I'm starting to hate dinner time bc of fussy toddler!

[hotchocolateisallme]

Whenever it comes to any meal time at the moment I'm stressed. My toddlers eating habits have got worse and worse over the last couple of months. At breakfast he would only eat toast..now he dosent even eat that. Any kind of cereal or porridge he will scream at. He won't eat any fruit at all or veg he will throw it all on the floor. If I make Shepard's pie I'll have to make him a completely different meal as he won't eat it. The only thing he will eat is pasta,rice,chicken dippers. I'm so stressed out because he's not getting the nutrients he needs. I've tried hiding the veg in his foods,he still won't eat it!! He won't try new foods he just cries and throws a temper tantrum. I really don't know what to do if anyone has any suggestions It would be very appropriated.

[ReallyLilyReally]

Not a popular method on MN I'm sure, but when i was a tiny picky tot, dinner was what my parents were eating and if i didn't want that then i went without. I think my mum had one very bad week with a screaming, hungry little me, and then i gave in. And as an adult i eat everything.

[ForeverBaffled]

My son is identical so I totally feel your pain. I’ve been hiding blended vegetables in his pasta or things like tuna under his cheese on toast. Fortunately he loves fruit. It’s really frustrating I know. Will follow to see if anyone has any good advice.

[MontanaSwing]

Following. My son is the same. He does like veg and fruit but won’t try anything new and just tips his bowl upside down if I don’t get to him fast.

Could you give him what he likes along with whatever you are having so he can try something new? Also, have you tried getting your partner/DH to feed him? My son eats better for my husband.

[hotchocolateisallme]

@MontanaSwing @ForeverBaffled thankyou ladies for your comments! Hopefully someone will come up with some words of wisdom and help us out!
And no I'll have to get my husband to try feeding him tonight and see how it goes!! And yeah I've tried putting the veg or whatever with the food he does like and he just eats the food he does like and leaves the rest of its

[SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius]

Would he drink a smoothie if you made one with lots of fruit in? You could sneak a vitamin supplement into that (I think there is a liquid one for kids, isn't there). I know a smoothie isn't as good as the actual fruit, but it might be better than nothing.

[rbmilliner]

Sorry no words of wisdom as I've got dd exactly the same although she suddenly started to things that are orange: carrot sticks, oranges, sweet potato.
Ate everything as a baby then all of a sudden plain pasta or bread and homus only!
Sometimes she can surprise you for example eat 3 pieces of brocoli off her own back then tell you she doesn't like it the next day.
Anything fresh is 'yuckie'.
We have tried stickers and reward chart. Everyone up the table who ate their brocoli got a sticker. She ate it because she didn't want to be left out - worked for a while.
One thing I did try was cutting down on her lunch (it usually pitta bread and hommus, occasionally cucumber) and she ate fish fingers and sweet pot (which are orange)
I can't leave her hungry, just can't do it - and before I had kids I was sure that's how I was going to be.
On the plus side this is apparently something most kids go through at some point so I'm just going with it but offering her what we're eating to try and putting veg on her plate (which she rarely eats for now). Am giving a multivitamin - which I also said i'd never do before I have kids:)
Good luck!