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Originally Posted by jannieC
I eat fish, so Laney does too. My mother in law makes salmon patties that she adores. Our pediatrician fully supports our decision to go this route (even before we told him she would be eating fish) and he is an older doctor that has been around for many years. I trust him completely. He actually thinks it's healthier to raise a child this way.
Her appetite SUCKS lately. At 14 months, I'm lucky if I can't get anything other than fruit into her. Laney is a Frutitarian.  I try not to stress over it too much though- I try to stay mellow and just re-introduce food to her from time to time. |
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Originally Posted by jenniferuk
We eat fish and dairy and fish cakes are a favourite around here, too. All of my children go through 'picky' phases--last week the 3 yr old said no to nearly everything aside from yogurt and blueberries and today it's no to those and 'yes please mummy' to carrots, dried cereal, and 'things to dip in salsa'. Our ped assures me that this is normal--they are all healthy and don't seem to be lacking nutrionally.
I try to be patient and I'm pleased that when they are picky or fixated on a food it's something healthy (a fruit, veg, etc) because that is pretty much all they know. I have meat eating friends with a toddler who will eat only chicken nuggets and hotdogs...my worst nightmare as I am sure my food world is to them!
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Thanks for these
- my kids eat fish and never have red meat & poultry. I guess I have misunderstood the definition of a vegetarian used here. I thought vegetarians ate plant based foods and dairy/eggs but didn't eat meat and fish. It was the stricter definition (without fish) that I have some reservations with when it comes to children's diets.