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EAT => Eating For Toddlers => Topic started by: ed1978 on November 24, 2006, 13:54:24 pm

Title: Help with 14 month old
Post by: ed1978 on November 24, 2006, 13:54:24 pm

Hi there
i wonder if anyone can help? my young girl of 14 months will only eat chocs generally sweet things. She will only occasionally eat set meals but most of the time she will turn her nose up at it. We are finding this very stressfull as we do take time to cook good meals for her is this normal. what do we need to as she is small for her age and we dont want her to lose weight. please help a concerned dad :'(

Title: Re: Help with 14 month old
Post by: Lana on November 25, 2006, 00:27:36 am

Hey Ed I have split this post in hopes of you getting some more responses.

My first ds was quite small for his age so we always made sure to feed him high fat choices.  Full fat cheese, yogurt, milk.  Avacado is also high calorie and good for them.   The trick is to stop feeding her chocolates and sweets and only offer healthy choices.  Be prepared cause at first she may lose weight an refuse the food because she is used to you giving her sweets when she refuses other food.  Trust me when I tell you she will not starve herself. 

{{{{HUGS}}}}

Title: Re: Help with 14 month old
Post by: Lana on November 25, 2006, 00:28:16 am

OH yes I also wanted to say that smoothies are also a great way to get calories, fruit and dairy in ;D

Title: Re: Help with 14 month old
Post by: MamaC on November 28, 2006, 04:43:24 am

There are some good fruit puree's out there that can be mixed easily with yogurt for a great smoothie.  Will she eat fruit?  Do you offer the veggies/protein, etc. first, then the sweets?  I found that I have to hide the fruit from my lo until after he's eaten a bunch of good stuff first.  Good luck!