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Yep I agree that it's normal. And when I was worried about the amount LO was actually taking in, I started keeping a food log--writing down everything that he ate. I realized that even on days when it felt like he didn't eat much, he actually was eating. Not a lot, but he was eating. And he would go a few days with eating not much ,and then have a few days of eating a lot.

I also agree with cutting down on snacks--or make them healthy snacks! Like frozen peas, diced turkey and cheese, etc.

@shopaholic: I think all toddlers go through this phase .. but what worked for me: I made kimbab with just kim and bab and put them on a plate. She could eat them, or not. I just left them there for her to graze on through out the day. I gave her rice + soup, but just enough soup so that it's almost all sucked up by the rice so there isn't enough to splash around. And lots of small fruit and veggies. I started using those bento pick/forks because they have animals on them and it made her want to eat her food more. The more I let her graze on her food (and not snacks) and stopped making dedicated meal times, the more she ate again.

It's frustrating. Especially when they stop drinking water. So I also let her drink out of water bottles (like poland springs) with a water bottle conversion cap (green sprouts has one) and that made her more excited to drink water.