Everywhere you turn, you read about how to get children to eat more healthy food. There seems to be an epidemic of children who are picky eaters. However, there are also more children whose eating habits can be labeled as problem eaters. Here are some signs that your child may be a problem eater and not just a picky eater:
- Child eats less than 20 different foods.
- When a new food is presented, child will cry and "falls apart" and refuse to try it.
- Child avoids whole categories of food texture or nutrition groups (i.e. vegetables, meats, purees)
- Almost always eats different foods at a meal than the rest of the family.
- After a food jag, child may stop eating a previously preferred food and never want to eat it again.
- Child gags frequently at the sight or smell of foods.
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