https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 02:25:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2664525 Mon, 12 Dec 2016 22:52:19 +0000 Pancakes 2664525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: @Pumpkin Pie: My DD2 is also 2 and she still gets a wicked diaper rash whenever she eats a lot of acidic foods. She would eat her weight in clementines if I let her, and then would be crying when it's time to change her diaper. I just have to limit her to 2 cuties per day to prevent it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2664516 Mon, 12 Dec 2016 22:22:43 +0000 Mrs. Microscope 2664516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: not worried about an allergy, I know the rash was simply acid burn! We've been clementine free for a couple days and it's gone. Might try one for dessert tomorrow after dinner! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2664428 Mon, 12 Dec 2016 16:29:41 +0000 Boogs 2664428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2664364 Mon, 12 Dec 2016 15:18:18 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2664364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: see if you can try to limit them until your LO gets used it and builds a better tolerance. That's what I did and we don't get rashes anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2664274 Mon, 12 Dec 2016 13:54:08 +0000 Boogs 2664274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: Mine is two already. I've only noticed this lately when he has a ton of cuties. He never really had interest in them before. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2664248 Mon, 12 Dec 2016 13:21:28 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2664248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: I think the diaper rash is pretty common. My LO used to get them when she had anything acidic like citrus, tomatoes, etc. She's 2 now and she doesn't get those rashes anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2664243 Mon, 12 Dec 2016 13:16:17 +0000 Boogs 2664243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Microscope: I've been having the same issues this past week! And I also noticed the diaper rash, is that pretty common or are you worried about an allergy? Our rash was pretty rough the other day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2663921 Sun, 11 Dec 2016 10:28:31 +0000 maddyz 2663921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just had terrible clementine poop. Time for a break for sure. Now that the fruit bowl is empty he's not asking for them. The next time I buy some I'll only put a few out at a time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2663887 Sun, 11 Dec 2016 05:57:35 +0000 catomd00 2663887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd stop buying them altogether. This is why we don't keep treats on the house on a regular basis. If they're not readily available, they can't be asked for, denied and tantrumed over! </p> <p>When DD wants more of something she can't have, we will say no, calmly explain why and offer 2 alternatives for her to choose from. If she gets upset I empathize with her, again explain why she can't have it and offer the alternatives. It works like a charm in our house, but I'm also okay with the tantrums. My goal isn't to stop or avoid them, but to help her work through her emotions. Once I viewed them that way, they became way easier to manage.</p> <p>Also, if she asks for a food she loves, I tell her up front that she can have x amount and after that there's no more until later. As she is eating I'll remind her that once it's gone there's no more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2663886 Sun, 11 Dec 2016 02:25:37 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2663886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dahlia: great! Yes good fine motor skills! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2663874 Sat, 10 Dec 2016 23:03:53 +0000 Dahlia 2663874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: Thanks for this idea! I tried it today and it slowed my DD down some. Plus it's good independence! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2663750 Sat, 10 Dec 2016 07:18:00 +0000 Mrs. Microscope 2663750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So good to know my kid isn't the only one at this age with an obsession! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2663733 Sat, 10 Dec 2016 00:51:31 +0000 Rocker2014 2663733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had an obsession at that age (not food, ours was bubbles) and after trying everything else I ended up having to go cold turkey with them. Once they were out of sight fur a few days she mostly stopped asking for them, but a year later she still stops in her tracks if she sees anything even ministry related to blowing bubbles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2663729 Sat, 10 Dec 2016 00:00:05 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2663729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: oh good idea - </p> <p>Maybe can you have 2-3 already peeled in a bowl and that's all she is allowed for the day or something? So hard when they are fruit obsessed but it's having negative affects. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2663727 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 23:50:34 +0000 gingerbebe 2663727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We would basically only put 1-2 out each day. They would sorta just magically appear on the counter at a time when it would be convenient for me to have him have a snack or dessert or something. We even went so far as to give him one slice at a time so that they would last longer than 5 seconds. Once they were gone, we'd put up our hands and say "all done!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2663724 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 23:40:57 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2663724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh shoot! My son loves them but no rash. Can you allow one after lunch and dinner if all good is finished as dessert? Do you think she'd understand that? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2663710 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 22:57:27 +0000 Dahlia 2663710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're having the exact same issue with our 16 month old. I hid the bag the other day and we've gone cold turkey. This morning, no clementine tantrum....instead she pitched a fit for cookies *eye roll* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2663704 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 21:41:52 +0000 Mrs. Microscope 2663704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: no, she hands them to me to peel. If I try to make her do it, after starting the peel, she pulls it part way, then throws the whole thing on the ground and screams at me. It's just so pleasant (eye roll). So cold turkey it is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2663699 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 21:17:40 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2663699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can she peel them? We turned it into an activity having the kids peel them and it slowed them down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2663683 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 20:06:12 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2663683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd cut off cold turkey for a while with that gastro reaction. Vitamin c is great for you, but too much citrus and the acid is not so great for you-your tummy or your teeth! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2663670 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 18:50:05 +0000 Littlebit7 2663670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd probably stop buying them for a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2663668 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 18:26:32 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2663668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Microscope: T loves these too! He's not quite so obsessed, but last weekend at a Christmas party he reached up onto the dessert table and pulled off an entire bag of cuties and ran off with them. Silly toddlers! :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2663660 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:59:33 +0000 Mrs. Microscope 2663660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks. I'm going to go cold turkey for about a week, then reintroduce them. I hope she has a short memory, and starts eating other food again soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2663654 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:51:58 +0000 Mama Bird 2663654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awww what a cute problem to have! Maybe just put out one or two at a time, and hide the rest? They're full of vitamin C, so they're really good when it's cold season... except for the rash. My 16 month old is obsessed too, she eats three or four at a time when we let her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2663647 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:19:09 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2663647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter was similar at that age. We cut it off completely. She would ask for it and Id open the cabinets, show her the fruit bowl, open the fridge and show her that they were "all done". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-only-eats-oranges-help#post-2663642 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:06:56 +0000 Mrs. Microscope 2663642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 16 month old daughter is a cutie clementine addict! She will eat 5 or more at a time! She has started getting terrible diaper rash from all the citrus, and her poop is pure orange bits, nothing else. If we are home she refuses all other food, including favorites like peas, string cheese, crackers and even cookies. She stands in the kitchen in front of where the fruit bowl is on the counter (she can't see it, she knows where it is) and tantrums for cuties. For hours! </p> <p>Today I've cut her off at 2. And she has been in full tantrum for 30min, clinging to the cabinets and trying to climb up to get more. She is still young, so I can't reason with her. </p> <p>Any recommendations on how to handle this? Keep feeding her cuties and nevermind the rash and poop issues? Cut her off entirely and suffer toddler wrath, including total food strike? Thanks! </p>