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Child Nutrition (Expert Forum)
Toddler only eats snack food and milk
Answered by
Renee Radenberg - Child Nutrition, nutrition
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To help the Registered Dietitian evaluate your child's nutritional status, please state your child's weight (in kg or lbs.), height, and age in the content of your question.
To help the Registered Dietitian evaluate your child's nutritional status, please state your child's weight (in kg or lbs.), height, and age in the content of your question.
Toddler only eats snack food and milk
by Linda1971, Mar 01, 2009 11:10AM
I have a 4 1/2 year old toddler that I just got 3 days ago as a foster child. He will not eat anything other than bananas, milk, cookies, goldfish. It says he was bottle fed whey protein to meet nutritional needs prior. I have tried to feed him everything, including shakes and smoothies with protein, but he will not eat anything but the above mentioned. Any suggestions.
Is your child male or female?
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Male
What is your child's height?
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4
What is your child's weight (kgs or lbs)
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40
Doctor's Answer
by Renee Radenberg, Mar 01, 2009 08:00PM
, Mar 01, 2009 08:00PMTo: Linda1971
His weight is between the 75-50th percentile for his age. He must be eating / drinking something because his weight is above normal for his age. He is drinking milk and eating bananas. Then replace it with your own milkshakes (milk, ice cream (vanilla), and banana blended together) for additional calories and protein for weight maintenance. Remember to relax at meals and just give him the foods he wants. Slowly introduce new foods. Sometimes it takes 5-9 times to introduce a food to a child that they will accept, however, if they do not want it you have to not make a fuss and let it go. The Child Behavior Forum may give you additional information.
