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4.37 (Worth a try) from 24 votes (627 Visits)

Getting a toddler to eat

(September 2006) (rank 79th)

Feeding my son is often a struggle. He would like to eat fruit and bread all day long. Perhaps with some crackers in between.

Since I am obsessed as are most parents with him eating a diverse diet, I am always pulling my hair out when he'll eat avocado

or sweet potato just fine one week and then refuse it entirely the next.

Yesterday I busted out the cookie cutters, and star-shaped sweet potato was such a hit, I'm ready to go buy up a Martha Stewart-sized collection of cookie cutters.

How to make them:

Wash your sweet potato and cut 1/8 inch slices so that you have circles of raw sweet potato.
Place slices in a microwaveable container and cover with water.
Heat four minutes in the microwave.
Remove slices from water and place on cutting board.
Use small cookie cutters to cut out shapes.

When you serve your child, announce the name of the shape instead of the food. "Look, it's stars!"

Let me know how it goes!

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	July 8th \| emmie

Re: Getting a toddler to eat

Greatarticle will have to give them a go when i get the time .

thanx for sharing xxx

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	July 8th \| alstraks

Re: Getting a toddler to eat

Hopefully this will work for my son, will try it tomorrow!

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	January 2008 \| whome

Re: Getting a toddler to eat

Thanks for sharing great article

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	January 2008 \| emmie

Re: Getting a toddler to eat

great idea

thanks for sharing

Emz

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	April 2007 \| RookieMomHeather

Cute idea

You should also post it on your site.

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	October 2006 \| rkcrtbrown

Thanks!

thanks for the great advice!! My daughter will love that!!!

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	October 2006 \| JadieLady

cool

thats an awesome idea. we buy asian creations for a stirfry dinner sometimes, and my husband even eats his carrot because it comes in a flower shape lol.

I wonder if you could make these shapes with the food still raw? (not neccesarily sweet potato...) as microwaving does tend to take away a lot of natural goodness.

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	September 2006 \| ollie71

Rosmary Stanton

I heard on the radio the other day Rosmary Stanton a avid Nutrionist says to provide 12 times a new vegetable or fruit.

As I noted before my son does not even touch it let alone try. So here goes 100+times.

O

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	September 2006 \| Frontier

Creative License with Food

My 6 yo son would not eat shepherds pie coz it was yuk "I don't like it and I don't want it" he would say (this was when he was 4-5 he is ok now). He was into sailing ships and I got the idea to call his shepherds pie "Captains Pie" as that was what captians eat. Both boys would then eat Captains pies without a problem until 3 months ago when the eldest (now 6) announced that it was not captains pie anymore but he kept on eating it. It got me thinking that sometimes your kids are more on the ball than you think and are happy to play along with you. So am I if they eat their tucker.

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	September 2006 \| KileeGiles

A Little Different

Not sure if I am going to get slammed for this, but I am not sure that is such a good idea. Would the child not get used to eating food in that way - at what point do you stop? Will there not be some problems when you start serving normal designed food again. Sorry to be the negative one on this.

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	September 2006 \| Jessgore

A Little Different

Not slamming you... I figure that when the kids get to a certain age they will realise it is just a vegetable any way. And if your lucky they will say something like.... Mum I'm not a kid anymore.... So no more making shapes.... Besides it makes dinner time fun for the youngins...

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	September 2006 \| Neeters

Getting a toddler to eat

Thanks for the tips.

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	September 2006 \| mcm

Star foods

Thats so cute and cool. My kids aren't too fussy but it is a great idea to make their food look different.

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	September 2006 \| Jessgore

Thanks for the reminder

YOu know I read that somewhere before and totally forgot about it... Thanks for the reminder

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	September 2006 \| ollie71

My children would what to play with it rather then eat.

I love your suggestion with the cutting. I have done similar with my sandwiches as they don't eat the crust.

As pretty as it is my 4 year old would still not touch it as it's still something new.

I'm hoping her grows out of it.

O

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