My son doesn't want to eat anything but his snacks 😭

My 16 month old only wants to eat his wafer baby snacks , puffs & animal crackers . He normally loves eating all his favorite foods, chicken, rice, fruits & veggies etc . However, this week he refuses and throws everything and throws a fit . Yesterday he sat in his highchair for about 10 minutes and wouldn't touch anything then finally started to throw all his food. I wound up giving him snacks and of course he ate so much. He's drinking water and milk just fine but I'm exhausted and don't know what else to do. Anyone else's toddler doing or have done the same thing ?

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My daughter goes through phases it seems like teething has only shown up as an issue for us when it comes to eating? She does still nurse so I worry a little less about her getting nutrients but as far as food goes she definitely will not eat randomly

My daughters doing the same unfortunately but since I’m still nursing it doesn’t worry me too much I have no clue why she may be doing it except teething or a liking to certain foods more then others 🥺 sorry to not be too helpful

I cut all snacks when my son started doing this so he'd be hungry for meals, also his meal portion got smaller. When he starts to swipe his food and his plate off the table I take his plate away and feed him his bites, he'll end up eating more but not all his food.

he has been teething too.. I breastfeed him as well and I feel so bad when he doesn't eat much .

yes he takes whole milk sometimes but mainly wants to nurse & tbh he's been nursing a lot more than usual and I'm guessing it's because he doesn't want to eat much . It's okay 🥲 don't be sorry.. I also was wondering if any other moms are going through the same thing right now ! Thank you 💗

I should try to cut his snacks then .. I took his food away yesterday when he started throwing some off his plate and he threw a tantrum. So I gave in and gave him snacks to calm him down . I'll try cutting snacks and see how it works. Thank you

My daughter recently hasn’t been wanting to try certain foods or spits it out after the first bite. I just offer it to her 5,6,7 times until she finally tries it.
I read that what you’re supposed to do when they refuse food for 10+ minutes like your saying is take them out of the high chair, let them play for an hour or so and try again. If you offer the snack foods right after they refuse other foods they learn that that is how they get what they want so avoid that. I’d actually cut back on these snack foods significantly. They won’t starve themselves, believe me, once they’re hungry enough they will eat what you offer.

17 months I heard they can start get a little picky or it says in my app. I use the baby center app still. I just pick my battles because I hear it’s normal

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