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3 yr old hardly eating anymore

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knomedeplum · 17/11/2010 17:27

For about the last 2 months my DS is eing REALLY picky aout food - it's not even really about the actual food, usually as soon as I even start to say 'lunch is ready' he says 'i DON'T like it' - so he's often got no idea what it is.

Generally I'm calm about it, i know he won't starve, it's just a phase etc etc nut I'm starting to feel a it worried (and I'm getting really frustrated).

Today has been pretty normal:

breakfast - tiny (handful maybe) portion of shreddies
lunch - pasta and garlic bread (ate half the garlic bread (so half a small slice) and nothing else

Tea - leftover pasta from lunch (it used to be a favourite) - refused it, ate 3 blueberries and a sip of milk. He asked for toast but also didn't eat it.

Possibly had a snack at preschool but wouldn't tell me what it was.#

Refused snack of apple, raspeberries and blueberries.

So I'm just wondering if i should just keep serving up what we normally eat, make no fuss when he doesn't eat it and just hope he eventually starts eating normally again? Even if I serve up pizza or fish fingers - the response is pretty much the same. At most, he will take the tiniest of nibbles, proclaim 'I tried it!' and shove the plate away.

I do usually offer toast for tea if it's something he doesn't really like so I know he isn't hungry at bedtime (eg if we had something new that he may well not like or fish - as I know he's not that keen on it). But i don't usually do it if it's something he likes (because he used to eat it!).

I did tonight because it's so cold and he's barely eaten all day, not that it helped.

Any advice??

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knomedeplum · 17/11/2010 17:28

sorry bfing ds2 hence typos!

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SkyBluePearl · 17/11/2010 17:34

I like your idea of making no fuss and serving him what you eat - Im sure it will pass.

maxybrown · 17/11/2010 17:35

ah my DS not eating now either lol! Today he has had.................a small potato cake - ta dah! Grin and endless amounts of energy - goody! sorry no help whatsoever!!

Rollmops · 17/11/2010 20:51

My DTs are the same at the moment; soon to reach the grand old age of 3 years, suddenly don't like anything. Without tasting/knowing/etc.
Am at wits endSad
They are both full of beans though and chomp on oranges/apples instead of proper food.
Will follow this thread....

maxybrown · 17/11/2010 21:07

I spoke to doc tonight - he said they won;t need much at this age for energy! And just keep offering and make no fuss. Mind you I've been doing that for 2 years! he said his daughter was same and is still fussy now, will only eat very plain things!

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