Ds wont eat much

[jofeb04]

My dd is 2, and wont try new things at all. He loves toast, bread and butter, most cereals, and pasta (totally dry, wont have any sauce or anything on it), but thats it. He sometimes have waffles. He likes Yoghurts and always has some grapes in theday. We also give him milk before bed.
he wont try anything else at all though. What can we do?

Any idea anyone?

Do you eat your meals at the same time?

I think this is one of the most important things to encourage a child to eat well. Make mealtimes enjoyable, relaxing occasions where you both sit at the table. Get on and eat your meal, chatting away to your dd. Put your sons food down in front of him and let him eat what he wants, don't fuss over him or try to persuade him to eat.

Always give him the same as you are eating, and keep portions small and seperated. E.g say you have meat, potato and veg, cut each into small bitesize pieces and keep them seperated on his plate, so if he decides he doesn't like one bit of it, he can still try the rest.
IF you eat desserts, always offer him a dessert whether he's eaten his main course or not. Keep desserts healthy most of the time so this won't be a problem, e.g. fruit/yogurt or home made pies and crumbles.
Don't offer anything else, if your son has not eaten anything. Give snacks in between meals but don't go immediately making something else as he will come to expect this and always wait for his 'favourites'.

HTH!

How about taking him to WHSmiths as a treat next time he does something good, buying a Big Cook Little Cook book and making some of the recipes with him? OK, he's not going to do much himself but even a stir might induce him to eating it.

Two of my three are on the little side, as agreed with the dietician when their calorie intake is low I bolster their food with olive oil. They're unable to eat milk, but you could always add cream and fruit to yoghurts. Would that work?

Try getting him to top his own pizzas too, might help.