Trouble eating rice

My 2 year old son is very picky when eating. He doesn't like to eat rice. He likes, yakult, apples, biscuits like skyflakes, bread sticks, dutch mill, hotdog, nuggets, french fries, and most esp Milk. He only eats rice with sabaw like tinola, or gulay na may sabaw, and also crispy adobo, pero sometimes he doesn't eat. Like sasabihan nya kami na he's not hungry. and sasabihan nya rin kami if he's hungry. kaya if hungry sya bukas sya sa ref and looks for food like biscuits. so sometimes hindi namin sya i.force to eat rice kasi, he'll tell naman if he likes to eat if he's hungry. pero sometimes worried kami, kasi gusto namin pakainin sya ng rice. pero so far, active naman sya, hindi sakitin. he's not fat, he's not too skinny pero heavy naman sya . any advice po or ano po ba ma share nyu para sa akin. :) #advicepls #firsttimemom

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Sa tingin ko po, nasanay na rin po kasi ang panlasa nya sa processed foods like biscuits, hotdogs, etc. Para po kaso sa akin, ang tamang pagpapakain sa mga toddlers natin demands more sacrifice and commitment from the parents/ caregivers rather than the child. Mas madali kasi na ibigay na lng kay lo kung ano ang gusto nya kaysa "makipagaway" pa sa kung ano talaga ang sa tingin natin na tama. Ang mga lo naman natin are experimenting with their Yes or No, kung ano yung gusto nila ay iinsist nila kung alam nilang pupwede naman pala. Suggestion ko po, unti-unti nyo po baguhin ang routine nya, lalo na at 2yo ay nakakaintindi na naman sya. Kailangan talaga ng consistency. Yung mga biscuits and milk nya, ilimit nyo lang po to snacks/ merienda para makafocus sya sa rice/ meat/ veggies for his meals. Also avoid giving snacks kapag malapit na ang meal time. Nagiging less ang pagiging picky eater kapag gutom ang tao πŸ˜‰ And also, expect that there will be resistance, specially kung alam nya na pwede naman before, mahihirapan si lo na maintindihan bakit biglang bawal na ngayon. Since 2yo na sya, dito na papasok yung pagpapaliwanag. Kay lo ko, sinasabi ko sa kanya na "xxx are yummy but are not healthy" kaya dapat limited lang. Also it's a good practice na sabay-sabay kayo kumakain para makita at maimitate nya kung ano ang kinakain ninyo ☺️ We don't have to force them to eat, but we do have to be firm with our yes and nos ☺️

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