Eating habits

[SnowWhite26]

A bit of a random one. My love is 2 and 3/4.She is ok at eating but in last few months has developed particular things that she used to love which she won't touch now. For instance yoghurt. I don't think shes trying to push it she just appears to have gone right of it. Do I pressume she just doesn't like it or keep offering it. I am not a great fan of yoghurt. Also I am 8 months pregnant and it's summer so we aren't having as many experimental meals as before. Even normal meals like spaghetti Bolognese have gone out the window a bit and I gave that the her a few days ago and she picked through it but a few months ago would of wolfed the whole lot. She loves fruit and that's fine. She only wants cheese sandwichs if I ask what she wants in her sandwich bit eats cucumber and tomato with it. I guess my question is I creating a fussy eater and should I try and make her eat more Variety. Thanks

I think the question is, what do you do if she refuses a meal? It’s fine for her not to be so enthusiastic as she once was for things like spag bol, but I wouldn’t personally be offering her an alternative.

Also, have you thought about reducing snacks so that she’s more hungry at mealtimes?

It’s normal for toddlers to go through fussy eating stages. The most important thing IMO is not to make a big deal of it. If you get stressed that she’s not eating as well as she used to, she will pick up on that and it tends to make things worse. Keep offering a good variety of food, don’t worry if she leaves some of it, don’t make her eat anything she doesn’t want to but equally don’t cook her an alternative if she requests one. If she’s hungry she can have fruit or cereal or something. Just keep the whole thing as relaxed as possible and she’ll probably get over this phase (although there may be some things like yoghurt that she just doesn’t like!).

Thanks for your responses.i never offer an alternative she just has fruit for pudding. I guess I just realised the other day with summer and me pregnant I am just not cooking do much and giving her more picnic teas coz I no she will eat the m with no fuss.The yoghurt thing just confused me as she loved yoghurt now really doesn't seem to like it. She eats loads for breakfast and then lunch and tea different amounts depending

I would echo the posters above. It's normal for them to get picky at this age, and start rejecting food they previously loved. They also seem to need to eat a bit less than they did up to this age. I would do as pps suggest and encourage trying, but not make a fuss if she says she doesn't like things. Just make sure there is something on her plate you know she will eat. I wouldn't be doing alternatives either.