Cross posting from Weaning as that thread is dead...
I've posted before about my little girl and food. She's never been keen - eats enough now at 20 months in terms of volume to stop me really worrying but her range is really limited.
All carbs are fine. Some fish and meats go in. I can smuggle veggies into mashed potato and rice but fruit ends up being Ella's pouches as she refuses to even pick up any pieces of whole fruits. (She used to eat banana but even that's been refused for the month).
I'm looking for tips to get her more interested in food in general and willing to try things... or even pick them up and sniff/lick them!
I'm thinking:
-books that include food and meals (she loves books)
- buy a play kitchen with play food
- get her involved in shopping trips (we usually do ocado).
- get her to help cooking somehow (safely)
Any other thoughts? I really don't want food to be an issue for her as she has severe egg and dairy allergy so her introduction to food at six months was a horrible time for all of us.
If it's relevant I still bf 2-3 times in 24 hours and she has oat milk as a substitute on cereal as in cooking, and alpro yoghurt (which she also loves)