Toddler pickiness - strategies to overcome
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 10:05 am
When our daughter was 1 yr old, she was very adventurous, eating lots of veggies from our plates. Now that she is 2 to 2.5, she is a little more vocal about getting bread and peanut butter, cheese, or nuts and dried fruit. She sometimes gobbles up veggies and starch, and sometimes shuns it in favor of the salty fatty things. As background, she gets non McDougall food at daycare, and my wife has some meat and cheese around the house. So, her taste buds are and will be quite familiar with those tastes.
Is anybody else in a similar boat? What strategies work for you?
My best luck with her is feeding fresh cooked things. She likes fresh rice plain or fresh cooked potatoes with some addins. She does not like those as reheated leftovers. The other motivator is to play on the monkey see monkey do part of her personality and make sure I'm setting a good example.
Mine likes broccoli. She likes that seasoned with a soy/ginger sauce or bit of salad dressing. She likes brussels sprouts a bit, and asparagus. A somewhat liberal strategy with salt is helpful with her.
Is anybody else in a similar boat? What strategies work for you?
My best luck with her is feeding fresh cooked things. She likes fresh rice plain or fresh cooked potatoes with some addins. She does not like those as reheated leftovers. The other motivator is to play on the monkey see monkey do part of her personality and make sure I'm setting a good example.
Mine likes broccoli. She likes that seasoned with a soy/ginger sauce or bit of salad dressing. She likes brussels sprouts a bit, and asparagus. A somewhat liberal strategy with salt is helpful with her.