my daughter loves fruit and anything sweet really am finding it hard to get her to eat savoury stuff any ideas

Question

She has weeyabix in the mornings with fruit then in the day ive bin trying her with a few different things sandwiches, scrambled eggs, fish fingers but she never seems that fussed but if i offer her a yoghurt afterwards or fruit she will soon gobble that down am i doing something wrong i dont want to force her at this early stage in case it puts her off all together. Help!!!!

Answer 1

Don't fret. Generally your approach seems to be good. Your offering plenty of variety, and you are allowing her to discover it for herself. Naturally she prefers the sweet, but the trick is generally not to introduce the sweet until the savoury has been finished with, You try and make the experience of eating savoury as enjoyable as possible.

Most children loose interest in dinner when they see the pudding, and many children are more interested in playing than eating. And what they learn pretty quickly is that meal times is a time when they can get mum's undivided attention and if they are naughty mum gives them more attention.

This is the time when you lay the foundations of the relationship between you and your daughter, and you seem to be going about it in a loving and caring way, but in the end you are the parent and your rule has to win over her whim.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

As a mother, u have 2 train ur children in d right way. By forcing her 2 eat what is best 4 her, u are not being wicked as some people may think. U are making it possible 4 her own good.

So i'd advice that u stop her 4rm eating such sweet things at this early age, she would get used 2 it someday, and thank u 4 it.

Answer 4

Try mixing sweet and savoury together and gradually wean out the sweet. Alternatively, give them a mouthful of savour, then a tiny piece of sweet, eventually you can remove the sweet spoonful between each savoury one. It takes time, but will be worth it.

Answer 5

It's perfectly normal, don't worry too much about this, just experiment with different tastes and textures slowly and don't make a deal about her not eating things you feel she needs to be eating, just take them away if she refuses and try again a couple of days later....her pallet will change with age and gradually she'll take to savoury foods....it all comes with time and patience.

Answer 6

You can mix sweet and savoury things together. Try getting some recipes online. E.g. Honey with chicken.. etc.

Also praise her when she eats or even tries the food. It will help her to try new things if you constantly praise her. Good Luck.

Answer 7

I think you should just keep trying to offer it to her. Also you can add fruit to things like oatmeal and stuff that will help her maybe take to that better. And for protein try peanut butter sandwiches with a nice fruity jelly. But yeah keep offering it sometimes it takes awhile.

Answer 8

Babies are born with a sweet tooth. As they grow and taste new things they learn to appreciate other tastes. So it's natural she tends towards the sweeter tastes.

Just keep offering other things. As she watches you eat and as she's exposed to other foods, she'll try them.

Answer 9

My doctor told me to not to worry. If she was growing properly then don't worry she'll come around. So far we have grown to like chicken and fish....total no-no's in our early days. So I'm just going with the flow.

Peas...always a good sign.
Anything laced in Honey......excepting too.

Answer 10

I am not an expert with childern but I think that her eating fruits is good. But she needs to have a balanced diet. So maybe when you give her food, give her something that is colorful....my advice is maybe you could also ask your doctor and he or she could give you a better idea on what to do......