Help a mum out!!

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My son is 2years old, and wont eat any friut and veg and i mean ANY!! Wont touch then, try them smell them anything!! He has become very constipated this past 2 weeks!! Will drink water depends on his mood!! Wont eat pasta, egg or any kind of different food, Has just started to eat mash potatoes other wise he will have chips a chicken nuggets for the rest if his life! I know i do give i and give him what he wants, i would want him to go hungry :( its causing dinner time to become a big stress time in the house! Im 24 and a first time mum and in need of help! My health visitor told me to starv him and he will eventually eat what he was given! he also wont eat anything different for lunch only a nutella sandwich 😩 i know im probably to blame for giving in so fast but i need to sort this problem out and hoping anyones going through or has been through the same problem with a extremely fussy eater!! Thank You xx

There's a telly programme on iPlayer about a family who had this problem which might be worth a watch if you are in the uk - easy ways to live well I think, not sure which episode but basically involves kids playing with their food hth

Will he eat baked beans? What about putting banana in his sandwich with the nutella? Will he eat jelly with fruit in it? Apple slices with peanut butter. Peanut butter and banana sandwiches. Sweetcorn. Sweet potato.

If he's eating mash you can hide some mashed up carrot or turnip in it, start small and increase if not noticed

Can you pick a day where you all try a new food as a family once a week. No pressure to eat it all or anything just all try a bit and see what you think. Could make it fun going and choosing together from the shop and looking up recipes. Does he see you trying lots of different foods? It's a control thing as well he wants to know what he's having. Can you say there's no nutella left for a sandwich for tomorrow can he have a think about what else he might like as he needs to eat a different sandwich sometimes to grow big and strong. If he thinks it's a big grown up decision and you are consulting him for a solution he might get on board with other ideas. Or say give chopped up banana and strawberry and get him to help you make a nutella sandwich with them in and then you can both eat and enjoy his 'cooking'.

Also does he eat with other children at all? My two year old eats nothing for me but I don't worry as he copies the other kids in creche and I know he's getting healthy food there.

Thank you all for helping!! He wont eat baked beans or them pasta in sauce the peppa pig ones! He used to eat everything and just stoped! Ived tryed telling him there is no nutella left and he will just refuse to eat anything else!! Ive also tryed to get him to help me chop up veg placing them in the pan, mixing the egg to make a Scrambled egg- no luck 😩! He goes to nursery twice a week and doesn't eat anything there either!! My nephew and niece are here about 2-3 times a week to have food but he still wont eat! Ive also done the "eat this and ill give you a sticker" no luck!! Just wondering is there any vitamins or something he could get to help him with his
appetite? Or could the doctor help as my health visitor is usless! Thank You so much!!!

Start adding carrots and parsnip etc into the mashed potato, just a bit at a time so it still tastes of mashed potato but he's getting some veg? Would that work? Then he still thinks he's getting what he likes and you're getting something you want into him.

Joe Wicks does wean in 15 in instagram, I know your son is older but he talks about them being fussy etc. No idea if it would help, but maybe worth taking a look.