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Worried about DD lack of fruit & veg....

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auntyspan · 16/07/2007 21:58

My DD is nearly 18 months old and will not eat any fresh fruit or veg. Her stools (sorry if tmi) are becoming quite pale and I'm desparately worried.
Veg - I'm mashing it up with cod / chicken etc and she eats about 3 spoonfuls and REFUSES to the point of screaming to eat anymore. I've tried steaming it a bit and giving it to her as finger food, cooking it as normal and giving her fish fingers etc. She just doesn't eat it. Fruit is even worse. I did the smoothie thing which worked for about 3 days and then she found a lump that hadn't been whizzed up, and screamed the place down. She now refuses to even take one mouthful.
I'm really at the end of my tether. Do I go down the vitamin drops route?
I think it's to do with several things - she's weird about textures (like DP ) so if she comes across anything new she spits it out. If there is something like a mash, and there's a random lump in it, again she screams like a banshee and spits the whole thing out, and refuses anymore.
Please help me!

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hermia · 26/07/2007 22:40

This thread may have died but just for the record and a good example of our experience - after weeks of struggling with fruit and veg Ds is asking for them. Parsley, banana, carrot, fennel, carrot - and that was just today! I think he makes up for the fresh food famine - self imposed - when he's ready and what goes around comes around with us... Maybe with you too - but they are all so different .

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