My 22 month old son is still ONLY eating baby food?!? What do I do??

Have you tried Gerbers lil entrees? My oldest daughter loved them. I'm not sure what you are trying, but maybe the flavors are too overwhelming to be starting with. Try really bland things, like a plain bagel with a little bit of cream cheese or butter, plain oatmeal (not baby oatmeal though), a simple Mac N cheese.

My go to meal (I have a very picky eater) is spinach chicken nuggets. They can be as bland as you choose, are simple to make and I haven't met a toddler yet that wouldn't eat them. Let me know if you want the recipe, I will type it up if you think it will help.

KayKaysMommy, could I have that recipe? I bet my kids would love something like that.

He eats crackers. I've tried to give him the lil gerbers, i tried cut up fruit, i've tried almst everything. I think its both, texture and taste. Baby food is so blane that any kind of flavor is super different then what he's use to. He eats cream of wheat in the morning and lately, I've kind of been holding out on the baby food and trying to get him hungry enough to try something. But my husband doesn't like that idea, he thinks he'll come around when he's ready, and until that time don't starve him to try to get him to eat. I don't know what to do!

Hi, This must be baffling!  Does your little one like - um - chocolate chips?  

I used to be a nanny before I had my own kids; I've cared for 5 other babies-to-toddlers for more than a year each.  At one point, at about the same age, one girl - Madeline - refused to try new foods anymore.  

With her older sister's help as an example, "Who wants to try a new food and get chocolate chips?" (your husband could help with the demonstration), we explained a "deal" - one taste of a new food, then one chocolate chip, another taste (can be the same food or a different one), another chip.  I can be hard for a little kid to understand simply by explanation, so someone "sitting in" for your son until he gets the idea is a must.  

Yes, it's a form of bribery, but it worked for me.  Once a liked food was discovered, Madeline was happy to just eat some the next time.  It became a fun game from time to time, and she eventually stopped refusing to try new foods.  

If you really cannot abide the idea of sugar bribery, you might try stickers or some other little treat, but in my experiences, sweets are the ultimate motivator.

p.s.  I'd love feedback on this!