hi all - me is in the same boat:(...my 17 mnths son is resfuing to eat anything...shd I leave him on his own and let him come n ask for food...no clue it jst gets so frsutrating at time...dunno what to do...and the problem here is that he is prone to constipation n the doc has asked me to give him his daily dose of veggies...dunno how I can do tht if he doesnt want to eat and cries the moment he sees a spoon in my hand...am I forcefeeding him too much...can this be the reason for his crying when he sees the spoon? If I let him eat on his own he creates a mess and doesnt eat a morsel! Ladies, please help me...Is pediasure the answer..byt what abt the fiber in his diet..i am perplexed pls help.
mdmom replied. Hi,

My daughter is 17 months as well and fussy and picky eater like your son. She was not gaining any weight after 1 year, also because of her eating habits and daycare (they are not patient like us, moms).
So, experiment with what he likes! For e.g I found out initially that she likes khicdhi so I added our cooked vegetables/chicken gravy/scrambed eggs (put less spice, as it can give constipation to kids) to her khichdi, add little yogurt, she liked it. Now, one day I was eating noodles, she asked from my plate.....she loved it so much and now wants to eat noodles only....but doesn' t like the added stuff.
Also, pediasure comes with fruits and vanilla with fiber, try that. Give it your son for every meal he misses.
You can also try strawberry/choclate/vanilla milkshakes, just figure out the things he likes with patience.
My daughter drives me crazy too, but now I put her favorite shows on TV, sometimes she gets so absorbed in the show that she forgets what Mommy is giving her. Just have patience with this, everybody tells me-\" It gets better\"
Good Luck!