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Hi,
My son is 17 month old & he don't like indian food like upma,suji,dosa,kheer(sometime).
He can't eat stuff parathas or anything little solid Eats only semisolid food....so i give him pasta with vege,beans rice or something like that.what is your toddler menu?how you give him vege ?Is your toddler eat little pieces of fruits & vege?Is your toddler eat moong daal.My son don't eat khicdi with moong daal when i give him he face like vomit & some time he vomits.

i'm worried about him why hw can't eat solid like parathas ,roti ...when i give him bread he like it but after 2 or 3 bites bread get stick on upper jaw & he want to vomit .he has 6 teeth...i think thats why he have a problem in chewing.
any advice pls
bye
tina sangeetha replied. Hi Tina

Re. bread, do you give him bread toasted or plain. Plain will get stuck in the mouth, try giving toasted. Also try making the french bread (dipping the bread in beaten egg and frying on both sides). Always remove the sides of the bread as they don't like it at this stage.

Give him boiled veggies in whatever he eats. I add different veggies to dal and rice I cook for my daughter. I also gv her idli/dosa and instead of dal on the side, I give her veg soup (pressure cook all kinds of veggies with lots of water and if the veggies don't get completely mashed, just beat them in mixie and add salt and bring to a boil). This way he will get all the nutrition.

Chldren this age should eat tiny bits of fruits. If he doesn't eat with you, ask someone else to try. My daughter wouldn't eat with me, but one of my friends tried for her and she started to eat. Well, they say you shouldnt force food on a child, but I think we have no other choice. I have to show the birds, cats, fish, old man, car and sesame street etc. to my daughter, sort of bribing her to eat.

Try giving over boiled maggie noodles with just salt or you can add little bit of the masala.

All the best to you.

Sangeetha