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Symptoms of fussy eating
Your child may display some or all of the following symptoms if they are a fussy eater:
- Only eating the same foods.
- Meal times are a constant battle.
- Chaos at meal times.
- Only eating pureed food (they are still on first stage baby jars, pouches and yogurts).
- Gagging on food, this is often due to new foods.
- Only eating food of certain colours or textures, this could be smooth, crunchy, spicy or strong flavours.
- Drinking too much which fills them up.
For hints and tips on how to overcome fussy eating, select the back arrow above, then select 'Children and Eating' > 'Fussy Eaters' > 'Ideas to help' > 'How to tackle Fussy Eating'.