Picky eating is a norm in up to 20 percent of toddlers and preschoolers. Your toddler may only eat chicken nuggets for days. Don’t be frustrated with this behavior. Most children eat a variety of food and nutrition over the course of a week. Most picky eaters will grow out of this passing stage. They will try to eat new foods in the early school years because of peer pressure. In the meantime, continue making healthy food choices available. Offer them finger foods and table foods that are easy to chew which they can feed themselves. Also, accept the fact that your child’s appetite and food preferences may change everyday. Sit down with your toddler while he feeds himself.

For more tips on picky eaters, go the Children’s Nutrition: 10 tips for picky eaters (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/childrens-health/HQ01107).

Reviewed by Nuel Celebrado, MD, FAAP