What causes children to be picky eaters? What causes children to be picky eaters?

What are the reasons for baby's partial eating?

1. Influenced by the parents' dietary preferences. If the parents themselves have the habit of partial or picky eating, or say in front of the baby that they don't like to eat a certain food, then the baby will be directly affected. In addition, if some parents don't like to eat a certain food, they generally won't buy this food to cook, which will also make the baby rarely eat this food, thus indirectly causing the baby to have partial eating habits.

2. The daily diet is relatively monotonous. If parents do not pay attention to the cooking method, color matching and diversification of properties when cooking for their babies, or the diet is relatively monotonous and they often eat the same food, it is easy for the baby to develop bad habits of partiality and picky eating.

3. Parents are too accommodating and doting. Some parents are afraid that their babies are not getting enough nutrition, so they always meet their babies' dietary requirements. Over time, the babies' taste for food will become more and more picky, and they will only eat the food they like.

4. Unpleasant dining experience: If the baby has had abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms after eating a certain food, or is forced to eat a certain food in a pleasant environment, this will make the baby resist this food.

Why do picky eaters appear?

Children have a sensitive sense of taste and show different likes and dislikes for different foods. This should be a manifestation of a person's personality, so this behavior cannot be simply attributed to partiality. True partiality or picky eating means that children selectively consume food, only like to eat certain foods, only accept certain flavors, and clearly reject other foods or flavors.

Children like to accept food and taste that they are familiar with. If parents only provide them with a single food from childhood, and do not add mashed food in time when they are 4 to 6 months old, or do not pay attention to the variety and reasonable combination of mashed food when adding it, it may cause the child to only recognize or eat the food he has eaten. The main reason for this picky eating or partial eating is improper feeding behavior of parents.

After a while, the child may refuse to eat the food that he accepted at the beginning. This is often because the parents "mean well but end badly". Such food is often milk, eggs, fish and shrimp, which are rich in protein and parents think are "high-end" foods with rich nutrition. Little do they know that when these forced foods cannot be digested and absorbed, the child will be "hurt" by eating, and then he will dislike and reject the food. Even the best things have a principle of moderation. We must not force children to eat.

When a child refuses a certain food, parents should also observe whether the child has any allergic reaction after eating the food. If the child has a stomachache after eating the food, then he will instinctively refuse the food. This situation cannot be classified as picky eating.

From a nutritional point of view, we hope that children can get balanced nutrition from food. Partiality and picky eating will lead to malnutrition over time, and children's bad eating habits must be corrected. Parents should set an example for their children by eating; make the food that children don't like to eat with good color, fragrance, taste and shape, and find ways to arouse their appetite; explain the reason to children and let them participate in the production; take children to do outdoor sports more often to increase hunger; tell stories about small animals and help children use association to resolve their likes and dislikes of food. In short, children should not be forced to accept a certain food, only behavioral correction can be used. Hard work pays off. After repeated attempts, children will one day like the food they once rejected.

How to prevent children from partial eclipse

1. Put more effort into the diversity, variety and reasonable combination of food varieties, the quality of cooking including color, aroma, taste and shape, and the selection of tableware, so that children can maintain a strong appetite when eating and enjoy every meal.

2. Parents should set an example by not being picky eaters, or at least try not to show picky eaters in front of their children to prevent improper guidance of their children; avoid criticizing and scolding children when they are eating, which may make them unhappy and affect their appetite; serve children small amounts of rice and encourage them to eat more frequently to increase their confidence in eating; if a child is not in a good mood for eating and is not fully full, parents would rather let him eat more later than force him to eat; take good care of the diet of sick children.

3. Control the amount and frequency of snacks for children. The snacks they eat should be of both fine and coarse types, such as raw vegetables, fruits, etc.

4. Teach children relevant knowledge and principles in a form that is convenient for them and they are willing to accept. When children eat in kindergarten, you can conduct some evaluations and competitions on diet, and use their competitive spirit to prevent and correct picky eating.

Only by taking a scientific attitude and paying attention to feeding techniques, mastering the quality and quantity of food, and actively correcting picky eating, can we provide children with adequate nutrition and ensure their healthy growth.