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fabians mum 
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Posted: 20 June 2007 at 3:27pm |
I panic about this constantly and then I get over it (i'm in worry mode right now!) My son will not eat veges, unless Macd's fries are veges and you count the beetroot he'll occasionally eat, he'll eat fruit galore, is above his growth and weight for his age (not shrinking) he'd drink tomato sauce if I let him and on the odd time I can sneak spinach into his spaghetti! 
Should I just get over it and stop worrying - he used to east broccoli, salmon and anything I gave him until he turned about 13 months!
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busymum
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Posted: 20 June 2007 at 3:37pm |
Do you know if it is the feel or the taste? Will he eat raw veges with dip? (Slice them really thin so they are easy to bite.)
I wouldn't worry too much if he's getting fruit already. I'm a vege eater and my DH is a fruit eater LOL. Otherwise you're into force-feeding.  I'd try a new one each month or something like that, ask him to try it once in a while and see what happens.
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fabians mum
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Posted: 20 June 2007 at 3:49pm |
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I think it's the taste - it goes as far as being partially chewed and then comes out and goes on the floor! Tried with tomato sauce on everything and now he knows to suck of the sauce and then spit! Clever boy! I'd never try to force feed him - he's extremely independant and has fed himself for ages - hates it when you try to help! I'll get some different ones and some dip tonight and try it ! Thanks
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Posted: 21 June 2007 at 1:34pm |
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This one use to eat everything as well. Now she wont eat broccoli and certain veggies at all.
What I do do when she doesnt eat any veggies is to actually make some noodles. And then just make mix veg and sort of mush is so it goes into a thick sauce. Can add some milk to help with that and throw it over the noodles. Spaghetti works well. She will eat the spaghetti (which she loves) and get the sauce in. Other thing that helps is soups. She loves to dunk bread into veggie soup.
She will be fine with veggies again for a week or so. Just keep on offering it and dont make too much of a fuss if they dont eat it.
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Posted: 21 June 2007 at 1:55pm |
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We have the same problem with Abby and it even got to the point where she was sent to a pediatric dietitian when she was 1.5 years old, because the only vege she would eat was a little carrot. She told me as long as she was still moving up the chart even slowly (she's very little) and was eating a variety of fruit not to worry.
She said that they can't get most of what they need from fruit anyway and she would hopefully grow out of it.
But I know where you are coming from it's very hard not to worry.
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Posted: 21 June 2007 at 1:57pm |
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We have the same problem with Abby and it even got to the point where she was sent to a pediatric dietitian when she was 1.5 years old, because the only vege she would eat was a little carrot. She told me as long as she was still moving up the chart even slowly (she's very little) and was eating a variety of fruit not to worry.
She said that they can't get most of what they need from fruit anyway and she would hopefully grow out of it.
But I know where you are coming from it's very hard not to worry.
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Katherine
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Posted: 21 June 2007 at 6:43pm |
I read a statistic that said 25% of all the vegetables kids eat are in the form of fries. LOL
That said, I've also read that it can take 10 tries for a child to accept a new food. I've been giving Emma Rose peas at every meal to try to get her to eat them, and finally tonight she gave in and ate them. Whew! (Peas for breakfast was getting a little bit weird...)
There are so many things you can try, as suggested by the lovely ladies above, but I think the key is consistency and perseverence. Maybe try one vegetable in one format (raw with dip, cooked as finger food, whatever) several meals in a row to see if he will eventually accept it.
Kids slow their growth between their first birthday and their second birthday -- apparently, if they grew the same amount between 1 and 2 that they did between birth and 1, they'd be the size of a five-year-old by the time they were 2! Food refusal is definitely part of the "age and stage" he's currently at, as he's starting to learn to exert his will, and his body is so busy working on all this other new developmental stuff, he almost "doesn't have time" for food.
If he starts losing weight or seems ill, then I'd worry. But for now, hang in there. Soon he'll start hoovering up everything in your fridge...
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Posted: 25 June 2007 at 12:03pm |
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Haleigh jsut went through that phase.
we ahve only in the last week got ehr eating ALL her veges on her plate.
We found when she was teething she refused them more adn would rather fruit, but now shes back into eating them again.
We mash her potatoes and mash teh veges she really hates so she cant tell they in there and leave ehr fav ones chunky, and we'll do it one mouthful for mummy or daddy (who evers on dinner duty) and the next one for her, seems to ahve worked well now so far.
it jsut took us alot of patience to get haleigh eating her veges again adn lots of different methods.
another good one to try is sticks of veges baked in the oven slightly with a little olive oil, i read that somewhere and haleigh loves them, so maybe give that a go?? also raw veges like carrot adn cucumber we found were winners to
good luck
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Posted: 30 June 2007 at 9:01pm |
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Pipers not too bad with the veges but she absolutley refuses to eat fruit unless its a pureed kind from a tin, I was told by plunket to make up a fruit m/shake so that is my next mission
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Posted: 03 July 2007 at 1:21pm |
I've given up getting frustrated over it - he must be the fussiest eater in the world, but he is not a short boy so I'm not going to panic anymore - he eats at least four serves of fruit a day so all good - thanks everyone. 
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Posted: 03 July 2007 at 2:17pm |
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Hungry kids eat. Cut out all the junk food (or at least don't offer it most of the time) and they'll turn to veges and fruit. I'd keep offering the veges - he'll get the idea again. (I mean I'd probably chose the Wendy's or McD's fried over most veges if I was given the choice - and I'd hold out eating broccoli if I knew that not eating it would get me a burger and fries....)
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Posted: 09 July 2007 at 4:01pm |
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Winter is perfect for vege soups... eg pumpkin... since its a sweeter vege.
Good luck!
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help - no veges!
