13 month old

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Morning all!
I’m struggling with what to give my little one for meals. I know a lot of people will say give him what I have but he just won’t eat it! Lunches I normally have a sandwich or some sort of pasta salad but he won’t eat it. He’s funny about textures.
Tea he’s funny about meat and again texture. Meat has to be chopped up tiny and hidden in mashed veg. Tried him with egg but he will only eat it mushed up in beans. He will eat cous cous mixed in with veg and tuna has to be mixed too.
When I take him out I give him a jar of food which he loves!
I guess I’m just after some reassurance that texture wise things will improve and also some food ideas. I do give him finger foods but he turns his nose up, he will eat rice cakes and veg sticks, raisins and prunes.
He’s got a cows milk allergy, chickpea allergy and sesame allergy. Also has GERD (severe reflux) so anything tomato based sets it off terrible :(

Bumping as it’s lunch time!

Watching with interest as my son's very similar! Quite fussy on textures and not v bothered about food?! Enjoys his jars and eats when hungry but finger food and snacking is just not happening (though I know he's capable) 🤷‍♀️ Hope we get some tips here!

Mine is only nine months but I can very much see ourselves in the same predicament at thirteen when we get there. My LO just isn't interested and I'm losing hope.

I've tried
toast
veg
Pasta (plain or with sauce)
Purees
Raw fruit
She vomited up her yoghurt.

Omelette is successful sometimes as is broccoli and a couple of weeks ago she ate a piece of chicken.

Not much of a diet though.

Some recipe ideas
Tuna balls www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4463/italian-tuna-balls
Sweetcorn fritters realfood.tesco.com/recipes/sweetcorn-fritters-with-avocado-salsa.html
Fish cakes www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3057/salmon-and-lemon-mini-fish-cakes
Lentil bake www.healthylittlefoodies.com/curried-lentil-bake/
Thai chicken meatloaf www.healthymummy.co.uk/health/tasty-thai-chicken-meatloaf/
Chicken meatballs www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/chicken-meatballs
Quinoa bites www.babyledfeeding.com/recipes/baby-led-weaning-mexican-quinoa-bites/

Thank you for the recipes.
He won’t eat omelette or pancakes, he’s so fussy! Definitely a texture thing with him.

I’ll probably get shot down here but potato waffles, fish fingers, marks and Spencer’s do really good quality frozen chicken nuggets, coconut collaborative choc pots, home made apple crumble and custard made with oatly, bread rather than toast. Home made cake. My ds likes to dip things so sometimes has the low salt and sugar ketchup other times mango chutney. Skips seem more popular than baby snacks as they dissolve in the mouth. Breadsticks. Toasted sandwiches with fake cheese and ham. Generally I offer some of whatever I’m eating as it’s also dairy free.
I’m still feeding some baby food at 18 months. If it’s on my plate or DP’s plate it’s always more attractive than if it’s on his plate. Other times teddy wants to share his food.

"Other times teddy wants to share his food."
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Yeah waffles and sweet potato wedges are good, i often make a casserole and strain the liquid so the veg and meat has flavour but isnt too wet?
I wonder if he'd be the same at nursery or with someone else, sometimes I think my DD is just being fussy for attention from me because there's things she'll eat when she's not with me? Have you tried leaving him to eat it, so if you're not watching his reaction?

Good luck OP!
X

Hi, just wanted to say that I know this is easier said than done but try not to worry too much as things can change so quickly with bubbas this age.

Just before Christmas my then 14mo was under weekly health visitor checks as he was losing weight as he simply didn't eat or want food. He'd occasionally eat a couple of fingers of toast and yoghurt but that was literally about it. I was getting stressed out of my mind as I simply couldn't see how we'd ever advance. Then over Christmas he just suddenly started being more adventurous and actually eating food rather than throwing it on the floor or spitting it out. He's now 16mo and is trying many more foods, putting on weight and actually eats more than I do for breakfast(!)

I think a whole load of things can affect whether they want to try foods- teething, how many teeth they have, whether they have illnesses like colds that affect appetite, how much milk they're having etc. Maybe your DS has learnt that food can make him feel sick so he's hesitant to try? The NHS website has tips for "fussy eaters" (hate that term!) which although we didn't find told us anything revolutionary at least it made us feel we were on the right path in trying to encourage DS to eat. I'd say just keep offering a variety of foods that he can safely eat with his allergies and I'm sure things will change when you least expect them to. You're doing a great job :)

@mamaknows_nutrition on Instagram has been really informative for me!

Try tofu as a finger food.

@mummabubs that’s really reassured me, thank you so much.

Love the idea of teddy sharing food! He’s actually got a favourite bear so I’m going to give it a go!

He likes fish fingers but I have to mush them up. I’m going to try making something in the slow cooker (meat and veg of some description, possibly a chili, bean thing) and see how he gets on. He used to devour toast but he’s even gone off that.

I keep remembering something I read in another mumsnet thread, it was along the lines of ‘you don’t see adults eating baby mush’, so I know we will get there eventually, I just need to be patient.

It's so true- I remember telling myself you don't see any 30 year old men eating mush. My current internal phrase is "you don't see any 30 year old men crawling around" as DS still isn't walking at 16 months. (He likes to keep us waiting!) I'm more relaxed about that than I was about eating as he is at least cruising, crawling and climbing very happily: his eating however was literally non-existent apart from Ella's Kitchen melty sticks which I realised was never going to provide him with any real nutrition being 99% air!! Your DS will get the hang of food eventually- another trick I think helped DS was seeing other kids eat at nursery so then he copied them after a while- maybe have some picnic play dates? X