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[quote=Anonymous]I’m going to get flamed, probably. But I have two “good” eaters, meaning they eat pretty much everything and love things other kids hate — seafood, liver, tofu, all vegetables, etc. I’m from a culture where kids eat adult food from infancy on (obviously I didn’t start them on table food until 8-10 months). So basically they are served a chopped up version of our meals early on.

What I noticed with both is that between 12-36 months, they have occasional “pickiness” for different reasons. Sometimes it is testing limits. Sometimes boredom. For 1 year olds, I let them self feed as long as they are interested, then finish the meal off while letting them have a small toy or book at the table. As long as they are still lunging forward to eat, I feed. Then at 2 I expect them to eat most of the meal by themselves but still provide a book to look at from afar, interesting conversation, music. My feeling was always that it’s good to build a palate and routine.

My kids don’t snack except fruit in morning. No milk, just water. So they can’t fill up with other things. Between 1-2 we start every meal with vegetables so they associate pleasure with those tastes, and not with crackers or cookies. No or very limited sugar until 2. I think most kids gravitate to carbs and sweets, but for health it’s good to help them open their prefernces by not giving that first.[/quote]

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