3yrs old won't eat veggies or fruit?

Question

My son will only eat chicken and fish and some meats. but no fruit or veggies. I try to give him other foods but he won't eat any thing else. Help

Answer 1

Are YOU eating fruits and veggies???
Kids mimic what their parents do. If you are not eating your fruits and veggies, neither will he.
I used to mix the lame rice creal with the yogurt or smashed banana to my baby. I also fed her mashed potatoes, real mashed peas, and her favorite green beans and soup.
Try feeding him a combo of choices, like bananas with peanut butter (yum, I still eat that as a snack), raisins in warm apllesauce or raisins in a little oatmeal, diced pears with some cornflakes in milk. Also offer fruit as a snack instead of chips. And BE FIRM. If he refuses to eat the fruit, refuse to let him have anything else until he does. He will get hungry enough to try it, and find he likes it. But if you keep giving in and let him have the chips, he will always get around you for the rest of his life.
And let him have as much of whatever healthy he likes.
To this day I can open up a can of black olives, and yell, "Olives!" and my daughter (now 5) says, "OK!" and comes running from wherever in the house she was.

Answer 2

It may be a texture issue for him. And most likely it is just a stage. My suggestion to you would be to offer the same veggie and fruit for about a week with every meal. Once he starts eating those, introduce different fruits and veggies and repeat the process.
My other suggestion would be to let him start his own fruit and veggie garden! My kids love that Grandma has a whole produce variety in her backyard. They always plant in Spring so that the fruit and veggies are ready to eat off of the vine in the beginning of Summer. My kids snack out of the garden all Summer long! I love it because it's healthy, and they love it because they control what and how much they eat.
Get your son involved with the planting, watering, and weeding. Maybe make a growth chart and keep track of how big the plants are getting each week. Food can be exciting for children, you just have to learn the tricks! Good Luck!

Answer 3

Try having him help you pick foods at the grocery store, like grapes and strawberries, let him pick them out, and let him help you cut them (you can buy the child safe knives, they are disposable and made by a paper plate company). If they feel involved and get to choose what they are eating, they might be happier. If I make one veggie for dinner and my son doesnt want to eat it, I will ask him what kind he would like and give him options, broccoli, carrots, etc. Cut up some carrots and give dip with it, (lite or lo cal, and just a little to dip in not a huge amount), or make "ants on a log", peanut butter stuffed celery with raisens on top. Whatever you choose, make your child feel like they have a say in what they eat. If your child sees you enjoying fruits and veggies, they will enjoy them too :) Maybe say "mom wants a snack, I think I will have some yummy sweet and juicy fruit".

Good Luck! :)

Answer 4

Try to give him a spoonful of vegtables first and then he can get the meat as a reward every meal. If he knows that he wont get the meat unless he tries the veggies first he sould eat it and try to give him a good variety of veggies and fruit

Answer 5

u may not take me seriously but tell him to eat them. If he says no punch him. If he cries punch him again. If he cries more punch him again. Keep doing until he stops. Then poke him with a stick. If he responds give him the food. If he refuses light all of his stuff on fire and piss on the ashes. If he still won't eat shove them up his mouth or make him swallow them. If he won't swallow slap him. Once he eats them give him a hug and say it was "tough love"

or you can do the much preffered method that actually works by giving him just that for dinner or what ever meal and if he doesn't eat em dont give him anything else, eventually he wll and once he does and will always eat them you can go back to your own business.

Also i have never tried thre first method and it is not guarenteed or tested to work. The second is much better

Answer 6

As long as she doesn't say anything you can assume things are fine. If you bring it up you may cause her to think it's odd when it's not really. You can always tell her when the subject comes up that you love her so much that you take the time and special care to fix her lunch while the other mom's are too busy but still love their kids.

Answer 7

ha ha that is soo funny my daughter is the same exact way, i thought my kid was the only meat addict, and you will never guess how i get her to eat her veggies. i puree them, and mix them in our soup, or spaghetti, or what ever it is, he will never know they are there. my grandmother used to make chicken soup with carrots, potatoes, celery, any veggie you want(no green peppers over powers the flavor), then she used to blend it all up, except for the pieces of chicken, then after its all nice and creamy add the pieces of chicken, they will eat it up, its very tasty. on nickjr.com i found many ideas on how to make fruits and veggies more appealing to kids. its great info, hope it helps,
and don't worry kids go through so many stages when it comes to eating, or even not eating.

Answer 8

To start getting him to eat some fruits and veggies, offer only those things first and tell him he has to eat some to get the rest of the meal...A child will not starve himself, he will eventually eat what you put in front of him.

Answer 9

I have this problem too, I still offer it to them every time, in hopes that maybe one day.... They wont eat meat either. I give them a vitamin as well and try to get at least something in. For instance, our spaghetti sauce counts for vegetable servings, and so does 100% juice. I figure that is better than nothing. Keep trying new things, and even though my daughter still wont eat things like broccoli, when I call it little trees at least she doesn't freak out if it is near her.

Answer 10

i think he'll grow into it on his own

my 2 year old cousin loves fruit, but isnt to fond of vegetable

i can see y, cuz when ur little ur taste buds want sweets, and fruit it kinda sweet, and refreshing

try cutting some cantalope, and watermelon up, and put it on his tray. Pretend like your not watching him and he'll get curious...but let him use his hands!

=)

if that doesnt work try puttin a little bit of sugar on the fruit and he'll get addicted then stop after a while and maybe he wont no the difference!
worked 4 my cousin!!!

~Natalie