Any advice/ insight?

My 22m old won’t eat any meat besides Wendy’s nuggets and Burger King’s chicken fries. He will also only eat breakfast sausage when he’s not burnt out, belvita cookies, nutter butters, any kind of chips, pouches. I try to broaden his range but he denies everything. I’ve tried to stick to a similar food chain I’ve done literally almost every kind of frozen chicken nugget and food with the same crunch/ texture. It’s so frustrating, disappointing and discouraging. Is anyone else in the same boat? He used to not be this picky but since he turned 15m old it’s just gotten worse. I get all in my head about it and think I’m a bad mom. Any advice?

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No advice because I'm in a similar boat. I think this age is just picky. You're not a bad mom.

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I read somewhere that it takes between 30 and 50 offers before a toddler will actually give any one food a fair shake. The only trick I have is making food a game. What I want him to eat goes on my plate and I pretend he can't have a bite, so he'll sneak some or he'll try to convince me, dino chicken nuggets but just playing with them. No pressure situations. Letting him cut things up with a baby safe tool. Try pretending you are at a restaurant or doing an indoor picnic or eating dinner in the car. And a large part is just trust. Keep offering and let him decide what he does or does not want to eat. Though definitely talk with your pediatrician about when to be referred to additional services.

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