp the last of it. Success!
We put Ava on the scales and she has gained back all the weight she lost, plus another pound. Which is awesome to say the least.
My only concern, considering her current eating habits, is how long before she demands only lox & bagels for breakfast, insists on eating on the fine china and turns her nose up at “domestic water”. It seems I’ve bred a little food snob here. But as long as she’s eating, that is just fine with me.
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So glad she has decided to start eating again. And, Ava, way to go on picking smoked salmon over mac & cheese, good choice girl!!
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That sounds like my son….he’ll eat the ENTIRE lemon……I’ll make lemon wedges where I take out the seeds and he’ll eat the lemon rind and all. EEwwooohhh
Also, he’ll gobble up all the broccoli, red/green/yellow bell peppers, carrots, tomatoes ….that I present to him…..but all that yummy fun food, he will freak out if it’s even on his plate….What kid do you know that will say “ewwwoohh” to Mac & Cheese!!??
I’m just fortunate that I have a good eater on my hands…
Isabella is the same way, except she will actually eat EVERYTHING that I give her. Mac & Cheese, all fresh fruits and veggies…etc
They both hardly ever touch meat though…..oh well, they get their protein and iron through other sources.
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I’m glad that she’s feeling better, and eating!
It can be a lot of fun to feed a child that likes to eat real food. Mine have all turned up their noses at “kid food”, but choose salmon in a restaurant, with broccoli, and so on. Sadly, my oldest child’s love affair with asparagus is over, but they do still enjoy their salmon (smoked or otherwise!). And as for Perrier, luckily for me, only my youngest likes it – the boys don’t!
The only way I can get Catie to eat mac & cheese is if it’s the Easy Mac with the animal-shaped pasta. Otherwise, no. Of course, she also went through a phase where she wouldn’t touch peanut butter & jelly, and later went through a phase where she ate PB&J for 2 out of 3 meals a day. I think their taste buds change a lot at this age. You just gotta roll with it & keep offering different stuff until you find the stuff she likes & will eat.
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So all this time we’ve been suggesting baby/kid foods and she just has a sophisticated palate! Bring on the fancy foods. Glad to see she’s eating again. Kids are weird sometimes, at least mine are.
Nah, they all turn four. Four is the year of the chicken nuggets. Trust me on this.
I was looking through some old photos last night and happened to see one of Bailey at 19 months with baked beans a mashed potatoes all over her. It was all she’d eat for like 6 weeks straight. Baked beans, mashed potatoes and milk. Ha.
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That is hilarious….did she learn that from @PrincessJenn? Hee hee. Every meal is a mystical battle with Mason. Every.Single.Meal.
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