Toddler says food is hot and refusing to eat

[meepmoop]

Hi.

Just wondered if anyone had this issue?

DS has learnt the word hot but now his food is 'hot' and he refuses to eat it. Things he ate before he just says hot and won't touch it.
It's not hot as I really make sure it's not before he sees it.

I'm worried that he's now going to be a fussy eater when he would eat anything before.

At the moment I'm not forcing it if he doesn't eat it that's fine. I've not offered him anything else and he doesn't seem bothered.

Is this a phase? He's 22 months.

I'm finding it very frustrating.

Is he getting some molars erupting? Or a sore mouth for any other reason? Could explain sensitivity to hot food.
Just a thought, hope it resolves soon .

It could be molars maybe, although sometimes it'll be a Sandwich he's having

Let it cool for a while. Your idea of hot and his are naturally different. It's not an indication of him being a fussy eater.

I’d make a game out of blowing on it. Get his teddy too etc, see if that helps.

Its not that its hot its just fussiness all you can do is keep offering more selection .Offer more veg and more selection ,dont serve same meal more than once a week and just wait for the phase to move on .Just offer a meal if he does not eat it fair enough just dont offer snacks or things after.You cant force but i know its frustrating just keep calm let them eat what they want of meal

Hi mama. I realize this post is over 2 years old now but after scouring the internet for help this post was the most relatable to my own situation. My daughter is currently doing this exact same thing. And no it is definitely not a matter of "Let it cool for a while. Your idea of hot and his are naturally different." Because I am certain that cold foods like tomatoes or peppers or cream cheese are not hot by anyone's definition. So. Not super helpful.
Just replying to see if things got better with your little one? Was it a phase? Did he eventually move on? My daughters 2 year appointment is coming up and worry about her losing weight.

Give cold food then. It will almost certainly pass quickly!

The phase not the food lol

My son did this at exactly the same age! We got though it by giving “hot food” at a fairly lukewarm temperature and shrugging it off. Think, “oh dear, it’s hot? It will cool down soon” -cue ignore food related topics for a while and talk about how yummy the food is to significant other (or self)