just wondering what is your young toddlers favorite food(1yr-2yr)?

Question

my duaghter is 16months and i have trouble thinking of good food or a variety for her to try most new foods she hates she only likes the select same stuff no matter how hard i try to introduce new foods.she wont eat table foods very often unless it consists of chicken what are some good ideas to get her eating well also what are some good things to try her with.

Answer 1

Breakfast-wise, - My daughter loves eggs. I also bought some frozen mini pancakes and french toast sticks that you microwave, she loves to eat those too (no syrup, I just hand them to her, warm from the microwave).
Lunch/dinner wise...I experimented with peanut butter...she doesn't have an allergy, and she loves sandwiches. I also give her turkey slices (or ham for that matter) rolled up. Ohh, and grilled cheese is a hit too. She also likes pasta, mini ravioli seems to be best.
Vegetable-wise, by far broccoli is her favorite, she could eat a whole plate of it.
Yogurt is also a good anytime option! Good luck!

Answer 2

My oldest (now 13) to this day won't eat anything green or red. Except broccoli, but I have to smother it in cheese so it's really more orange than green...We all wish for adventurous eaters, but rarely do we get one. Keep introducing new foods, even if she won't eat them now. There's nothing wrong with chicken. My daughter will eat anything if I can convince her it's chicken. As she matures, her tastes may change. Of course they might not either. Try offering a sample in the kitchen before the meal is on the table. That might take some of the pressure off of her. My 15 month old will only eat some things if she can self feed. Other things she wants spooned for her. Sometimes she'll only eat off a fork. Kids are quirky, don't lose any sleep over it.

Answer 3

16 months is a tricky age! My suggestions would be to start off the meal with a new food, just to introduce it...lay it on her plate and let her pick it up. If she doesn't like it don't worry, just leave it there and introduce it again in a few days. The idea of giving her what you are eating is also a great idea. My girls would always be reaching for whatever it was that I had on my plate. Dipping is good as well but I try to steer away from too much ketchup since it is loaded with sugar. We use hummus, ranch dressing and Parmesan as other options.

Suggestions for fun foods for your daughter to try:

Breakfast: scrambled eggs (top them with a little cheese!) frozen french toast sticks, waffles and pancakes are a huge hit in our house, dry cereal, cut up fruit, muffins (make them together) or cottage cheese

Lunch: grilled cheese, soup (we dip the grilled cheese in), noodles, cold cuts sliced up or rolled up for them to take bites, cheese, cooked carrots, green beans, avocado, squash (add some butter and brown sugar or Parmesan), red, yellow or green peppers cut into slice... I suggest staying clear from peanut butter until your daughter is at least 2 but check with your doctor to see if they suggest later.

Dinner: meatballs, hot dogs, brats, quesadillas (we fill them with cheese and chicken), pizza (we make it and then cut into bite size strips that our girls can pick up)

Snacks: cheese crackers, goldfish, pretzels, drinkable yogurt (it works great in a sippy cup and you can even add some milk to it so it's a little thinner) Popsicles

Hopefully this is somewhat helpful....we found that as long as our girls did not like something we would reintroduce it until they found that they did or really did not like. Also we learned that the earlier you start introducing foods the better( our youngest will practically eat anything unlike her older siblings!) My last word of advice: If your daughter seems hungry or you are trying to tide her over to dinner while you're doing something introduce something new that she can nibble on. Try this a few times and see what happens.

Good Luck!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

WHen my 9 yr old was a toddler (2) she went through what we call the "Great Peanut Butter Phase" she would eat peanut butter for breakfast lunch and dinner she ate peanut butter on celery and carrots, peanut butter on tortilla chips, peanut butter on a spoon, peanut butter and macaroni (her own invention), peanut butter and cheese sandwiches (another of her inventions) and the worst peanut butter covered hotdogs... She had peanut butter with every single meal for nearly 3 months..

I took her to the dr. and he said it was a phase continue to introduce new foods but if she continues to choose peanut butter don't worry she would grow out of it... after the 3 month "Great Peanut Butter Phase" she began eating other foods gradually enjoying a wide variety of foods... Because we didn't make it a big deal and introduced new foods with the phrase "One bite of the new thing" she never felt it was a battle over food..

She now loves foods many children don't such as brussel sprouts, brocolli. cauliflower, lima beans, and asparagus...

Your child needs very little servings of items to gain all the nutricional value they need for the day... If you can get them to eat is a favorite food serve them that have them take one bite of another food (small bite) and move on...

When you are a mom you need to choose your battles or constantly be battling, if she is getting a balanced diet with only the foods she likes pick a different battle this one isn't worth it..

Answer 6

My niece is exactly the way you describe your daughter.

I say you have to start young no matter what, even if your daughter doesnt likes what you put in front of her, you have to encourage her to atleast try it: one whole bite, chew and swallow it, then keep going until theres a space where the food once was: ;)

Try to explain to her why she have to eat cetain foods, and give her Verbal rewards like: "your becoming a big girl now", or you can put up a progress chart given her stickers, smile faces, or check marks whenever she completes a whole meal. She'll feel like she accomplish a very difficult task once she see all the smiley faces.

You can also pesuade her to eat all or at least a little more than half her food: show how much you would love for her to eat. You can even give her favorite juice she can drink with her meal: only if she eats half or more of her meal.

Epecially when it comes to veggies: its important for her to understand the importance of vitamins and how it'll help her grow and keep her strong.

Cereal with slices or diced fruit is a great way to give her daily serving of fruit, for her morning breakfast. If she enjoys chicken mixed her chicken with veggies like spinach is harder to pickout.

I know it sounds hard but sitting down next to her, letting her know that your right there and encouraging her to eat will make all the difference. Feeding her the first spoon of the meal can help.


Also try cutting up fruits in slices and veggies cut them so they dont look as big.

If she doesnt eat as much fruit and veggies, incorporate raisins in hot cereal like oatmeal, prunes, and yummy fruit like sweet cantaloupe.

Fruits and veggies packed with fiber like:

Apples, oranges, cherries, prunes, strawberries, tangerines

Potatoes, Broccoli, corn, and sweet potatoes

Answer 7

The reason she doesn't like certain foods has nothing to do with their taste, it is their texture. As a mother it is your job to continue to offer her even the foods she doesn't like because most foods do have different textures and she shouldn't be eating just the ones she likes the "feel" of. That is why it is difficult to switch babies from bottle to solids...because of the texutre, not the taste. My daughter's favoirte food at toodlerhood was my home made spaghetti and meat sauce, followed by PIzza Hut hand tossed pizza. Now at 20 the Pizza is a shoe in over my spaghetti and meat sauce...

Answer 8

My daughter is 15 months and she loves spagetti but she is not a picky eater because my dad made a stir fry with tofu and vegetables and scallops and she loved it but i read something where they say 6 tries before they like it but at least she likes chicken cause you can make a lot of meals out of chicken

Answer 9

My 14-month-old daughter loves whole wheat hot dog buns, bananas, pasta- (I get the baby kind filled with spinach or cheese), little cubed cooked carrots, broccoli. As long as she can pick it up herself, she's happy with it. I've hidden carrot peices in applesauce when she won't eat them. Try letting her dip things in ketchup. For some reason toddlers love dipping, and ketchup is a healthy option.

Answer 10

My son is actually the opposite.......he's tired of baby food and wants real food that we eat all the time, I think that his favorite is probably mashed potatoes. Maybe you should start feeding her what you guys eat, just not too much salty stuff.