The Wacky Eating Habits Of A Toddler

Executive Summary on Toddler Kids by Sarah Veda

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Once your child begins to leave the world of baby food behind, meal times can be a roller coaster ride. But, how you handle your toddler’s eating habits at this age can have an impact on their eating habits for life.

Toddlers thrive on routine, including mealtime routines. When you disrupt this routine, it can wreak havoc. Unfortunately, sometimes this need for routine means that your toddler wants to eat the same food at every meal for six weeks.

Don’t obsess about this, but do continue to introduce new foods. For instance, if the favorite is macaroni and cheese, you might try switching the menu to the same macaroni noodles but with a little butter instead of cheese sauce.

My experience has been that alternatives will only be tolerated if the rest of the routine is maintained. Only in the privacy of my home, where she can sit in her usual seat, at her usual time will I offer some new food.

The main point here is that you must continue to offer other foods. If you are content to let them munch on French fries and mac and cheese forever, they may never be willing to try new foods.

One of the best ways to get your toddler to try new foods is to eat them yourself. My daughter wants anything I’m eating if I haven’t offered it to her.

Don’t lose hope- nutritionists say that most children get a fairly well rounded diet if one is offered to them. Just find the healthy foods they will eat, and offer those more often than the less healthy ones.

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