Community Posts, Tips & Support on Children's Health & Nutrition

Looking for advice on how to get my 23 month old to eat properly all she wants is yogurts and cheese and just pushes her food away from her when i put it down its gotten to the point i dont even know what to be making her because i feel like im just wasting my time

I’m dealing with such strong Mom guilt! My two year old boy is the biggest picky eater. He literally likes only unhealthy stuff and I’m just at a loss! I don’t know what to do. He only weighs 29lbs. This is something that I usually make, or chicken nuggets. He will eat oatmeal and maybe plain pasta but that’s hit an...

Hi there Wondered if anyone could reassure me that little one is doing ok. He's 8 months and we've been weaning since 6 months. I offer a mix of finger food and mashed food and let him feed himself, but I do sometimes help to get him started. He really isn't taking to it that well. Very little interest in food ( ex...

He won’t eat any fruit other than bananas. He’ll eat it in a smoothie or a pouch but doesn’t seem to like the texture of any fruit. I’ve tried taking the skin off, cutting it into different shapes, squishing etc but he just spits it out. Is anyone else’s baby like this? What do you do?

He eats like a horse when he's at his grandparents, but as well as regular meals he also gets so many treats! I try not to let it bother me because it's only every once in a little while. But today alone they gave him a packet of skips, a kinder chocolate snowman, a kipling french fancy cake, along with his meals ...

So my son was 1 this week and we’re gradually trying to get him to eat more food but he just isn’t interested and I’m getting worried he’s not eating enough. He’ll have a small bowl of banana porridge in the morning and then it’s a battle to get real food in him. He’ll snack on fruit, sausage rolls and bread but it’...

Soooo... how do we know when our littles are ready to start trying out purees or whatever? He's only 4 months so I know it won't be soon - but I just don't know the cues?

Anyone else LO’s become really fussy!! My little girl is 13 months and has always been an amazing eating! Now she’s extremely fussy, will spit food out and she be absolutely frustrating with it! I hate when it comes to dinner times!

5 months old, 21lbs. Can’t sit unsupported but happily sits in high chair and plays with toys. Opens mouth when spoon comes near his mouth with teething granules. Stares at our food when we’re eating. I don’t want to wean too early, what do you think?

Hey!! Just looking for some ideas.. obviously now my boy is 10 months old it recommends to have 3 meals a day, I’m just wondering what everyone does for ‘on the go’ like when we are out I feel like I struggle to get that lunch time meal in, I do sandwiches and cold pasta but I just want a bit more inspo! Also do you...

My son is a picky eater. He won’t try anything new and barely eats. I do blame myself for this as when he started the picky eating stage, I gave him food I knew he would eat just to ensure that he was eating something but obviously long-term this has backfired. Has anyone experience the same? How do I get him to t...

My 8 month daughter only started her weaning journey end of October on purées at the beginning she loved it then started the refuse and gag after every spoonful so then i decided to start BLW which she seems more interested in however she either just plays with the food or bites it and then spits it back up , i feel...

A. Hold firm and make the nutritious option B. Compromise - make a quick, easy homemade meal C. Give in and hit the drive-thru D. Order a mix of healthy and treat options

My baby is 6 months old and we recently started solids. So far she really likes all the food i offer but she really hates drinking water. She was curious at first but now she started turning her head away as soon as she sees her cup. Should i keep offering or give it few days break then try again? Thank you x

Anyone else’s nearly 14 month old taken a totally different turn around food? My girl used to eat anything and everything. You could never fill her. Since just after her 1st birthday she seems to have cut back so much. I offer her smaller portions, little and often but she just shakes her head and throws it. She hat...

We’ve just been using spoons the entire time but wondering if a baby toddler fork would be better? Any recommendations?

I am honestly at the end of the line with solids. This is by far the WORST part for me. Today I have strawberry cut up the way everything online says, and my boy choked. He was crying so making it 10x worse. I was shaking and a broke down, gave him to dad and had a major panic attack. He is going back to soft mash...

Sugar free pancakes, berries, banana & yogurt

Anyone else still spoon feed things such as porridge, weetabix? He can use a fork / spoon but I can't be bothered with the clean up after and so much goes to waste when he does it himself. If I feed him he has the whole bowl no mess, if he does it half of it's over his face lap and hands. I understand letting them l...

Surviving on a few bites of rice cakes and sucking (then spitting out) some watermelon. I am SO SICK of teething and illness. Has anyone come through this, I am fed up of worrying and food going in the bin