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Mom of a 4 yr 11 m old boy3 years ago

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#AskTheExpert Hi. my Son is 17months old and weighs 9kg. He hardly eats any food. tried all possible ways. he ignores even his favourite food these days. He takes hardly 1bite or nil. Hes eating only 1meal sometimes. any suggestions please. thank you

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ExpertVandana SharmaNutritionist3 years ago

A. Hello mom As you have mentioned that early he eat well and now he isn’t or not willing to eat try to observe his health stools and urine output and also for bloating which are quite common issues among children and also for deworming as well try to keep them hydrated with liquid offer some fruits and vegetables ,soups etc avoid using any more baby foods and give them regular food that you make it home for the family make his meal time fun and interesting read books while feeding them

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Kalindi BhavsarMom of a 8 yr 2 m old boy3 years ago

A. Hi mommy mommy Offer different varieties of food fruits vegetable pulses whole grains milk products in different shape colours patterns to make meal more interesting children are fussy eater at this age its all normal and common you can give food in puree liquid form or give some juice soup milkshake etc

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