Almost 5 yr old eats nothing but likes yobaby yogurt

[Anonymous]

OP,

I'm not sure if you're still reading. Yes, Yobaby has lots of sugar, but if this is all your kid is eating, you've got bigger problems.

Either you're being too indulgent or your kid has a sensory issue regarding food. Some kids like soft foods; it's also common with kids who have apraxia, a kind of speech delay.

I would suggest getting this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Just-Take-Bite-Effective-Challenges/dp/1932565124/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1375390613&sr=1-1&keywords=just+take+a+bite

If you don't have much success, I would try to find an Occupational Therapist who specializes in eating issues.

Also, since your kid is almost 5, I would get some cookbooks like this out of the library:
http://www.amazon.com/Pretend-Soup-Other-Real-Recipes/dp/1883672066/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1375390852&sr=1-1&keywords=pretend+soup

Try to involve her in the process. Be patient this takes time.

[Anonymous]

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I feel like waving Trix Cotton Candy flavor kids' yogurt at you anti-sugar freaks and watching your head explode.

Yep, little secret, I do not care what you eat. I was posting for the OP. Eat away.

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I feel like waving Trix Cotton Candy flavor kids' yogurt at you anti-sugar freaks and watching your head explode.


At least we won't be the ones injecting our children with insulin later on.


Spoken like someone who has no clue how diabetes works...


Yeah right lifestyle doesn't increase your risk to develop diabetes 2....


Obesity and sedentary lifestyle are the primary risk factors, excluding genetics. Not sugar. Sugar may contribute to obesity if you eat too much and don't exercise, but in and of itself, it is not a risk factor.

Let see I can believe you or the NY Times....

It was repeated so often it was accepted as true: the typical American consumed 95 to 100 pounds of sugar each year. Health experts said that consumption was surely contributing to a nationwide crisis of obesity.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/27/business/us-cuts-estimate-of-sugar-intake-of-typical-american.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

That article was about per capita sugar consumption and that new estimates have shown it's gone down. But it also questions the accuracy of the methodology used to calculate consumption. How does that relate to the risk factors of type 2 diabetes?

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I feel like waving Trix Cotton Candy flavor kids' yogurt at you anti-sugar freaks and watching your head explode.

Yep, little secret, I do not care what you eat. I was posting for the OP. Eat away.

I don't eat it. It's just if you freak out over yo baby, Trix must just kill you.

[Anonymous]

Op here!!! Wow so many great responses that were actually helpful. I was busy with the kids all day and just got home.

Yes she never ate. Even at a young age. Of course she likes ice cream and chocolate but we don't give it often and she doesn't finish those either.

She will eat some fruit. Fruit pouches only flavor..... Mango banana orange. A little plain white rice or butter pasta. Loves restaurant bread an butter. I try to make the rice in a chicken broth.

My pediatrician is so unhelpful. I have feeding her as its always a struggle all day long. As sits at the table for hours til my husband screams at her or we negotiate bites for reward.

Terrible parenting I know but we are at a loss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP are you south Asian by any chance?

Why does this imply?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here!!! Wow so many great responses that were actually helpful. I was busy with the kids all day and just got home.

Yes she never ate. Even at a young age. Of course she likes ice cream and chocolate but we don't give it often and she doesn't finish those either.

She will eat some fruit. Fruit pouches only flavor..... Mango banana orange. A little plain white rice or butter pasta. Loves restaurant bread an butter. I try to make the rice in a chicken broth.

My pediatrician is so unhelpful. I have feeding her as its always a struggle all day long. As sits at the table for hours til my husband screams at her or we negotiate bites for reward.

Terrible parenting I know but we are at a loss.

OP, how is the pediatrician unhelpful? Is the pediatrician concerned about her growth? Does she hit her milestones? Is she active? By "she never ate", do you mean "she never ate", or "she never ate as much as I thought she should eat?" Why are you concerned that she does not eat enough? What would happen if you did not negotiate bites for rewards or you did not feed her (as in, with a spoon?)? If you have family in the area, what is their assessment? If she goes to preschool or daycare, what are the preschool teacher's/daycare provider's assessments?

I am not usually one for seeing specialists, but it sounds to me like it might be useful to consult a specialist. I don't know what kind of specialist, but I'm sure that other people will have suggestions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here!!! Wow so many great responses that were actually helpful. I was busy with the kids all day and just got home.

Yes she never ate. Even at a young age. Of course she likes ice cream and chocolate but we don't give it often and she doesn't finish those either.

She will eat some fruit. Fruit pouches only flavor..... Mango banana orange. A little plain white rice or butter pasta. Loves restaurant bread an butter. I try to make the rice in a chicken broth.

My pediatrician is so unhelpful. I have feeding her as its always a struggle all day long. As sits at the table for hours til my husband screams at her or we negotiate bites for reward.

Terrible parenting I know but we are at a loss.

You don't really make her sit at the table for hours do you? OMG please stop doing that. Yes, go see a specialist, read a book, please don't make her sit at the table for hours.

[Anonymous]

In the meantime, what about yogurt smoothies? You can add metamucil and pureed veggie/fruits to Greek yogurt and blend. I have no idea what it is like to have a 5yo who has never really eaten solid foods, but my toddler loves the yogurt mixes we make him.

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I feel like this goes beyond just picky eating. Why haven't you thought to go to a food specialist?

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Btw yobaby is crap no 8mo old (orf anybody any age) should be eating that.

Have you read the ingredients in it????


Milk, sugar, fruit, and live active cultures. How is that crap unless you are talking about added sugar?


Read close:


CULTURED PASTEURIZED ORGANIC WHOLE MILK, ORGANIC SUGAR, ORGANIC BLUEBERRY JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, ORGANIC CARROT JUICE CONCENTRATE (FOR COLOR), PECTIN, VITAMIN D3.

Do you know how much sugar is in it???


Natural flavour? Eww.

Yes 12 grams.

What are you taking about? It says right there, "natural flavour". You know those are artificial chemicals made up in the lab to add to food right? Why feed that crap to babies? Or any kids?

[Anonymous]

This right here is why you don't give your kids chocolate and ice cream until you have established good eating habits.

I am not opposed to occasional crap, but not if they don't eat the good stuff as well.

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What are you taking about? It says right there, "natural flavour". You know those are artificial chemicals made up in the lab to add to food right? Why feed that crap to babies? Or any kids?

This is incorrect. "Natural flavor" is natural chemicals made up in the lab to add to food.

[Anonymous]

Feeding clinic at Childrens Hospital. You can go and get ideas for dealing with a picky eater.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting. I think there is just so much sugar in everything. I am trying to lose wieght, but those sugar salt things kill me.

woman eating sugar
Ask the Diet Doctor: Cutting Back on Sugar
Q: I want to cut back on my sugar consumption. Should I go cold turkey or ease into it? Where do I begin?

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But eliminating sugar is hard because it’s addictive. Some research shows that high intakes of the sweet stuff can mimic the effects of opiates. I’m not saying that your midafternoon cola fix is giving you the same high as popping oxycodone, but they both stimulate similar areas of the brain, leading to feelings of pleasure.

- See more at: http://www.shape.com/weight-loss/weight-loss-strategies/ask-diet-doctor-cutting-back-sugar#sthash.UUnxwm0M.dpuf

Just eat real food. Do not buy processed foods to the extent possible. For example, eat meat and vegetables or salad for dinner, not rice out of a box, etc.

Um, plain rice out of a box IS real food.

And it doesn't matter if you only eat "real" food vs. "real" + processed. Unless you consume fewer calories than your body needs, you will not lose weight.