DD is 5.
Since the lockdown started she’s gone really funny about food and will not eat anything. Pre-lockdown there was 6 or 7 things she disliked but would basically eat anything and was known to go back for seconds at school.
Now all of a sudden she hates everything. I made a roast dinner today and left over 3/4s saying she didn’t like it (it was roast beef, Yorkshire puddings, boiled and roasted potatoes, roasted carrots, green beans, peas and gravy) usually only thing she’d not eat is the green beans today she ate the roast potatoes and Yorkshire pud but left the rest. At tea time (it’s Breakfast, dinner and tea in my house) I made a ham and cheese sandwich, she picked out the ham and wouldn’t eat the rest. She’d usually have a piece of fruit and a yogurt as well but wouldn’t entertain it.
I’ve stopped her eating all treat foods (sweets, crisps, chocolate, icecream etc) until she eats properly but she just shrugs and leaves it anyway.
She currently won’t eat any kind of potato except roasted (including chips and mash which she usually wolfs down and wants more), is leaving all meats and fish (including chicken nuggets and fish fingers), won’t eat any fruit of vegetables, is not showing any interest in eating yogurts.
She’s drinking fine and doesn’t seem to be lacking energy (she never stops talking!) so I’m not overly worried about her but she is losing weight. She’s on the smaller side of average height and weight wise so it’s quite noticeable that she’s lost some.
I’ve tried getting her to help me cook and she still won’t eat it.
I’m a pretty good cook and I do what I consider child friendly meals as it’s just me and her; stuff like spaghetti Bolognese, roast dinners, fish pies, sausage and mash etc.
Anyone elses child like this? To reassure me it’s not just mine.