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@Mrs. Pen: DD has always been a good eater but about a year old, she seemed like she was getting picky because she was throwing food on the floor and hardly touching anything. I didn't worry too much because they pediatrician told me that after a year old, their growing slows down dramatically, so they don't need as many calories. Plus, kids won't starve themselves, so I know she'll eat when she's hungry.

My son just started this at 10.5 months. Went from eating practically everything, to only eating chicken, broccoli and cheddar bunnies. He makes these awful faces and shakes his head when I try to feed him anything,. He spits out half of the food that he attempts to try. I figure its a phase and I can distinctly remember being a few years old and refusing to eat anything but peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. So it's only the beginning.

My LO is the opposite. He's been pretty picky since we started solids so I'm hoping he'll grow out of it and become a great eater in his toddler years!!

It used to really frustrate me when he'd spit food out and throw it on the floor. Now I just approach his meals with the perspective of offering a wide variety and just being happy with the fact that he's even putting it in his mouth (even though he spits it out). I focus on nutritious foods that are really filling because he's not a fan of meats and fish (yet!).