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No advice since my LO is still cooking, but wanted to let you know I was this bad (or worse) growing up. I only ate pasta with butter (no sauce), yellow american cheese, green grapes, carrots sometimes, applesauce sometimes, and plain pizza. Pretty much that's it. I grew to like a few things but was SUPER picky through college (didn't eat any MEAT until junior year!!!) but now I do ok. I would be considered "normal" but DH is a chef so he gets on me a lot! My mom was always so upset and talking to my doctor about it, but I somehow made it! Not sure if that helps to know but it is probably more common than you think. I hope for her sake (and yours) though that it's just a phase! Good luck mama!

Totally normal!! Our pediatrician said she'll eat when she's hungry, but not to sacrifice nutrition just to make sure she eats. You want to make the calories she is eating count. Eventually she'll eat what you're having once she sees you eating it, but the amout that they eat right now goes way down. He also said that they can go a few days without eating much, but they will eat more every few days to make up for it. So, that's when we maximize the fruit and veggies.

@Bao: that's what we were told to do. Trust me, I know it's easier said than done! Sometimes we'll give in if she's throwing a huge fit and beyond reasoning... But it will usually be a piece of fruit from the fruit bowl or a pouch. If she comes back, we only offer her the rest of her meal.

@Bao: I'm reading this book right now http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/111830859X and really like it. It basically suggests what @BabyBoecksMom said to keep offering a variety if healthy options and not fret if they only eat some of it. I grew up super super picky and am trying to avoid that for my son; I think it be becomes a vicious cycle of letting a kid eat less nutritious stuff bc the parent is more concerned about getting them to eat at all an then the kid will only eat that stuff. My mom agrees that's what happened with me and I can see it happening with my niece. I know pickiness is normal developmentally but I'm hoping thy book I linked will give me some preemptive strategies!

aw i'm sure she will be fine! DHs baby cousin was so picky, at thanksgiving all she would eat was these little yogurt bites! Now she is 6 and eats lots!

I think it's normal. C started around a year and is still going doing this. I think it's a control issue. Toddlers only have control over very few things in their lives, what goes in their mouths is one of them.

We dont offer alternatives either.

My LO won't drink cows milk either so I make her smoothies. I put one yo-baby yogurt, some fruit (banana, blueberries, or peaches etc.) and a good bit of whole milk in the blender. She devours it throughout the day. I offer it at breakfast and after naps as snacks. Maybe try that?