My son is 3 1/2 years old, and since he turned 2 years old he will not try any new types of foods. I've talked to his pediatritian and she said his weight and growth are fine and I shouldnt worry about it. My son will ONLY eat the following foods:

Cereal
Frozen Waffles
Chicken nuggets
Fries
Campbell's soups the chicken varieties
crackers
Milk
Water (sometimes)
cookies
Sunchips

Other than this he will not try any new types of foods. It is very frustrating and even nerve wreaking. Is this normal among kids his age? Is it healthy for him to eat only these foods? I do give him a kids multivitamin every day. Should I worry?

don't worry my boy is a picky eater and it sucks but as long as he is eating and like you said giving him a vitamin he should be fine....good luck

This is perfectly normal. Just keep introducing new foods, he may actually try something. Two of my kids were very picky as toddlers, and while still somewhat picky, they have gotten better over the years. As long as everything is fine at his checkups, don't worry about it.

I have a 3 year old and believe me, we share the same boat! My daughters food list looks almost identical, but add popsicles! My daughter is on the petite side and we are always looking for ways to increase her calorie content. I'm not sure what your objective is (healthy eating, balanced diet, etc), but here are some things I am currently trying....

*Different dips for nuggets and/or fries? Ranch dressing?
*Fruit on top of the waffles or maybe putting peanut butter on them
*Toppings for the crackers - jelly, dip, salsa, stuff like that

It is great that you get a vitamin down him! I think it is a phase with kids this age. They are exerting some independence in the way of their food choices. Keep trying and hang in there!

Not to sound sarcastic, but when it comes to a 3-year old and what they eat, nobody has a clue. This does seem to be normal at this age (including my son).

Your pediatrician knows best. I've been told that as the child gets older, he will try new foods for a variety of reasons (peers eating something, curiosity, etc.)

As long as he's healthy, be thankful to God (if you are so inclined) and save the worry for when he's a teenager. THAT is the time to worry.

Peace out.

stop buying those things for a while if it really bothers you. and try things like mac and cheese, grilled cheese, cambell's soups have casaroel recipes so i would try that. it's normal to be a picky eater when your young but as parents we have to get them out of it. introuduce new foods to him and tell him the foods he likes are not a option right now,and in order to have the foods he likes he has to try new things. he's old enough to know that he has to eat what gets put infront of him

My daughter went through a faze that lasted about 2 moths where the ONLY thing she would eat was dry puffed wheat. I gave her a multivitamin and she was fine, and she outgrew it.

Keep offering him other foods. When you eat fruits and veggie go "mm, this is soooo good' and have everyone around you do the same thing. See if you can find one of his little friends who like the foods you want him to eat. Will he drink fruit juice? Try getting him the fruit and veggie kind. If not
-put fruit like strawberries and bananas in his cereal
-put fruit on his waffles, cut them up and sprinkle sugar on them if you have to so that they get syrupy
-buy him the healthiest fries you can find. If he likes to dip them, get him carrots ad see if he'll dip those in his french fry or chicken nugget dip (carrots and sweet'n'sour are good together)
-buy chicken soups with veggies in them
-better yet, make your won chicken soups and chock them full of veggies
-buy vegetable thin crackers
-buy whole grain crackers
-buy cookie with raisins and other fruit (like raisins or dried apples) in them
-make cookies with fruit in them
-make vegetable and cream cheese dips for his crackers and chips
-buy him Money's garden chicken nuggets. They are a vegetarian variety made with vegetables and whole grains
-Try buying him chocolate dipped granola bars. If he likes those, start buying him the king made with fruits

Keep offering him other foods. Good luck

If you are worried, maybe you can try making healthy version of the food he likes to eat. At least you know that he is eating something healthy.

like instead of fries, bake potato wedges (first blanched in water) with olive oil and sea salt until crispy
- instead of McDonald's chicken nugget, you can cut up chicken breasts, coat with bread crumbs (and egg and flour) and bake them until crispy (or use shake and bake)
- you can also make cream of chicken soup from scratch (using butter and flour to make a roux, then add milk and chicken stock ~ if you don't have time to make chicken stock, then use organic chicken stock; add chunks of chicken breasts, corn, pea, and other type of veggies that your son will eat).

It takes a little bit of creativity to tempt kids to eat. But usually involving them in the cooking process works. You can buy tortilla or other flat bread, get him to top his own pizza (turkey pepperoni may be a better solution to regular pepperoni) ask him to help chop up some mushrooms for the pizza using a jam spreader, or help him make a funny face with the ingredients on the pizza. Make meal time fun for him.