Hi. I have a slightly unusual problem with my 17 mth old at meal times, he loves veggies (particularly carrots) so much that he eats them first and then screams / cries at me to give him mine too, refusing to eat any more of his own dinner if I don't give him any. I'm sure a lot of parents dream of their LO loving veg but my concern is that although the veg have lots of vitamins he's not getting much protein and carbs for energy etc, and veg doesn't fill you for long. I then find myself offering more filling puds, like rice pudding to fill him.
Today I just refused to give him any more carrots and ate mine quickly, but he still didn't eat any more of his dinner. I don't know what to do for the best!
To offer a variety of protein sources I've tried home made burgers (wouldn't eat them), minced beef and turkey dinners (sometimes eats a bit of the mince) 'dippy' or scrambled eggs (not keen on either) spaghetti Bolognese (with some success!) He'll eat small amounts of cheese (one or two cubes of about 0.5cm,) shop bought fish fingers or chicken nuggets and has milk morning and night.
I guess my main question is, do I refuse to give him my veg once his has gone, or do I give him more and hope he'll eat more of his dinner if he's got what he wanted? I don't want mealtimes to become a battleground! 