Ask Dr Nerenberg | Health and Fitness

My 1 1/2 yr old won’t eat dinner even when he is hungry, how do I get him to eat?

My son will act like he is starving but when I sit him at the diner table he only plays with his food and won’t eat it. I serve things I know he likes and he still won’t eat. I have also tried letting him eat at his favorite child table and refuses to eat and even throws his utensils and plate. How do I make sure he gets the proper nutrition while teaching him to eat his dinner?

My 18 month old daughter is the same way. The doctor told me to stop giving her snacks and not to let her drink too much juice (sometimes they filled up with liquids). She still won’t eat regular meals, she’ll only eat finger food. So I only let her have healthy foods such as, broccoli, cheese, black beans, chunks of chicken, peas, fruits and that’s about it. The doctor told me to keep offering different things but to let her have what I know she’ll eat. This is just a stage that I’m sure they’ll grow out of…hopefully.
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