Fussing eater

My 3.5 year old is a fussy eater. I’m concerned as he is only 12 kg, he won’t eat the food on the plate and often just spits it or throws the plate. I really don’t know how to feed him or what to do with him. He will happily eat junk but that’s not the way to move forward. He barely finishes his food at nursery it’s a lot of convincing before he touches the food and eats some of it. Any advise?
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I have got similar problem with my son he's the same age, he doesn't want to try new things only eating the same things over and over 🙃

@Elle what does he like to eat on repeat?

Hi, thank you for asking. He likes to eat in repeat grapes, lentils crisps, rosted chicken,beef, mashed potatoes, and Yoghurts are his favourites. The only way to make him eating veggies is by feeding baby food jars or pouches that I usually mix with the mash potatoes. He wouldn't eat any solid veggies. Unfortunately, he doesn't like the consistency at all. We usually eat meals together, and I often put on his plate the same food I am having wich include raw or cooked veggies either with carb or proteins, but he always skip them. He doesn't want to try any new food, including fruits. I have never seen him eating bananas from his plate I just hope it's a passing thing

My 3 and a half year old makes me stress, she only like Rice with ketchup 'no sauce' , noodles, bread and butter, yoghurts, doesn't like meat and everything else including vegetables. She just won't try and doesn't eat at nursery. Give her crisps and shes happy😂She's 13.4kg and shockingly within healthy BMI even though shes skinny... she was checked two weeks ago by the nurse for her preschool jabs lol. She's also an only child so I always assume it's coz she has no one her age to see eating well at mealtimes....i dunno. She used to go 2 or 3 days without eating a proper meal and she would just refuse so when she does eat ok just once I celebrate, the phase will pass is what I'm told and what i have seen with some relatives children

I envy people with chubby children who just eat anything, the stress used to keep me up at night honestly i felt like I was doing such a bad job but it does get better as they get older

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