Eat meat?

Mine is very picky as well! I make veggie chocolate muffins and you could talk to his doctor about giving him kids protein shakes?

Mine will eat it blended up in sauce

YES SAME HERE. It drives me crazy cause he gets so grumpy and easily triggered when he doesn’t get any animal protein during the day Ive found he’ll eat meat from spaghetti or sausages. I don’t really like giving him sausages but he seems to do a lot better when he gets atleast any kind of meat. Also be sure to get Greek yogurt (organic if you can manage just cause it has so many great things in it) cause it’s packed with 14-15g of protein. Also putting chia seeds in it is so beneficial cause chia seeds also have 5g of protein plus omega 3 and a bunch of other great stuff My son will also eat macaroni with tuna in it which gives me a lot of relief cause a single can of tuna has 20-30g of protein Another note: don’t give up trying to offer him meat. Kids go through phases cause their taste buds are still developing. So one day he might hate something but love it the next and vise versa

When you offer him food don’t show you’re upset with him or the situation cause that can feed into his negative feelings towards those foods. Always just have that “whatever, more for me” attitude

I have a very picky 2 year old daughter who also refuses to eat pizza, pasta/ mac n cheese, quesadillas, etc. She doesn’t even like pancakes or anything with syrup on it. She’s in the 3rd percentile but her pediatrician and GI specialist seem to be happy with foods she actually accepts. She’s just started taking Flintstone chewables to boost her Vitamin D and B12, suggested by the GI doctor after a blood test. The blood test to determine any deficiencies and food sensitivities has been helpful. Figure out how much protein your child should be having a day based on his weight and make that a priority too. Foods my toddler eats almost every day: - Scrambled egg with milk, chopped spinach, and a little ketchup - Peanut butter toast on whole wheat bread with an additional tbsp butter - Chicken sausage link as Italian style or Chicken Apple flavor - Freeze dried yogurt bites - MadeGood granola bar - Banana and apple slices - Yellow corn kernels with avocado oil and black pepper - Raisins

I’m currently happy with her simple diet but it took a lot of experimenting to get here. We still introduce new foods every day but I don’t force anything to make sure she’s comfortable. It definitely gets better every couple months but that’s because we never stop trying things, even if we’ve tried before or it’s something we never expected her to like.

@Marijka I definitely do that I tell him “ok more for mommy” lol he just is still in that “no” phase.

@Marijka I definitely do that I tell him “ok more for mommy” lol he just is still in that “no” phase.

Yea he’s not into sauces or anything like that. I just appreciate all the great advice and I will definitely try these things and ask his doctor more about what his protein intake should be. Thank you all and I’m always open to more advice and helpful tips. Thank you moms!!💜

Try meat alternatives? I'm biased because I have the weird kid that won't eat Mac and cheese/chicken nuggets/etc but absolutely loves things like coconut curry with white beans, lentil spaghetti, tofu "egg" cups (egg allergy) Gets a little gassy now and then but he eats a fair amount of protein that way. 🤣 I bought a block of Kirkland cheese and divided it up to freeze thinking I could portion that out to him for dairy and protein because it's not something me or my husband eat.. he ended up disliking cheese all together. They're little buggers about food, but they're very much learning daily about tastes and textures so expect it to change at the drop of a hat one day, and keep trying ❤️

If I blend and grind up chicken beef etc he will eat it including salmon. Tinned fish my son loves and will eat in pasta as is,I just watch for bones. He loves fridge raiders, sausages and corn beef mainly.

My daughter used to be puts off by meat, and I think it’s because of the texture. I started by minced them up and just sneak them in, and gradually increase the amount. The best way that has worked for us was that I have to eat what they are eating. When I made rotisserie chicken with roast veggies, they were able to eat them. Then I always try to offer more meat in chunky pieces now, and it seems like they are no longer put off by them, but sometimes it might just be they simply don’t want to eat them, and that’s fine. If we can choose and pick what we want to eat, toddlers should be able to do so as well. I always ask what they want to eat for at least one meal of the day, and I’ll cook whatever they want for that meal. But I might decide that for dinner we’ll have something I want to make, and they’d have no issues eating them. I think giving out choices is also an effective way to make them think they’re the one doing the picking, and not you.