Eating Problems - Picky Eater - Eating Problems Discussion Forum

What so ever tasty food I prepare, my 3 yr old is reluctant to have it. How to make him have it? smita replied. If possible try and eat food with them. Give them food in your plates and not their usual small plates. This makes them feel like adults and once they start eating you can play a game of ' who will finish food first' ? All kids love playing this game and in this way they finish the food too. Priya replied. Kids need a lot of convincing when it comes to food. So you can play some games with them or try recite them a story or poem while eating. Once you can grab their attention they will start eating properly. Pavitra replied. Some children need entertainment while eating just like adults. The problem might not be that your child does not like food. So put on their favorite cartoon or their favorite show. Try this, might work. Usha replied. You can try giving your kid new or different dishes everyday. May be your kid is bored of same type of food everyday. Try giving sandwiches, fruit salads or soups, its good for health also. Sonali replied. If your child eats non-vegetarian food give them chicken, fish or fried eggs. Kids love it. But do not make habit of giving too much non-veg food. Give them vegetables and fruits also. Sheetal replied. Presentation of food also can matter to some kids. So present it in a way they will like it. Serve some salad with the food, they might like it. Mamta replied. Feed them only when they are hungry. Don' t feed them after every hour because if their stomach is full they won' t eat however tasty food you make. Once your child is hungry he/she will eat the food properly. Amy replied. Do not give them same dal chawal everyday. They also get bored of it. Try and make something new for them. If they like pizza or burger, don' t buy them from outside. Make it at home and they will enjoy it. Neha replied. Kids generally love what is in the plate of adults rather than what is served to them. So you can also serve yourself your child' s food and pretend to eat it. Once he/she sees you eating they will also start eating without making any fuss. Riya replied. All the children are fussy about food. So it is necessary to feed them what they most like. Some kids like eggs more while some kids like vegetables. So find out what is the kids favorite food and try feeding them that with roti, paratha, rice or sandwich. connie replied. If you are hungry you will eat no matter what the food looks like
Sneha replied. Presentation is as important as nutrition. Arrange the sliced veggies and fruits in a colorful platter and stick in some toothpicks or serve a fruit smoothie in a pretty glass instead of mug. Soumya replied. It is not enough that we give tasty and nutritious food to our children, it should be attractive too. For, ' We eat with out eyes' . When this is fact regarding us elders, it is most important with kids too. If food looks good, our mouth water before we taste it, lowering our resistance.

2013-07-05

Name: smita
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If possible try and eat food with them. Give them food in your plates and not their usual small plates. This makes them feel like adults and once they start eating you can play a game of ' who will finish food first' ? All kids love playing this game and in this way they finish the food too.

2016-04-26

Name: Payal Raval
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Vishesh, looks like you guyz have tried it all :) Great! @ Dhanya, how is your son now? The ideas presented here are really good! One of my kids' friends @ school is an extremely picky eater. Planning to share these tips with the child's parents.

2016-03-30

Name: vishesh shrivastava
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Picky eaters are a common problem for most parents. My son used to selectively eat only rice and throw away veggies. However hard we tried, he would simply not touch vegetables :( My wife and I then decided to make soups from veggies and also added it in dosa batter, stuffed them in the form of cutlets etc to get him to eat. He is a bit better now.

2016-02-21

Name: lisa
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make food with lot of colorful veggies or fruits. they always helps. colors make it attractive. try with fruits they are sweet so it is easy for the kids to eat.

2013-07-05

Name: Priya
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Kids need a lot of convincing when it comes to food. So you can play some games with them or try recite them a story or poem while eating. Once you can grab their attention they will start eating properly.

2016-02-21

Name: lisa
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make food with lot of colorful veggies or fruits. they always helps. colors make it attractive. try with fruits they are sweet so it is easy for the kids to eat.
i do the same to make my kid to eat the food.

2013-07-05

Name: Pavitra
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Some children need entertainment while eating just like adults. The problem might not be that your child does not like food. So put on their favorite cartoon or their favorite show. Try this, might work.

2016-02-21

Name: sameera
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yaah in childhod my mom used to make shapes with matchsticks and used to feed me and brother the food so we weren't so reluctant to the food. she used to explain the story with those shapes and it was really amazing technique.

2013-07-05

Name: Usha
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You can try giving your kid new or different dishes everyday. May be your kid is bored of same type of food everyday. Try giving sandwiches, fruit salads or soups, its good for health also.

2016-02-21

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Name: lisa
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make food with lot of colorful veggies or fruits. they always helps. colors make it attractive. try with fruits they are sweet so it is easy for the kids to eat.
i do the same with my kids to make them eat all food stuff.

2013-07-05

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Name: Sonali
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If your child eats non-vegetarian food give them chicken, fish or fried eggs. Kids love it. But do not make habit of giving too much non-veg food. Give them vegetables and fruits also.

2016-02-21

#12

Name: lisa
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hhi

make food with lot of colorful veggies or fruits. they always helps. colors make it attractive. try with fruits they are sweet so it is easy for the kids to eat.
i do the same to make my children eat.

2013-07-05

#13

Name: Sheetal
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Presentation of food also can matter to some kids. So present it in a way they will like it. Serve some salad with the food, they might like it.

2016-02-21

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Name: lisa
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2013-07-05

#15

Name: Mamta
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Feed them only when they are hungry. Don' t feed them after every hour because if their stomach is full they won' t eat however tasty food you make. Once your child is hungry he/she will eat the food properly.

2016-02-21

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Name: kk
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i used not to eat food often so my mother used to feed me after 2 2 hours. it is a good method actually. because kids play alot so food gets digested early.

2013-07-05

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Name: Amy
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Do not give them same dal chawal everyday. They also get bored of it. Try and make something new for them. If they like pizza or burger, don' t buy them from outside. Make it at home and they will enjoy it.

2016-02-21

#18

Name: lisa
Subject:

make food with lot of colorful veggies or fruits. they always helps. colors make it attractive. try with fruits they are sweet so it is easy for the kids to eat.
i do the same to make them eat

2013-07-05

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Name: Neha
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Kids generally love what is in the plate of adults rather than what is served to them. So you can also serve yourself your child' s food and pretend to eat it. Once he/she sees you eating they will also start eating without making any fuss.

2016-02-21

#20

Name: chinu
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i give them what i eat and i try to take lunch or other melas with them so they get encouragement to eat.

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