Restricted diet 2 year old

Firstimemum24 · 2024-12-09T14:45:16+00:00

*Restricted diet of a 22 months * She only eats toast with butter and marmite , pasta bolognese and pesto, tomato sauce , sandwich with cress and boiled eggs cut really finely, carrots and celery , apple , banana and tangerine and vegetarian sausages, lentil soup with potatoes and courgettes, spinach salmon and that’s it . She hates the touch of wet food like pancakes but doesn’t mind banana or butter on her hand . No other sensory issues or weight issue and it’s getting me down a lot . Doesn’t like eggs or banana and blueberries pancakes because too wet . Is it a phase ? 😔😔

TinyMouseTheatre · 09/12/2024 19:42

I'd say that was pretty varied for a two year old but my outlook might be slightly skewed as I have one with ARFiD

Have you read My Child Won't Eat?

Original poster

Firstimemum24 · 09/12/2024 20:31

TinyMouseTheatre · 09/12/2024 19:42

I'd say that was pretty varied for a two year old but my outlook might be slightly skewed as I have one with ARFiD

Have you read My Child Won't Eat?

no but will look into it . Is your child being diagnosed ? I know ARFID is pretty common for autistic kids . If you don’t mind me asking what’s your child’s diet like ? ❤️

OP posts:

TinyMouseTheatre · 09/12/2024 20:39

Yes diagnosed and it's much better now they're older and can cook for themselves. Your DD's diet is hugely varied compared to my DD's at that age though

Original poster

Firstimemum24 · 09/12/2024 20:42

TinyMouseTheatre · 09/12/2024 20:39

Yes diagnosed and it's much better now they're older and can cook for themselves. Your DD's diet is hugely varied compared to my DD's at that age though

Thanks ☺️ I did look into ARFiD and do you mind me asking what sort of food would your darling daughter eat around 2 ? ☺️

OP posts:

MoodEnhancer · 09/12/2024 20:45

Gently, I think you’re worrying over nothing, OP. That’s a far more varied diet than lots of children even older than your daughter, and it contains lots of fruit, veg and protein. If there are no weight issues then what, precisely, is making you worry?

TinyMouseTheatre · 09/12/2024 20:45

It's going back a bit, she's a teen now and working. As I remember I think it was ham sandwich, made with wire bread and butter only, banana and ready brek. Oh she did like eggy break and blueberry pancakes too.

Original poster

Firstimemum24 · 09/12/2024 21:05

Mostly the fact that she doesn’t like touching certain foods and that she is a bit picky but i suppose she is trying to assert her independence ☺️

OP posts:

ArgosOrArgoose · 09/12/2024 21:15

It’s a very varied and healthy diet, lots of different tastes and textures, definitely not arfid criteria.
If she eats this much variety now, just casually add little bits of new things to her plate, similar if you can, such as cucumber or pepper along side the carrot and celery, no fuss or drama, she will likely accept additional food in time.

TinyMouseTheatre · 09/12/2024 21:17

ArgosOrArgoose · 09/12/2024 21:15

It’s a very varied and healthy diet, lots of different tastes and textures, definitely not arfid criteria.
If she eats this much variety now, just casually add little bits of new things to her plate, similar if you can, such as cucumber or pepper along side the carrot and celery, no fuss or drama, she will likely accept additional food in time.

I think so too. It's incredibly varied for two.

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 09/12/2024 21:18

I don't think that's restricted for a two yo.

Edenmum2 · 09/12/2024 21:18

I would kill for my 2 year old to eat this variety

kc92 · 09/12/2024 21:20

This sounds great for a nearly two year old - lots of healthy proteins and veg. My nearly three year old is a very selective eater but I do feel he's slowly coming out of this phase. Very very slowly, but his diet is gradually broadening with age. I think most toddlers go through it, though a lot of parents won't admit it!

I've had to be creative with adding new foods though. I was able to add in nutritional yeast for B vitamins this month, by calling it 'special sprinkles'. 😂

Original poster

Firstimemum24 · 09/12/2024 21:30

Thank god for all your replies . I made homemade banana and blueberries pancakes today and didn’t even try one bite 😔 she loves raw vegetables including cucumber but I really struggle with introducing new food 😆 thanks again everyone

OP posts:

Edenmum2 · 09/12/2024 21:39

kc92 · 09/12/2024 21:20

This sounds great for a nearly two year old - lots of healthy proteins and veg. My nearly three year old is a very selective eater but I do feel he's slowly coming out of this phase. Very very slowly, but his diet is gradually broadening with age. I think most toddlers go through it, though a lot of parents won't admit it!

I've had to be creative with adding new foods though. I was able to add in nutritional yeast for B vitamins this month, by calling it 'special sprinkles'. 😂

Omg I do this with milled seeds on breakfast! "Do you want sprinkles?"

Such a winner - who would ever say no to sprinkles?!

Lottie6712 · 10/12/2024 05:34

ArgosOrArgoose · 09/12/2024 21:15

It’s a very varied and healthy diet, lots of different tastes and textures, definitely not arfid criteria.
If she eats this much variety now, just casually add little bits of new things to her plate, similar if you can, such as cucumber or pepper along side the carrot and celery, no fuss or drama, she will likely accept additional food in time.

This is great advice. Your two year old's diet sounds more varied than mine was at that age. Also great that they like interesting flavours and textures. Keep introducing different foods and get them involved in cooking. Mine much more likely to eat something she helped cooked.

SelfCareBear · 10/12/2024 06:13

That's a really good diet tbh.

If she will eat pasta bolognese, then she must be ok with wet food? Perhaps she just doesn't like pancakes (in which case I'd see if I can return her, she's obviously faulty )

Just keep trying. Don't give up on serving foods that she rejects - offer them alongside foods she does eat and make as little fuss as possible over whether she eats them or not!

TinyMouseTheatre · 10/12/2024 06:59

SelfCareBear · 10/12/2024 06:13

That's a really good diet tbh.

If she will eat pasta bolognese, then she must be ok with wet food? Perhaps she just doesn't like pancakes (in which case I'd see if I can return her, she's obviously faulty )

Just keep trying. Don't give up on serving foods that she rejects - offer them alongside foods she does eat and make as little fuss as possible over whether she eats them or not!

She may not be faulty, hopefully she'll just grow to like pancakes

Agree with giving new foods alongside her favourites and blithely ignoring any protests. We always had a rule that the food stayed there but they didn't have to touch it if they didn't want to eat it.

You can also assume that if she's rejecting food it could just be that she's not hungry rather than not liking the food. Toddler can be little sods for eating huge amounts some days and seemingly surviving in fresh air in other days.