2 year old hardly eating anything throughout the day

I’m trying not worry as I know they can go through phases where very little gets eaten. However I feel like I’m living with an air plant! He’s not poorly, no new teeth and is other wise ok. Except for the usual toddler mood swings that are definitely getting exasperated by him probably being hungry. Yesterday was a good food day and he was definitely happier which is also incredibly frustrating. I’m listening and looking out for hunger signs and I’ve being kind by giving him all his fail safe favourites but he’s only happy eating sliced ham, cucumber, carrot sticks, pears and berries.

Tomorrow I’m trying a different tactic and just going to try him with loads of new foods to see if that sparks any sorta curiosity. It’s hard not to worry when they only graze on very little throughout the day.

Any words of comfort would be appreciated 🥺

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Totally normal! My little boy is 4 and still does this. He has weeks where he hardly eats and then he eats everything in sight! Just keep offering and prompting him to eat, I'm sure he will be eating you out of house and home again in no time 🥲

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was to think about what they’ve eaten over the past week rather than just in one day x

We have this, it’s super stressful but as above we try and look at the week intake. Ours is always hungrier and more receptive a) in the morning and b) when out and about, so we try and build in new foods along safe at those times. Something we’ve also found to be effective is letting him try from the pan rather than waiting until he’s in his chair - something about the curiosity maybe - and for us to have a plate and him not so he ‘takes’ from us (even though we have his portion) x

Completely normal I have such a fussy eater, and she doesn’t even eat her safe foods. One day I was like that’s it, and I’ve just started giving her new foods or foods we are eating. I’ve also started to properly eat with her and ignore her and let her get on with it. If she doesn’t eat after I’ve finished I’ll take it away and no snacks, and if she is hungry I’ll offer her food again. It’s really worked and she is eating more rather than saying no first time and is slowly opening to new foods, so give it a go! I’ve also tried that plates that have different compartments and that’s also worked aswell where she has options and explore what she likes.

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