5 year old driving me crazy with her eating…or lack thereof

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DD is 5, nearly 6, she used to be a fab eater, the best one out of any of my children at every stage, but in the last 12 months or so I’d say has dwindled down the list of foods she will eat into barely anything at all
I never used to mind if she said she didn’t want or like anything as she was such a good eater but it seems she doesn’t want or like anything anymore!

She will no longer eat any meat or chicken whatsoever, not even chicken nuggets or beef burgers or ‘junky’ food like that
Won’t eat any beans, chickpeas, egg, anything green, chips, mashed potatoes, the only fruits that are acceptable are satsumas and grapes, she won’t even eat toast fgs! Toast!!

Today she had 1 spoon of weetabix for breakfast, says she had a cheese jacket potato at school but I’m assuming this will be a fairly small portion and I don’t know if she ate it all or one bite, and has barely licked her rice for dinner
She of course ate the chocolate coin in her advent calendar no problem though 🙄

I’m trying not to let it bother me and not make a fuss but surely she’ll disappear soon if she just won’t eat 🤯

I just came to commend you for the use of ‘lack thereof’.
But that sounds stressful. I have no advice other than keep offering a balanced diet.

It isn't unusual for children to become more picky, but I'd be a bit concerned about the quantity- ie eating weetabix but only a tiny amount. How long has it been going on for? Anything else changed in that time?

My 5.5 yo is like this but always has been. I think I'd actually be more concerned by the sudden change though, is it worth speaking to the GP? Has she maintained her weight?

Haha well thank you @cardibach 😁

@Peablockfeathers I can’t pinpoint the change to an exact time as it was so gradual which I shrugged off as just kids being kids or her developing definite preferences, but absolutely nothing significant has changed in our lives for a long time no births no deaths no house moves, nothing!

@WeightoftheWorld I don’t weigh her, but I have noticed pants in particular are much baggier around the waistband than they used to be 😩

Personally if I suspected weight loss (or slowed growth height wise), along with the sudden change in eating habits, I'd be taking her to the GP in the first instance.

Have you asked school what she’s actually eating at lunch?

If she’s losing weight then you must take her to the GP to rule out any other underlying causes.

My DS(8) is a fussy eater since a toddler and I have found that the GP is not interested unless they are losing weight. When DS was in Reception I asked the school to arrange for one of the lunchtime staff to monitor his food intake at lunchtime. They actually had food diary forms pre-printed (so I certainly wasn’t the only one ask it’s for this) which they would give me daily so I could see exactly what/how much he was eating - perhaps do this before you go to the GP so you can give a full picture of her food intake.