20 month old refusing all fruit/veg? Tricks please

[Pumpkinpie890]

I tried grating the carrots/veg into sauces.
Tried different shapes cutters. (Like apples, plums in mini stars)

Tried sweeter based veg (curries/lasagnes/stews) with sweet potatoe bases and carrots.

Tried dips.

Tried frozen lollies with yoghurt and fruit hidden in.

She's eats everything at nursery. It's vegan based at nursery to cater for all allergies. Like a bean veg filled burrito 🙄 she won't go near anything at home. I'm baffled (mildly insulted 😂😂)

I tried recreating the nursery meals..but nothing.

I use to get away with fruit in the mornings but that's chucked too now :(

She doesn't eat those at home because she gets an alternative. What do you give her when she refused those?

20 months is too young to not like fruit and veg. Just keep giving her everything and don't stress too much about it. They go through phases, if you don't make a fuss she's likely to start eating it again.

Do you eat at the same time as her? At nursery she will be seeing all the other kids eating. Seeing you eating the same fruit and veg as her will show her it's good to eat. You could even have a big fruit plate and share it.

Just keep offering it. What always worked for mine is getting them involved in food prep (I chop, they put in bowl) or having a plate of raw fruit and veg on the table at meal times or in the play room when playing. They actually eat loads because it’s just there and there’s no pressure. Even now (mine are 6 & 11) I serve veg at dinner on a plate in the middle of the table. If I dish it onto their plates, they’ll just push it around. But if it’s there on the table to choose from, they’ll finish the whole plate between them.

If she's eating it at nursery, at that age, I think it's mostly persistence and making sure she sees you eating it. Sometimes it helps if you offer some fruit or veg as 'starter' whilst you're getting the rest of the meal so they're hungry and might be tempted. Nothing complicated, just some pieces of raw fruit or veg, maybe with a dip if you think that will help.

Mention of tricks reminds me that I once liquidised cooked broccoli in gravy and passed it off as herbs!

Ha, nursery v at home! I'm pals with the chef at our nursery. She has a little boy who attends on the days she's working. He eats everything at nursery, but when she makes the exact same thing at home he often won't Made me feel a bit better about it! The different environments do matter, you might want to try replicate the nursery routine a bit - have her serving herself from the stuff on the table, etc. But it's a common refrain among parents I know!

Veggie starters (like red pepper or carrot sticks, green beans etc) in front of TV before the rest of the meal at the table. Yes I know it's not 'mindful eating' but whatever, it works and it's not for forever.

Make a big fruit plate and claim it's not for her, it's only for you. She'll want it because it's not hers and then you can 'share it'

U have allowed her to use food as a weapon so r now fighting a losing battle. Get some recipes from nursery and serve them at home, don’t make a fuss if she doesn’t eat.