One year old refusing food

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Started weaning DS at 6 months, slow start but we were finally get somewhere at the beginning of the summer. Loves Ready Brek for breakfast, would eat cheese sandwiches, toast, yogurt, various vegetables, all fruits, pasta, risotto - not everything we put in front of him but we were slowly making progress.

When it was really hot he didn't eat as much and I gave him those Ella's kitchen pouches for a while because he loved them and would gobble them up. I decided that as it was exceptionally hot it was better that he ate that than nothing at all.

Now he is refusing everything except breakfast and yogurt and 'treat foods' like crisps, cake etc.

Any advice?

I had the same with my ds's but if they are young enough it's easier to stop snacks like crisps than when they are older! When mine where fussy I would give lots of little bits and if I noticed anything that went down well (Bolognese was always a winner) I'd batch cook and freeze, is even boil the pasta, mix in and freeze in portions so it was just grab heat and go! But don't stress because they get their main nutrients from milk until around 12mo and everything before is just like practice and introducing flavour! But it honestly will come right in the end so don't worry and never feel bad if you start to feel defeated! X

Sorry just noticed you LO is 1! Maybe try baby led weaning? And offer savoury rather than sweet when you can! But like I said, don't worry we all go through it it's entirely normal x

Could he be teething and this favouring softer food? Otherwise cut out the sugar...but make sure no one else in the house is eating it either! Otherwise I always think it’s a bit mean! I would minimise as much as possible. Offer a range of foods at each meal and if they are refused then don’t try to force. He won’t starve himself

I would just stop with all the treat foods and the pouches. It's normal for them to go through phases of not eating much. But of course, they'll prefer all the tasty junk if you let them eat it. Just offer normal foods as usual and if he doesn't eat it, that's fine. Keep him hydrated with milk or water and unless there's a concern about weight loss, then I'd just give him time to come around to it again.

Thanks all, I think you are all right about not offering pouches or snack type food if he doesn't eat the 'proper' food. I was nervous about letting go without before because he would drink much from a sippy cup, but he's much much better at that now so I'm less worried about him being dehydrated.

Actually, I tried it today and it seemed to have worked already. I served up the same bowl of pasta in homemade tomato and red pepper sauce with some roast chicken on the side, he refused it the first 2 times and demolished it the 3rd. I guess it eventually he'll realise there isn't anything better coming so he may as well get on with it.

Thanks for your comments you've made me feel better - sometimes it feels like all around me other babies are eating really well and mine only like baby crisps and cheddars!