Mamas what do you actually Do when your child suddenly refuses to eat?

Because I feel like I tried everything.

I Googled.

Asked ChatGPT.

Asked my mom.

Asked my friends.

And somehow everyone had a different answer. 😂

“Don’t force him.”

“Don’t let him snack.”

“Keep putting the food in front of him.”

“Hide vegetables.”

“Only give him what he’ll eat.”

Meanwhile… he’s still not eating.

I was honestly starting to panic.

Then I came across MissPoppins on Instagram and saw that they had professionals you could talk to about specific parenting situations.

And there was a free consultation.

So I thought, okay… I’ve tried literally everything else. 😂

I booked one and got connected with Stephanie, a nutritionist who specializes in picky eating.

What I liked was that she didn’t just throw another list of foods at me.

She asked about my child’s eating habits and what was actually happening at our meals.

That was the first time I felt like I was getting help with the actual problem instead of another generic tip.

Mamas who have been through picky eating - what was the one thing that finally helped your child?

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I always incorporate her favorite food into a meal we are eating. She sees her favorite food and eats.

What answers did she give? My kids usually stop eating when sick or if they are going through a growth spurt. So I still offer foods but they usually won’t eat. And they’ll have snacks sometimes. But sometimes they won’t even want that

If its a new meal i will sit down with my food (and his on the same plate) first and start eating and offer him some from my plate if he takes to it i bring his empty plate out and give him " some of my food" which was really his portion anyway...

I find if its the same food just on his plate he dosent even try it but if what im eating looks intresting he will eat it...

Been told so much that its a bad habbit but at least he eats a wide range of foods because of it 🤷‍♀️ would rather my kid eat from my plate then not eat at all

Sometimes he’ll eat as if it’s a snack by doing a charcuterie board style meal .. cheese , crackers and meats etc

I’m not sure what you’ve tried, so I’m just gonna tell you what happens here. My son refuses to eat his own food but as soon as I sit down on the couch to eat, not the dinner table, he’ll scream for a bite of mine so eventually he’ll just eat my whole plate. Or sometimes he’ll eat while running around which I know can be dangerous, but it works for us. And sometimes I’ll just buy pizza cuz he loves pizza and he’ll eat it. (Not all the time) maybe once every 3 -4 weeks. You can also make brownies with veggies— idk if you seen the recipes on Instagram where they put all kinds of veggies in the batter and make them. Maybe he’d enjoy that if he likes sweets

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