he literally doesn't like to eat anything... he is 2.5 yrs old, just swallow wat we put on his mouth... problem is he will not open his mouth to feed...
his food is mashed food, rice with veggies or soup kinda of... he can't take little spice also... i can say he still on baby food... we give him 1 or 2 times mashed fruit or fruit juices... if we offer him biscuit he will play n throw it... he doesn't know to chew or eat... never asked himself he wants to eat something till now...
any inputs how to make him practice chew or encourage him to eat? great upset on him n myself failing him to teach proper way..
looks like most of us have problems with feeding our toddlers. Mine's eating, he's just a picky eater. Haiz this is retribution man, because I was and still am a picky eater myself since young -.-. Even as an adult I still hate my greens haha, but for the sake of setting a good example for him, I force myself to eat veges too.
As some of the mummies suggest one of the ways is to keep on experimenting with your child on different foods - some of those that worked for me:
- yogurt (I buy the yoplait one, he loves it)
- fruits (apples I will cut into small sizes for him and put in a small plastic cup with plastic fork). banana is another easy to eat fruit. You can explore with grapes, papaya, orange and if you dare, durian too.
- prata (he don't like with curry though) but he can finish whole prata by himself
- hashbrowns (esp those from mc donalds)
- nuggets (needs no encouragement, he will steal from the plate himself)
- cookies
- there is this very nice sunshine buns thats bitesize which I myself also liked. I usually use this as a bribe
- Multivits (which I told him is sweet). Usually "sweet" is also a bribe. I also bought those multivit gummies from Hero brand
- milo
- ikan bilis powder with porridge / pork floss with porridge (this is usually a good starter for kids weaning from soft food)
Most junk foods like chocolate, ice cream, potato chips he also needs no encouragement. He loves kaya and nutella on his bread. He hates eggs and fish, a continuing headache for me to find ways to make him eat. Sometimes when left with no choice we will let him watch youtube videos just to finish that last mouthful of food he refuses to eat.
I cook his dinner almost everyday because I believed in the importance of homecooked food, and for veges, I agree with fuzzybear - cutting them into small pieces is important. It is also important not to overcook them else they lose their nutrients. I usually cook the green leafy ones with soup as the last ingredients to add - no more then 5 minutes because veggies cooked very fast and if you cook them for too long, the bitter taste comes out and will affect the taste of the soup. Once they turn slightly darker then their original color means they are cooked.