Toddlers and fussy eating (merged)

sooz

Carmina_Piranha wrote: »

he also ate casseroles and stews by hand, the chunks had to be quite big.

his favourite snack was rice cakes.

he has his breakfast cereal dry so that's a finger food too.

MY favourite snack is rice cakes, as when he eats it, it doen't stain his clothes, sofa, car seat, buggy etc. :T

grannybroon

Hi there

My daughter very careful with weaning stuff DGS1 not too bothered with DGS2. DGS1 has what I would call a delicate palete. DGS2 will eat just about anything, DGS3 born recently so will be on the curry in about 4 months.l Introduce taste and texture fairly early to get them to eat what we eat! Just make sure the salts etc are minimal.

GB

janet6267

My little boy is just 3 but as he did not like milk with cereal I mixed rice crispies with yoghurt and he loves it. He is now into spaghetti and I panic when he asks for "getti" for tea as it is a guaranteed mess!! I am hoping we move on very quickly!! Another favourite is fish pie, very easy to make, add some cheese and kids love it....and it is actually good for them.

brummiebabe

You are not alone!!!!

My DD is almost 10 months old...has NEVER been a good eater but will finger feed fairly well (if she's in the mood for some food...some days she just doesn't bother!!)

She loves pizza (her fav!!)
pasta (eg pasta shells with tomato & cheese sauce - homemade,)
scotch pancakes with butter (yummy!)
breadsticks (am going to try her with philadelphia dip this week!)
steamed carrot sticks and cucumber sticks (with skin taken off,) strawberries
toasted cheese sandwich

Most things can be given...you may need to be inventive and think of alternatives until this stage is passed eg cut up chunks of new potatos, rather than mash etc..

If you google 'baby-led weaning' it talks about baby's totally feeding themselves from the start of weaning!! Gives you some good ideas of things they can feed themselves...may have some good suggestions!! I'll try & find the link....

http://babyledweaning.blogware.com/

bylromarha

Oatcakes spread with lots of stuff (fruit spread from Holland and barrett is excellent)

Different cheeses...my kids loved red leicester, edam and other non cheddar cheeses

Have you discovered Humzingers? Baking aisle of tesco with the dried fruit...fab 100% fruit sticks, if a little pricey.

Swan_2

my daughter's 22 now, & this thread inspired me to dig out my old hand-written recipe book & found the page (for her dad's benefit when I was out) of 'meals' she could feed herself
it's probably all a bit old-fashioned now, but could be adapted for today's tastes, here's some of it ...


sliced banana, avacado, orange segments, carrot, really just about any fruit/veg in sticks, sections, slices, segments etc etc etc ...

lots of pasta shells, don't care for that shape myself, but they 'hold' stuff very well

pasta shells, pesto & a little grated cheese (she loved it, but messy beyond belief! green arms, face & hair!)
pasta shells mixed with baked beans (grain + pulse, good nutrition)
beans & wholemeal toast (^ quite well-balanced nutritionally too)
chunks/fingers of cheddar/other cheese + wholemeal toast soldiers (milk + grain, good nutrition again)
mini toad in the holes (cooked in bun tins) milk + grain
cottage cheese & potatoes (cooked sliced potatoes, layered with cottage cheese, a little grated cheddar, a couple of beaten eggs + splash of milk poured over & baked) loads of protein
pasta shells mixed with cottage cheese (grain + milk, good)
pasta shells, yogurt & grated cheddar (grain + milk)
toasted pita fingers + hummus + yogurt (grain + pulse + milk, very good nutritionally)
bad treat, beans & a few chips

pulliptears

Not the healthiest of things but mine loved a fish finger.

He's 14 now and still loves the things **ugh**

Delilah

thank you everybody i will go try some of these.

lynzpower

you can make your own fish fingers fairly easily if your not up for the bought ones,

Cod, haddock or pollack ( of course check for bones, but usually fine)

slice into fingers - dip in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs ( HM are nicer - and cheap too) then flash fry in a non stick pan, transfer to oven. Same with chicken although this might be a bit dense for the LOs

We have these all the time, some kidss finger food you never grown out of

pennyocs

have a look here https://www.babyledweaning.com