When do picky eaters grow out of it

amother

Lawngreen

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 7:10 pm

Sometimes never, you can do feeding evaluations and get ot/ sensory or speech/ feeding if you feel it’s really extreme.

thegiver

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 7:11 pm

The prob is parents stop offering. Keep offering. Put on table. Allow dc to help him/herself. Also offer small portions. They are usually willing to try tiny portions. Pea size. For instance a monstrous pice of meat no but a tiny morsel yes

Sewsew_mom ↓

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 7:13 pm

My very picky daughter started being more open to tasting at about age 11. She now eats most foods..
Problem is.. Her pickiness now was picked up by younger siblings ans I hope and pray they grow out of it soon because it's very limiting.

↑ giftedmom ↓

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 7:14 pm

thegiver wrote:

As long as the rest of the family keeps eating it it’s not an issue. I’ve had kids suddenly begin to request food they wouldn’t look at for years even when I didn’t offer.

amother

Mocha ↓

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 7:19 pm

When you remove gluten, dairy and processed foods from their diet

When you address poor digestion, gut inflammation and brain inflammation

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 7:28 pm

They’re not super picky but mostly like processed foods or carbs. And if I cut that out they’ll pretty much starve. They’re also little so I wouldn’t be comfortable letting them starve.

amother

DarkGreen

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 7:31 pm

amother OP wrote:

Need to see a light at the end of the tunnel…

sorry to disappoint, but I've never outgrown it....it only gets worse in pregnancy...

amother

DarkViolet

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 7:45 pm

My husband only eats about 5 different meals. No fruits or vegetables.
He is 39.
Hope my kids will be better , so far only one of my kids is as picky as him

↑ Sewsew_mom

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 7:47 pm

amother OP wrote:

They’re not super picky but mostly like processed foods or carbs. And if I cut that out they’ll pretty much starve. They’re also little so I wouldn’t be comfortable letting them starve.

Did they used to eat different foods? Or did they always live on carbs.
Big difference.
My Response was for a child who was fed all different foods and one day she developed an aversion to most foods that had a smell.

amother

Nutmeg

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 7:49 pm

amother Mocha wrote:

When you remove gluten, dairy and processed foods from their diet

When you address poor digestion, gut inflammation and brain inflammation

There are genetic components that make some people super sensitive to taste and it takes a while before their taste buds dull enough to handle many flavors.

Not everything is caused by inflammation.

amother

↑ Mocha ↓

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 7:50 pm

amother OP wrote:

They’re not super picky but mostly like processed foods or carbs. And if I cut that out they’ll pretty much starve. They’re also little so I wouldn’t be comfortable letting them starve.

Little is easier.

If they're not in school and you have full control over what they're eating and they have no issues with their appetite they probably won't starve. They might protest for 2-3 days but then they will probably start eating what you're serving.

Watch what happens after 3 days to the kid with ASD in The Magic Pill (documentary about keto diet) who is addicted to goldfish crackers and chicken nuggets and won't eat anything else when her parents take those foods away cold turkey. (Spoiler -- she magically starts eating vegetables and proteins.)

amother

Bluebell

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 7:50 pm

amother OP wrote:

They’re not super picky but mostly like processed foods or carbs. And if I cut that out they’ll pretty much starve. They’re also little so I wouldn’t be comfortable letting them starve.

They won’t starve. It’s human instinct to eat when hungry, so if you didn’t offer processed foods they’d grudgingly eat other foods. (Except in extenuating circumstances. But you won’t know until you’ve tried it for a few weeks)

amother

Cadetblue ↓

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 7:52 pm

I was a very picky eater.
I'm still picky with lots of things and it's hard for me.
But I've gotten way way better after marriage at 18. My husband was also very supportive in gently pushing me to try more foods.
I'm close to 40 now and the variety of food I eat today still shocks my parents (in a good way lol).
So there's definitely hope for their future but it might not happen under your watch.
Unfortunately my kids are also super picky and it's driving me insane. I always say it's payback for all the anguish I gave my parents.
But they are definitely more adventurous as they get into their higher teens.

amother

↑ Mocha ↓

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 7:53 pm

amother Nutmeg wrote:

There are genetic components that make some people super sensitive to taste and it takes a while before their taste buds dull enough to handle many flavors.

Not everything is caused by inflammation.

Which gene is that?

amother

↑ Cadetblue

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 7:54 pm

amother Bluebell wrote:

Yeah but once they're out for the day like in playgroup or if there are older kids around that leave food out it's game over.