You Got a Picky Eater Too!? – Mommy Blogger

11/26/2018

My name is Christine.  I am a stay at home mom with three children. Two rowdy boys age six and age four and my precious girl age two.  I am very busy with school, crafts, trying not to go crazy and keeping up with three wild tornado children.  I can say I have experienced almost everything when it comes to little ones BUT just when I think I’m an expert my children show me I KNOW NOTHING!! All I can do is take each day as it comes and share with you what I have learnt and hope it can help out another parent.  Enjoy!

I will stand strong with my spatula in one hand and my children’s cookbook in the other! I swear, today I WILL find my child something to eat other than noodles for I am a mother! I am all knowing, all magical, and All OUTTA IDEAS!

Let’s see, what are the items my two youngest will eat?  It’s a very short list but here we go! Apples, cucumbers, noodles, and cheese.  That’s it! OH wait….Ketchup! We mustn’t forget the red, sweet goddess that I smoother over meat, rice, potatoes and pretty much anything else I make that isn’t on the above mentioned list.  I do this just to see if I can get them to eat something different.  Nope!  They just suck off the ketchup and spit out the food. Sigh…  I guess it could be worse, they could only want junk food to eat day in and day out.  It truly is frustrating when you try to make lunch plans and you’re out of cucumbers and apples or cheese and noodles.   I try my best to be creative when plating their food. I make it appealing for them with silly faces or throwing in some food colouring to jazz up their boring white vegetables.    I have even gone as far as to have them help me cook and prepare the food they will eat in hopes they will be excited and hungry by the time we sit to eat but still, no.  Nothing new will hit their lips at this stage of the game.  They both have the, I will look at it, and if I don’t recognize it it’s disgusting and needs to be thrown to the dog kinda attitude.  The dog is making a killing in the table scraps department and he’s very happy to reap the benefits of two picky eaters.  When it comes to my children feeding was difficult right from the start.  They did not take to the breast for feedings, we struggled with that then moved on to formula, but even then they were picky.  I had to try different formulas, different bottles and different  feeding routines.  AHHHH!!!!! Oh my goodness!  It is absolutely maddening  watching  your child battle you and your patience, seeing that they are clearly hungry but are just not interested in what you’re serving.  Does it get easier?  Should I really be worried even though they are on track with their growth chart?

It’s a simple answer.  NO!!

My experiences from my own family and my friends is when it comes down to it they WILL come around to new foods and get excited to try new things.  I think we stress out too much when it comes to feeding our children.  It’s not rocket science!  Find the foods they like and keep those items WELL stocked! But, don’t give up on introducing new foods. One day they might just pick up that carrot and it will be the best freaking thing they have ever eaten!  I think as long as they are growing as per their doctors advice, let it go, let  them eat noodles every day for lunch if that’s what they’ll eat, but, make sure to throw something new next to it like a hot dog or an orange.   The less stress we as moms can have in our day the better we are to take care of the little monsters that drive us to the stress.  I get that you want your children to eat their fruits and vegetables but it doesn’t always happen the way we want it to.  We need to go with the flow and try new things at the dinner table, the airplane or the train.  Make the funny noises that go along with that.  Make eating new things fun!

Bottom line mommies and daddies, as long as you’re offering healthy choices and your children are not starving you’re doing a great job!  I will keep strong! I will stay focused!  I WILL be writing a future post that my teen children are eating me out of house and home!!

Much love!

Christine Rhode