My 17 month old dd will not eat solid food!?

I'm so frustrated, my daughter will be 17 months old this month and still refuses any textured food at meal time. She will eat the jarred toddler food which is mostly pureed and saucy with a few lumps of texture. She has no problems eating french fries or cheecha snacks (air puffed wheat potato crunch snacks) or veggie stix (like a vegetable french fry chip) or even rice crackers. She will not eat fruit or vegetables unless I puree or crush them. I know she can eat and chew, yet she refuses to chew her meals! I'm at my wits end! I try to offer her food on her tray. I give her toast with honey, fruit, pasta, etc. Anybody have any suggestions? Thank you!!

My son was the same exact way. He just turned 2 in Sept. and he is just now eating real food that I put on the table. People gave me tons of advice and so many people just said that I was spoiling him and letting him get away w/ eating what he wanted. However he was so picky that he just completely would not eat. Ever, unless I gave him one of the foods that he found acceptable. I just hung in there and kept putting food in front of him, time after time, and then throw it away when he wouldn't eat it. Finally he did take to eating. Now he will eat pretty much any kind of pasta or hamburger dish, or anything like a corn dog or fish sticks that can be dipped in ketchup. I never thought I could get him to eat at all. Even now it is feast or famine, usually he eats only only good decent meal a day. Lots of people say that a 2 yr old should be made to clean up his plate, but I am not a believer in that. It is a good meal in our household when our toddler eats 3 or 4 bites. Most people have not ever been in this kind of situation and just think a kid will eat the food if it is put in front of them.

when she is hungry she will eat, and she will eat whatever is in front of her. if she refuses food, that's fine, let her go and play, when she says she's hungry offer her the food she refused, make sure it's the only thing that is offered to her. she'll learn to eat what she's given. she will not starve. pregnancy question and answersNewborn&Baby

the more you change her diet to please her, the more fussy she'll become and the more difficult life will be.

STOP catering to her and let her go hungry if she won't eat what you serve her! When she's hungry ENOUGH she WILL EAT what you gave her! SHE is not in charge, YOU ARE! You don't coddle her, either she eats or she doesn't. It's not gonna hurt her one bit to miss a few meals! It will teach her to eat what she's given, when she's given it or she goes hungry! This is what TEACHING your child is about!!! She needs to learn you don't run a restaurant, nor are you her maid. She has to learn to eat what is served and that's that!

My daughter will be 2 in 2 weeks and is the exact same, just keep trying, I know its hard work as it is with my l/o, nothing more we can do :(