Toddler not eating...

My little boy is 2 1/2 and he is the pickest and worst eater ever. He is getting picker and picker by the day. There are a few things he will eat and only those. Things he used to eat he wont anymore. I give him at dinner what we are eating I always have but he just WONT eat it. There are days that he will just pick at things and not eat at all and it scares me to death. He is growing like a weed and is heathy but it just scares me and makes me feel like a bad parent when he wont eat. I just dont know what to do. I put food in front of him but he just wont eat it so i eventually give him fries or chicken or Coco puffs cause that is what he will eat. I just dont know how to get him to eat differnt things. If anyway has any suggestions or has been though this please let me know!! I just get so worried that he will starve or I am being a bad mother if he wont eat but i can force him to eat anything. Any help would be great. Thanks everyone!

My daughter was the same way, my doc told me to give her what she likes and make sure she was taking her vitamins and they have ensure for kids, that would help too. but if you are that concerned take him to his doct.

It can take up to something like 20 tries before a toddler will try a new food. Keep trying and don't give into feeding him junk food. Make sure he is drinking lots of milk throughout the day to make sure he is getting vitamins, calcium, and protein.

mine was the same way too....I say was because with the advice of my pediatrician we fixed it fast. My son turned two in December and he wouldn't eat anything but hot dogs, mac and cheese, chredded cheese and cheerios. That was his diet. My ped. told me to only offer him what we were having for dinner at meal time (and to limit his snacks to only twice a day-scheduled). If he chose not to eat it then he didn't have to eat. When he got hungry --which he obviously did from not eating, then he was only offered what was given to him at the dinner table. Needless to say he now eats what is put in front of him so he isn't hungry. I also had to limit his drinking...that was keeping him from eating as well. I don't let him "walk" around with a sippy anymore. If he is thirsty then he has to sit at the table to drink and when he is done the cup stays. Might sound strict, but it worked for me and now he eats healthier stuff. I still give him his favorites though sometimes  I am not a mean mom!

Oh, and by the way, he won't starve. Always have the healthy options ready to offer him and it is his choice to eat. He will eventually eat....he is human and won't go too long w/o eating. He is just trying to be the boss 

My son is 2 1/2 and is EXACTLY the same way! He will go where there are only 3 or 4 things he will eat for a week or two, then all of a sudden he won't even eat that! My pedi said that this was 100% normal for kids that age, and to get him to eat what I can, when I can. We buy the Pediasure for him, and on days when he hasn't eaten a lot for at least 2 meals, we give him one of them. He is still gaining weight (some how) and is healthy, so the dr assured me there was no need to worry. If all he will eat is chicken nuggets and fries, try making them at home in the oven so that they aren't so filled with grease, and that way they are somewhat healthy. Brant also takes a Flinstone vitamin every evening to be sure that he has all of his vitamins. I know how you feel momma! Hang in there!

I had and sometimes still have this problem with my boys. Try telling him to eat 5 bites then he will be "all done". This still works and my boys are 4.
Kids wont starve themselves they might try to wait you out though. And other times they are simply not hungry. Then all of a sudden they have a growth spurt and eat like pigs.

If he knows that waiting will get him what he really wants he'll do it.
Wait him out and dont give in.

My boy goes through phases. Right now he hates macaroni and cheese and anything potato (except fries)...but he LOVES shrimp, green beans, bananas, and rice. If it was up to him, he would always eat hot dogs. I just make sure he takes his vitamin...and keep trying and introducing new foods.

It could be just a stage. My son is 2 and a half and goes through no eating stages especially on hot days.
Try making it fun for him, like getting him involved in making dinner or snacks during the day. Make a funny face out of fruit etc.
I allow him to help himself in the fridge and have his snacks and fruit somewhere he can easily find it.