Reasons for baby's picky eating What to do if baby only eats vegetables and not rice

Many babies are really growing up, but they always don't like to eat at mealtime. Some babies are picky eaters and only eat meat but not vegetables. If things go on like this, it will cause the baby's diet to be unbalanced and affect physical development. What should mothers do in this situation?

1. Monotonous diet. Long-term monotonous diet can easily cause children to lose their appetite. Parents should try their best to diversify their children’s food, make food of different shapes and flavors according to their preferences, and enhance their appetite.

2 Lack of certain trace elements Babies need comprehensive nutrition during their development. After food enters the human body, the sugars, proteins, fats, etc. in it will be broken down into glucose, amino acids, glycerol, fatty acids, etc. before they can be absorbed and utilized. In this decomposition process, B vitamins are required. If B vitamins are insufficient and the baby's digestive ability is weak, the food ingested cannot be well utilized, resulting in growth and metabolic disorders, and then causing problems such as loss of appetite, low immunity, and developmental delay.

3 Influence of parents Many parents also have the habit of picky eating, which will cause their children to have picky eating habits. Therefore, parents should set an example themselves, not be picky eaters, and set an example for their children.

4 Too many snacks Children love to eat snacks, so parents must control the amount and not buy more just because their children like to eat them. Eating too many snacks will affect their appetite, and in the long run, children will become picky eaters.

5. Watching TV while eating is a common problem for every child. Parents must pay attention not to let their children watch TV while eating. This will distract the children and make them unable to concentrate on eating, causing meal times to be long. Parents will keep forcing their children to eat, which will form a habit over time and the children will easily develop anorexia.

1. Do not let your baby eat snacks until he is full. When it is almost time to eat, do not let your baby eat any snacks. Make sure your baby gets rid of the bad habit of eating snacks before meals, otherwise the baby will be half full after eating snacks, and will not be able to eat the main meal.

2. Serve white rice to your baby first. It’s unbelievable that babies take so long to eat each meal, so they usually eat before the dishes are cooked. There’s no need to wait until the dishes are half cooked before letting them eat first, as this will make it more likely that they will only eat the dishes. You can serve white rice to your baby before the first dish is cooked, and let him eat while waiting.

3. Don’t put too much food in your baby’s bowl. When eating, don’t put too much food in your baby’s bowl. If there are too many dishes, the rice will be covered and the baby will only eat the top ones. You should only give your baby a little food and let him eat some rice after he finishes eating before you give him more food.

4 Cook the rice softer. Babies’ stomach function is not fully developed, and their chewing ability is relatively poor, so they naturally cannot compare to adults. Therefore, they like to eat soft rice. If the rice cooked every day is hard, the baby can’t swallow it, so naturally he doesn’t like to eat rice, but prefers to eat more vegetables.

5. Add some vegetable juice to the baby. The baby doesn't like to eat rice but only likes to eat vegetables. The reason is that the rice has no taste but the vegetables have flavor. In this case, you can add some vegetable juice to the rice. It will have flavor and the baby will naturally like it. But be careful not to add too much juice.

6 Put the vegetables on the rice. Babies are really smart when eating, and they only eat the rice on top. In fact, we can also do this, put some vegetables on the rice, and when he sees the vegetables, he will eat it together.

1 Zinc supplementation Experts point out that children who are picky eaters may be zinc deficient. If you find that your child is picky about food, you can give your child an appropriate amount of zinc supplementation, such as protein zinc, which is easy to digest and absorb. You can also eat more foods rich in zinc, such as pumpkin seeds, beef, oysters, egg yolks, oysters, walnuts, etc.

2. Supplement vitamins. When children are deficient in B vitamins, they may also be picky eaters. Vitamin B is a water-soluble vitamin that is mainly found in coarse grains. Mothers should pay attention to the combination of coarse and fine grains in their children's food to increase their intake of B vitamins.

1. Pay attention to food diversification and avoid repetition. Mothers should learn to cook in different ways and try not to repeat the food in two days. If you always eat the same food every day, the child will get tired of it over time and gradually dislike eating these foods, or only eat this type of food and refuse other foods.

2. Make the food more beautiful and try to make it look good, fragrant and delicious. Everyone has a yearning for beauty, especially children. Beautiful shapes, exquisite matching, or unique tableware may increase children's interest in eating and stimulate their appetite.

3. Let your children eat less snacks, especially before meals. Many snacks have a lot of additives, and eating too many snacks will affect the main meal.

4. Parents should not be picky about food. As the saying goes, what goes up means what goes down. Parents should have good eating habits and set a good example for their children.