What do you do if your toddler refuses dinner?

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Just made my 16 month old dinner and he threw it all on the floor then demanded a breast feed.
Do other parents then make them something else?
Obviously don’t want him to go hungry but I really can’t be bothered with cooking something else for it to then not be wanted/eaten.

Get a plastic mat in the floor and just scoop up the food ready to reoffer if they are still hungry?

Mine is 2.5 but can still be a bit dodgy at dinner time, especially if tired after nursery. So I have quite a low threshold for giving up. Always offer a hot cooked meal, but not uncommon for her to have toast / cereal / fruit instead. The throwing stage is really annoying, luckily she doesn't really do that anymore (old enough to know she would get in to big trouble).

Always make sure there's something on the plate they will definitely want to eat. Then fill them up with Greek yoghurt after.

No I never make/offer an alternative unless I made a monumental fuck up when cooking (made it too spicy or something like that). They get toast or cereal for supper as well as their bedtime milk

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Piece of cheese and fruit. If I'm feeling generous then a slice of toast with peanut butter. That's it. To be honest this is what my incredibly fussy 2.5 year old toddler ends up having most nights. She still has a glass of milk before bed.