Help My 1 Year Old Won't Eat!!

Sometimes they will do that. I would begin to worry if she just doesn't eat anything at all and not gaining weight and getting sick. My son one time would only want peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for one week straight and hotdogs and corndogs on other weeks. I'm sure that this is a phase. I would just keep offering her the choices of fruits and veggies and all the sorts of foods you would normally offer. She will eat what she needs. I hope that this helps. Good luck and be patient.

The one thing I wish that I could change looking back on raising my 6 year old daughter is how I handled food. I catered to her and her problem with food just got worse. I would cook for yourself and your husband and give her what you are eating. If she doesn't eat she isn't hungry. She will eat when she gets hungry enough. What a couple of nights with an empty stomach will cure for both of your sakes is totally worth it in my opinion.
I found myself cooking 4 seprate meals a night to cater to everyones needs. It was insane. Now we cook a healthy meal for us and the kids either eat it or they don't. My son is starting to break free of his picky habits, but my daughter was reinforced for so long that she is having a tough time. Good Luck!

Do you want to be a short order fry cook? Put what ever your are serving in front of her give her the same amount of time that you give her to eat. If she does not eeat cover the food with plastic wrap/faoil and if sh seems hungry bring it out again or give it to her for the next meal.
Paula

I agree with Tanya. This is normal. Offer other choices and if she doesn't chooje them put them aside until another day. If you try to force her to eat certain foods you will find yourself in a power struggle. You don't want that. Be calm and unconcerned with your daughter. All kids, and adults too :), go thru periods of time when we prefer to eat certain foods.

there have been scientifc studdies that show that kids, when left to choosing for themselves, choose a healthy diet over a period of time. They may choose just a few foods, as your daughter is doing, for awhile, then switch to different foods. Babies bodies know what they need. Unfortunately we corrupt their choices by insisting they eat the way we or society wnnts them to eat or by only providing limited foods.

Just relax and enjoy your little girl's mealtime.

Perfectly normal phase. Continue to offer her a selection of many different nutritious foods to try in addition to what you know she'll eat and don't push it at all. Just hand her the plate and let her eat what she wants. She'll eventually expand her selections and will self regulate over a period of 1-2 weeks so that her needs are met.

It has been my experience that toddlers often find just a few foods that they will eat and stick to them for a period of time. I remember my oldest one went through a phase where all he would eat was peanut butter and jelly sandwiches...breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It was frustrating because I knew he wasn't getting his nutrition needs met, then my pediatrician told me to not fight it they will eventually expand their food choices and eat better...it is just a phase.

my daughter went through a similar phase, I melted cheese on everything. veggies and fruit even meat. she liked it.