u/KateWolf4716

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Picky 2-year-old

My fiance and I have a 2-year-old son. We've been trying our best to get him to eat actual food but he won't eat any meat we give him (cooked chicken and steak, all bite-sized for example). I'm really lost on what to do and what to try because as of right now, he only eats/intakes baby food smoothies (baby food varieties mixed with milk), junk snacks like oreos that my fiance gives him and toddler-related crunchy snacks. I've tried getting him to eat baby carrots since he likes crunchy foods, but he doesn't like the cold/wet feeling (even after patting it dry with a paper towel). Between me and my fiance, I am the only one working and haven't even had time to make his 2 year doctor appointment, though I have asked my fiance to make the appointment a few times since I'm always at work, but it never ends up getting done. What I'm trying to get with that is I believe my son is AuDHD (autistic and ADHD) as I am on the spectrum and fiance has ADHD. Any help or advice on how to get our son to eat more healthy and even meat-related foods would be much appreciated since we're struggling and some advice from family and friends hasn't worked (the carrots, for example, as well as shredding the meat to seem more appetizing).

Thank you to everyone who commented so far, I will definitely keep trying new things to figure out everything he does and doesn't like and am relieved to hear this is normal. I will also make sure to schedule that doctor's appointment (we normally don't miss appointments because I normally set them up, but work has been crazy).

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u/KateWolf4716 — 2 days ago