How do I get R to eat more protein? She doesn't like chicken, sometimes will eat sausage or ground beef. She doesn't like eggs. Now she won't eat turkey lunch meat. Her teacher said she picked it all out yesterday and just ate the cheese and avocado.
The only thing she seems to always eat is turkey Kielbasa.
Any other suggestions?
honeydew / 7504 posts
Beans? Hummus? D doesn't love most meat, but absolutely devours pasta with hummus! And he also loves Greek yogurt.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
DS went through a phase 9-11 months, when he wouldn't eat protein straight up so we started making rice porridges, sandwiches with cheese, etc. that had protein mixed in. He just didn't like chunks of it (texture) so he had no rpoblem if it was blended with his other foods.
cantaloupe / 6017 posts
Oh, and are you using any sauces? T ate a ton of chicken with BBQ sauce on it this weekend, and today I gave her some chicken salad with tarragon, lemon juice, and a tiny bit of mayo and she loved it.
GOLD / pomegranate / 3688 posts
Black brand are a hit in our house. So is hummus. Greek yogurt in smoothies. Also, DD much prefers her food to have spices, so maybe try adding some herbs or spice?
hostess / papaya / 10219 posts
@littlebug: @Silva: When did you try hummus? I was all psyched to try it and someone told me that it is a common allergen because of the pine nuts so to wait....
pomelo / 5628 posts
D's favorite food right now is cottage cheese. He also likes black been patties - you can melt cheese on top or make it like a pizza...maybe even with meat toppings.
cantaloupe / 6017 posts
@travellingbee: I gave it to her at 7 months. But we didn't wait for any allergen. I gave her peanuts at like 6.5 months.
grapefruit / 4235 posts
shredded pork? pot roast? crab legs? (no joke, one of L's first proteins was crab)
honeydew / 7504 posts
@travellingbee: Full disclosure? I didn't even THINK about pine nuts. Mom of the Year, right here! We started giving it to him probably right around 8-9 months.
grapefruit / 4136 posts
Cottage cheese is one thing we can guarantee j will eat! How about tuna?
hostess / papaya / 10219 posts
@Silva: OK I might try it this week then. I don't know why I have been so scared. We don't have a history of food allergies although I suspect he still has a milk intolerance. 
hostess / papaya / 10219 posts
@littlebug: Ha ha. I wouldn't have either except this person brought it up. DH was all upset because he was excited to intro hummus. He LOVES Mediterranean food and just thought it would be the perfect baby food. I'm going to try it though and see what happens
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@Silva: @littlebug: I haven't given her beans cause she gets so gassy with spinach and broccoli, I don't want those to cause it too.
I have tried some sauces but she still isn't interested. I mean I put some Ranch dressing on pulled pork and she still wouldn't eat it at lunch on Sunday. I mean who doesn't like Ranch dressing.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@Adira: Those she will eat. Just trying to get her to eat meat. Cheese is so fatty.
@babyjmama: I didn't think about tuna. Just canned is ok?
persimmon / 1223 posts
Beans are a hit in our house! What about tofu (I don't know if you guys eat that but Liam likes it when I make it for us). Maybe try adding different spices/sauces to the meat to see if she would like it with a different flavor.
persimmon / 1223 posts
Oh I just saw you already tried sauces. What about fish or seafood has she tried that?
honeydew / 7811 posts
@travellingbee: you can make hummus without pine nuts! It's not a main ingredient!
honeydew / 7687 posts
@travellingbee: I make hummus without pine nuts! I'm too lazy to buy them.
@Smurfette: Cheese is fatty, and that is a good thing! Little kids need fat. What about peanut butter? That's a guaranteed go-to for us. My LO will also eat chicken if it has BBQ sauce on it, or hot sauce.
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
E currently has no interest in any meat at all, but he loves milk, yogurt, cheese, peanut butter, eggs and beans of all sorts.
grapefruit / 4136 posts
@Smurfette: we use canned. Where we live it's impossible to get fresh that's worth the price. We don't do a LOT of tuna, my MIL is very open with her concern about magnesium and we listen 
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@dojo: We haven't tried fish yet. I will do that this weekend. I don't want to do at night since she goes to bed so soon after.
@scg00387: She has gained 2lbs in a month cause we were told to give her more fatty foods. So it is working! We haven't tried peanut butter. I am so chicken to try it.
bananas / 9227 posts
Someone on IG posted a cute pic of her LO eating a chicken drumstick months ago when my LO wouldn't eat protein. It inspired me to feed her a chicken wing drumstick (no thin bones to worry about) and she devoured it! I don't know why it worked, because she wasn't eating it before I offered the bone, but somehow it just worked!
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
My LO loves loves shrimp! She will always eat meat off the bone like pork chops. She doesn't like ground beef but loves meatballs.
@SugarplumsMom: yes, exactly!!!
honeydew / 7504 posts
@locavore_mama: Oooh, yes, meatballs! D loves meatballs! I'll have to try meat off the bone! Great idea!
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
@Smurfette: I asked this question a little while back, and got some great responses:
http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/good-protein-sources-for-picky-toddlers
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@MsLipGloss: Thanks I will check it out. I am just not that great or creative of a cook so it is hard, especially when I don't really cook during the week.
pear / 1723 posts
Salmon,veggie dogs, and chicken teriyaki meatballs are the three proteins my kids will almost always eat.
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
@Smurfette: I'm in the same boat. I have maaaaaaybe 15-20 minutes when I get home with LO to get her dinner prepped. It is really challenging, and an ongoing struggle.
cantaloupe / 6206 posts
@MsLipGloss: @Smurfette: Yes on prepping dinner! Part of the reason I'm so stuck on veggies/purees is because I keep them in the freezer.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@MsLipGloss: I have time to cook in in the microwave. I will have a little more time once she doesn't get a bottle. But we get home I have to feed her right then, since then she gets a bottle an hour from when we get home. I hate working sometimes.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@JoJoGirl: I make her dinner at night when making her bottles and lunch. Then all I have to do is heat in the microwave. It sucks but I don't have another choice.
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
Fish might be a good option but my LO doesn't like tuna. She will eat a ton of salmon or other white fish but not tuna from a can. We actually started her on it by trying it from a restaurant.
Also, I know you said she wasn't into ground beef but have you tried it in various forms like tacos, meat loaf, etc?
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