https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:45:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-lo-wont-eat-anything-on-the-plate#post-921236 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 07:02:02 +0000 KayKay 921236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we offer 3-5 things on her plate. she typically only eats what she prefers that meal. sometimes it's everything, sometimes it's just 1-2 things. we just go with it, and if she asks for more of something after she finishes it, we'll give her some more. i figure that i don't feel like eating some things (even though i technically "like" them) every day, so why would she? we just save whatever she didn't eat and offer it again at a later meal.</p> <p>we've also found that sometimes it will seem like she's not going to touch something, but if we leave the room or don't pay attention, she'll eventually get to it. </p> <p>for breakfast/lunch, i don't worry much about how much she eats because she can easily make up for it later. if she has a really light dinner, we'll offer something like a banana or yogurt with fruit at the end, as a kind of "dessert"...something she'll almost always want, but still healthy. but we try not to prepare her something totally different. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-lo-wont-eat-anything-on-the-plate#post-921180 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 05:38:51 +0000 brownie 921180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sandy: he's just over 2 now but this was our philosophy for the past year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-lo-wont-eat-anything-on-the-plate#post-921117 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 01:10:07 +0000 BeachMama 921117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually include 3-5 things on her plate, most of which I know she usually likes. I'm more inclined to take the plate away, especially if there's food on it I know she eats, and if she starts throwing food on the floor. She was pretty fussy and unhappy all day though so I felt bad just taking it all away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-lo-wont-eat-anything-on-the-plate#post-921110 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 00:54:03 +0000 sandy 921110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yin: I'm like you...she gets about 4-5 items of food on her plate (it has divided sections)...she gets a veggie, fruit, protein and carb. We eat our meals together (19 months) and I'm not going to stop eating to make her something else. I do however give her more of something if she's asking for it...but if it's getting out of hand I tell her we're all done with strawberries and tell her to eat the rest of her dinner </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-lo-wont-eat-anything-on-the-plate#post-921108 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 00:50:36 +0000 sandy 921108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@brownie: how old is your LO? I definitely picture myself doing this with my LO. I'm super lucky that we haven't hit the picky stage yet...she definitely has her preferences but she will eat a bite or two at least. Sometimes she won't touch the protein but she will eat her fruit and veggies and that's fine for me. If I ever enter the stage where she refuses her entire meal, I feel I will just take her food away and save it for later too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-lo-wont-eat-anything-on-the-plate#post-921098 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 00:31:49 +0000 StbHisMrs 921098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It seems like once M was 14 months old her eating habits became awful, she's now super picky. She also throws her food on the floor. We take it away and offer it later, if she totally refuses I offer greek yogurt or something with protein in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-lo-wont-eat-anything-on-the-plate#post-921081 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 23:41:51 +0000 Freckles 921081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always make sure i make something she'll like. She is not feeling well these days and not really wanting food. This one night she had NO dinner. Refused everything! I gave her a pouch, which she had half of.</p> <p>I feel like they're still too young to send to bed with no dinner! Maybe i'll feel differently once she reaches 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-lo-wont-eat-anything-on-the-plate#post-921064 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 23:15:04 +0000 brownie 921064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am mean, but I just take the food away (we save it). Then we offer it to him again right before bedtime. Usually if he is hungry he will eat it. If he won't eat it than he really wasn't hungry. We do make sure we offer enough stuff that he has choices on what to eat or not eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-lo-wont-eat-anything-on-the-plate#post-920950 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:41:07 +0000 yin 920950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I offer about 5 different items on LO's plate. I don't expect him to eat it all, but the variety helps him when he is in a picky mood. Lately he has not been a fan of protein but will eat the veggies on his plate. Once he tells me he is finished his meal, I try not to stress and listen to him. I know that if he eats less at one meal, he will eat more next time. I would only start to worry if his eating habits were poor for a few days in a row. I also don't make him any additional food if he doesn't like it. We eat our meals together, and I don't want him to think he can get a special order of food if he doesn't like his dinner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-lo-wont-eat-anything-on-the-plate#post-920927 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:30:17 +0000 sarac 920927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always make sure that meals include something my daughter likes. We're lucky, and that's easy. But if not, I just feed her. Does anyone really send a toddler to bed hungry? Especially a preverbal one? That is something I would never do, certainly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-lo-wont-eat-anything-on-the-plate#post-920916 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:25:44 +0000 betsyboop 920916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do what you did, especially when this happens at dinner. I don't like the idea of my lo going to bed with an empty stomach. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-lo-wont-eat-anything-on-the-plate#post-920900 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:18:54 +0000 Weagle 920900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Typically she will only do this for one meal, and then her eating habits are fine for the next few days. I usually let her have a pouch and a cheese stick or raisins and call it a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-lo-wont-eat-anything-on-the-plate#post-920894 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:15:53 +0000 meredithNYC 920894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is also 13 months old and we do have some of these moments. Fortunately/unfortunately, she doesn't have meals with us yet since our schedules don't really allow it (and she goes to bed on the early side). But when she refuses to eat, yes, I usually do exactly what you do and try to find something I know she will like. Luckily, we have a freezer stash of little things so it's not too difficult. I'm interested in hearing from some of the experienced moms, too, though, since I agree with you that being a "short order cook" is not appealing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-lo-wont-eat-anything-on-the-plate#post-920887 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:10:59 +0000 BeachMama 920887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 13 months old. She refused to eat anything on her dinner plate this evening. I know I shouldn't be a "short order cook" and part of me just wanted to say "ok, then it's bedtime!" but i just cant send her to bed without eating anything. So I brought out a sure fire thing I knew she'd eat and she gobbled it up.</p> <p>What would you do? Clear the table and say that's it, or get her something you know she'll eat? </p>