I often wondered why when I was younger I wouldn't eat foods that I do now.  Now after having my son I am learning why.  When kids are just starting to eat solids it is a new thing for them and it may take some time for them to get used to textures, color, and tastes.  Most of the time it takes about 5 times of a food for them to really know if they like it or not.  So it is really important to introduce new foods to your child all the time.  Here are some ways of introducing new food to your toddler.

• Serve a verity of foods at dinner time instead of just one because then it doesn't make a big deal about the new food.
  
• If your child isn't eat much do just jump into giving him sugary food just because you want to at least have something in there tummies.
  
• make sure there isn't much going on around the child while they are eating.  Turn the tv off and if there is another child running around see if they will go into another room where the child who is eating cant see them.
  
• Introduce foods in small amounts one at a time.
• Don't over fill the child's plate.
• Look for ways to make a dinner more nutritional like maybe adding whole wheat pasta instead of white

Don't panic if it seems like your toddler isn't growing fast enough. Children don't always grow at a steady pace and there will be times when your child doesn't seem to be growing at all. Your toddler won't grow at nearly the same rate as he did in his first year of life.  I find that my son will go threw stages were he doesn't eat a lot and then other times when I cant feed him fast enough.  It all has to go with there growing, you will also find stages in there sleep where they sleep more some days then others.