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2 year old addicted to dairy

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Istolethecookies · 01/11/2022 09:57

I have an almost 3 year old who only wants to drink milk and eat dairy products, like yoghurts and cheese. She was a pretty good eater a year ago and would try most things we gave her and she had a fairly balanced diet, but she gradually got hooked on milk, refusing to drink water or even squash. She now only wants to eat yoghurts, cheese or cereals like weetabix and porridge... I can occasionally get her to have some fruit, but she won't touch vegetables. I was hoping it was just a phase, but it seems to be getting worse. Has anyone had this problem with their little ones and got some advice?

To add, she isn't breastfed and she also has no digestive problems. She's also always been along the 50th percentile, so I'm not worried about her weight.

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Manamala · 03/11/2022 21:01

Hidden dairy allergy can sometimes strangely manifest as addiction in children , sorry can’t find the evidence on this but hopefully someone more informed will come along.

The ‘division of responsibility’ approach is great for picky eaters, as is kids eat in colour on Instagram

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