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We put everything out at once including fruit, she eats in whatever order she wants and however much she wants. That’s it. We never offer alternatives and she has only skipped dinner altogether a hand full of times and while it’s painful as a mom I know she will never starve on my watch, she usually ends up just eating more at the next meal. Often she won’t touch her plate for an hour and then go back and eat what’s on it because by then she’s hungry. Many times she just eats half or picks the things she wants! And it’s just a phase. Just remember your job is to offer a range of healthy food for your kid, your kids job is to eat it. End of story!
Toddler charcuterie. Instead of full meals, multiple little bite-sized things presented in an array.
https://colorfulrecipes.com/toddler-approved-ice-cube-tray-colorful-buffet/
I like this idea. We do “charcuterie” a lot but the presentation might help.
Preferences (for toys, people, food, etc) are almost always a phase. As others have said, OT is great if it turns out not to be a phase, but it most likely is. And some of the best advice I ever received was to ride the phase wave and remember that it’s developmentally normal and has nothing to do with my parenting. For that reason, I don’t change my parenting approach to try and change kiddo’s preferences because it will only stress us both out.
Do not struggle. Put reasonable food out. If they eat it, great! If they don’t, have a drawer or set items that are permitted snacks. Just state it all plainly with no drama. Just, “oh! You don’t want the cucumbers today? Ok, there are these other choices.” Then later, “you didn’t eat much dinner…if you are hungry there is yogurt or cherry tomatoes available.”
(We did “fruit or yogurt” as default snack. Treats were generally not in the house unless we baked them, but otherwise offered often and not tied to what else was eaten.)
Janet Lansbury has a great podcast on not being a “short order cook” and I think about this every time my toddler does the same demand and then refusal. Hang in! My kid eats maybe 10 things total.
My spouse and I eat everything. Cuisine from all around the world. And my toddler eats…cheese. Pouches. Berries. Raw cucumbers and carrots. Yogurt. And carb-y snacks. Loves sweets. There’s some other stuff in there, but the list isn’t all that long. He had an occupational therapist for a while to help him try more things.
I've heard to always make sure there's one "liked" food on the plate and not to cater to specific requests. If they're really eating nothing there are specialists/therapists who work with kids!
IDK. We do chicken nuggets like 4x a week. And pouches so he doesn’t get scurvy.
This is the best app I’ve found so far. A pediatric nutritionist explains why it’s happening and then provides recipe ideas.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kids-meals-recipes-guides/id1613090960
we had good luck with ice cube tray dinners. small amounts of a variety of things (cubes of chicken, raspberries, black beans, cucumber pieces, etc- some favorites and some things that are new. no pressure - they eat the stuff they want. agree with other comment that often they preferred to eat from my plate and so we would milk that too 😂 good luck
My daughter ate whatever was on my plate. If she wanted a choice I was like "choose from whatever you see on this plate". 😉
She will not starve. And if she knows the favorite is coming later she will not eat now.
Make a plan. And then don’t flinch.
Thanks all!