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Your toddler's picky eating can be really frustrating – to the point where you wish you could skip mealtimes altogether! You worry endlessly about what he is eating, what he is not eating and, of course, whether or not he gets a balanced diet when he does indeed decide to eat.

Picky eating can surface anywhere from 1 to 6 years old and, according to Johannesburg-based dietician Tammy Wolhüter, can arise out of boredom with the usual foods offered, or occurs as a means of your child asserting his independence.

He suddenly realises that he can make decisions regarding what he wants to eat, when and how.

Whether it's only wanting to eat cheese and noodles every day or refusing to eat anything at all, Tammy explains that your tot's picky eating is all part and parcel of normal development and (thankfully) temporary.

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