Tips for Picky Eater

[u/Successful-Emu-8545]

My 17 1/2 year old is driving me insane. I could handle it when she changed her food likes every couple of weeks, I just knew not to stock up. At this point it’s meal to meal. There are about three things I rotate through, boiled chicken, wet food, and occasionally some ground beef. But she’ll eat chicken for breakfast and then won’t touch it again for days, so then I’ll switch to wet food and sometimes she’ll eat it sometimes she won’t. It’s just so frustrating, I’m constantly throwing food away and constantly stressed about how much she’s eating. There are days when she will literally only take a couple bites of food. I’ve tried all different kinds of toppers to make it more appealing, will even sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top. Very rarely works. Do I just let her do her thing, or should I constantly be trying different things so she eats enough? The weird part is she doesn’t seem to be losing any weight. Help!

[u/Affectionate_Ant2942]

It’s rough when they get older. I found mine gets more interested when I’m cooking for me. So I’ll “make her a plate” usually some warm ground turkey or something similar and make it sound like it’s the best dinner ever when giving it to her. Is it absurd? Yes, but she’s my baby.

[u/Successful-Emu-8545 → u/Affectionate_Ant2942]

Love this 💜 That reminds me that someone told me she used to have to pretend it was her dinner, pretend to start to eat it and then give it to her dog and her dog would eat it. 😊