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To wonder why my 21 month old doesn't like anything sweet...

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coffeeforone · 25/01/2018 13:41

...except fruit which he loves. He hates chocolate, cake, ice cream, any type of sweet dessert really.

He is a decent eater otherwise and will try most foods, I cant think of anything savoury/hot meals that he doesn't like (except any tomato based main meals and baked beans). He does love cheese, crackers, crisps, raisins, he will drink fruit shoots which are very sweet, and fruit flavored yogurts.

He has been to quite a few birthday parties recently and I've noticed all toddlers his age will enjoy cake, ice cream. He gets very upset if I ask him to try it. He has always been like this, since he 'spat out' his first milky button at 9 months. Its obviously not the end of the world as its all processed sugar anyway and I obviously wouldn't want him to each much of it - but is it a concern that he won't have birthday cake / ice cream?

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BarbarianMum · 25/01/2018 13:42

No it's a blessing.

kaytee87 · 25/01/2018 13:42

Why would it be a concern? Genuinely, do you actually think it's a problem?

DeStijl · 25/01/2018 13:42

No

ThisLittleKitty · 25/01/2018 13:43

I imagine it won't last long.

StinkPickle · 25/01/2018 13:44

Well what a great eventuality!

Don’t bother asking him to try sweet stuff again. His life will be all the better if he doesn’t like it. Wish I didn’t.

Lettucepray · 25/01/2018 13:44

Maybe its the texture? Wouldn't worry, it's a good thing and raisins, fruit yoghurts etc are full of sugar.

TeddyIsaHe · 25/01/2018 13:46

I think you know it’s not a problem Wink

InsomniacAnonymous · 25/01/2018 13:46

It's a good thing. Why would it be a concern?

I've never had a sweet tooth. Chocolates, cakes, biscuits, sweets don't appeal to me at all. I like fruit though.

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ThisLittleKitty · 25/01/2018 13:46

I think with kids you need to realise that what they like changes constantly. One minute mine likes cheese then he doesn't then he likes pasta then he doesn't.. And so on.

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coffeeforone · 25/01/2018 13:47

Why would it be a concern? Genuinely, do you actually think it's a problem?

It's just I don't think I've seen others his age or younger refuse it. Could it be a taste bud/blood sugar issue or something? I don't know. He just gets awfully upset when offered it and more than a few friends etc have said 'why won't he have the ice cream' as if i have an issue with it myself....

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NeedMoreSleepOrSugar · 25/01/2018 13:48

Enjoy it while it lasts! Dd (3) used to be the same. She still hates cake and isn't keen on icecream, but she loves jellies and lollipops!

MTBMummy · 25/01/2018 13:48

DD (aged 8) has only just started developing a sweet tooth, enjoy it while it lasts.

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coffeeforone · 25/01/2018 13:49

I think with kids you need to realise that what they like changes constantly. One minute mine likes cheese then he doesn't then he likes pasta then he doesn't.. And so on.

His tastes do change of course, on the savoury side. But he's almost two and has NEVER enjoyed a white chocolate button...I was just wondering if there's a reason

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Camomila · 25/01/2018 13:51

Texture with the chocolate maybe? My 21m old likes other sweet things like cake/fruit/yoghurt/juice but has spat out chocolate the few times he's tried it.

It's a good thing really, and toddlers are odd he may well like it in a few months.

LostMyBaubles · 25/01/2018 13:53

My 4yr old is exactly the same.
He doesn't like sweet stuff apart from fruit and the odd lollipop.
No choc, cake, biscuits etc

Infact he told me he prefers school meals as they give him more veg and has fruit for dessert.
(Have since offered him more fruit and veg at home) he's never really liked sweet things

kaytee87 · 25/01/2018 13:53

Why would it be a tastebud or blood sugar issue? He is eating sugar in his fruit, lots of it. That's where my toddler gets his sugar from too, I offered him chocolate at Christmas, he pushed it away angrily and shouted for a satsuma 🤷🏼‍♀️
Humans didn't eat processed sugar back in the day at all.

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coffeeforone · 25/01/2018 13:54

Thanks to those who say he's not alone. I do have a sweet tooth myself, so i have to admit i find it a bit strange that he hates it all!

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NotAPuffin · 25/01/2018 13:54

My DD is 7.5 and has always disliked very sweet things like icecream and white chocolate. Different people are different, I certainly wouldn't worry about it!

AmethystRaven · 25/01/2018 13:57

If he had a blood sugar issue, he would be poorly rather than just not like sweet things. I guess it's unusual but it's good that he doesn't fill up on sweet things (like mine want to!)

Rainatnight · 25/01/2018 13:59

Could be texture. Count yourself lucky!

In the meantime, watch out for the raisins. They stick to teeth like mad and cause decay, even if the rest of the diet is good.

onalongsabbatical · 25/01/2018 13:59

My partner, aged 70, has been like this all his life. I took him into a sweet shop a couple of years ago - and he told me he'd never been in one before! He's slim and fit and has the energy of a 30 year old most of the time. And he hardly knows what illness is.
He eats the occasional bit of cheesecake nowadays but if I offered him sweets or chocolate he'd look at me like - but it's not food.
So the longer it lasts, the more of a blessing, IMHO.

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coffeeforone · 25/01/2018 14:03

In the meantime, watch out for the raisins.

I know, he eats far too many raisins, he knows where they are and demands them constantly, I give in to a box once a day most days...similar story with pom bears Blush

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DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 25/01/2018 14:11

DD hated chocolate and other fat/sugar foods until she was about 4. However, what she really liked was parmesan in huge lumps. God it was expensive!

EggsonHeads · 25/01/2018 14:25

All children have something they hate. My eldest who has a massive sweet tooth and loves chocolate refused milky buttons until he was two and a half. Still doesn't really like them. He's an 85% kid. It's just the way he is and I don't think it's a concern. I don't like them either to be honest.