So apparently at present, there are certain foods that toddlers will eat and others that they will not. So I want to make a list of foods that are safe to feed toddlers until this problem is fixed. This is NOT an error thread so please Go Here to Add Your Me Too. Toddlers WILL eat:Vegetable DumplingsRoast ChickenMac and CheeseButternut GnocchiBLT Sandwichpancakesomeletssconesbreadbagelsfruit saladgrand breakfastfish tacosgrilled cornCioppino (spelling?)Spinach Frittata Breakfast ScrambleToddlers WILL NOT eat:Herb-Crusted SalmonSpicy food from like the stallsBombadier cricket stir fryfrog hotpotoff the grid stew one (anyone know what it's called?)Garlic Noodlesvegetable tempuraBlackened BassChicken Stir Fryfish grand mealPan Fried TilapiaSome Toddlers WILL eat:Taco CasserolePhoRamenSeaweed RamenMiso RamenEgg RamenSome Toddlers WILL NOT eat: I'll add more as they're discovered and I know I have more that they can't eat but have to wait until I can feed them again before I can figure out which ones there are.EDIT: I forgot to ask that you add any foods that you find your toddlers will or will not eat so I can add them to the list. Also, these foods aren't guaranteed to work or not work so if you try one that's listed that they will eat and it doesn't work, post in the comments and I'll change its list. If no foods work for your toddler that may be a different issues all together.

There’s a similar bug thread here: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Toddlers-missing-option-to-eat-some-foods/m-p/9304430#M148022Toddlers won’t eat handheld foods that don’t have a plate, like cupcakes, muffins or siaopo. There are a few more I can’t think of. My current toddlers will eat pancakes, omelets, scones, bread (though it’s not very filling), bagels, fruit salad, grand breakfast and much more off the top of my head. I did notice they won’t eat herb-encrusted salmon as you noted, and I’m sure there have been others I am not thinking of right now. ETA: Shish kabobs

They won’t eat any spicy food from like the stalls where the spice festival’s are.

Mine would not eat the fish grand meal. Also whatever I tried to feed her previously, which has a high probability of having been fried fish (Sulani household with mom in the Angler Ace aspiration) but I don't actually remember because it was yesterday.She did eat the meal before that, but I don't remember what that was.I repaired the game in between the two meals she didn't eat and it didn't help. It seems (visually) like as soon as she starts the reaching for her plate interaction she resets to an idle animation instead.

Yeah, just noticed this - toddlers won't eat hardly any meals made with fish (they will eat fish tacos, but not an other fish meals my sims made) - bit of a problem when living off the grid and cooking fish a lot!

I just added Garlic Noodles to the list as well however I was sure that earlier they would eat them. Can someone confirm whether their toddlers can eat Garlic Noodles please? Thanks. We'll get this all sorted together!

Foods Toddlers Will and Will Not Eat

PenguinFoop
4 years ago
"Daephene;c-17753627" wrote:
This is new in my game. I had two bugs with my Winterfest fish grand meal - the toddler didn't eat any of it despite holding it in her lap as though she wanted to, and no one got credit for the grand meal holiday tradition for eating it. Both show up in the Bug reports in the help section. This is all since the December patch for sure, I don't think I played any toddlers between the November and December patches to compare, but I have never had this problem with any dish with toddlers before.

Yes there are bugs reported and in my OP there is a link to the thread about the toddlers and food. This is for us to figure out exactly which foods we can feed our toddlers. This thread is also linked in the bug thread to help the devs possibly figure out where the problem may be. Which is why I feel we have to get the lists right.
pepperjax1230
Rising Novice
4 years ago
Ok that is a bug because they have been able to eat grand meal fish and the other one I can't try because my sim can't cook it :D
Daephene1
New Spectator
4 years ago
I was just looking through the screenshots and the original dish that she did eat was the new grilled corn recipe from the Hispanic heritage update.
pepperjax1230
Rising Novice
4 years ago
"PenguinFoop;c-17754216" wrote:
"pepperjax1230;c-17753658" wrote:
Ok that is a bug because they have been able to eat grand meal fish and the other one I can't try because my sim can't cook it :D

So they can eat the grand fish meal? I'll add it to the Some toddlers can eat list. Thanks.
They weren't able to eat it when I played no its was holding the plate and not eating so I assume that is a bug. But yes I have had toddlers eat the grand meal fish before and had no problems. I am assuming some of the things you think they can't eat besides the spicy food and the bug dishes are bugs because I think they are suppose to be able to eat everything your household cooks.
troshalom
4 years ago
"AprilDawn;c-17752208" wrote:
Yeah, just noticed this - toddlers won't eat hardly any meals made with fish (they will eat fish tacos, but not an other fish meals my sims made) - bit of a problem when living off the grid and cooking fish a lot!

IRL toddlers shouldn't eat most meals made with fish, especially bony fish - perhaps the game is making it true to life?
bleachjpeg
4 years ago
No wonder my toddlers in my 100 baby challenge keep starving. I kept making them Pan Fried Tilapia bc its a 0 calorie food and they would eat it... but their food bars never went up! Zero calories to a whole different level!
Kimmer_one
Rising Traveler
4 years ago
I didn't even know that there were foods that toddlers won't eat on Sims until it happened in my game few days ago. I almost had two toddlers taken away because they didn't eat the fish grand meal.
It was Easter on my 100 baby challenge and the matriarch made a grand meal and called everyone to meal. Two toddlers were very hungry and they grabbed the meals and waddled to sit down to eat. I thought everything was fine. After a while the toddlers were done... or so I thought. Luckily I noticed that there were two untouched grand meals placed on surfaces. I wondered who didn't eat and at the same time I got a warning about another toddler to be taken away if he won't be fed immediately. I panicked and woke him up and dragged food out of the fridge for him and of course he decided to walk to the furthest chair in the house to sit down to eat. Then I got the same warning about the other toddler. Double panic was real. :o
The toddlers were eventually saved, but this was the first time toddlers refuse to eat certain food in my game. Now I know better.
mightyspritesims
Seasoned Hotshot
4 years ago
According to the patch notes from March 23, this was a bug and has been fixed!

Bug Fixes

Sims 4
Toddlers will now eat the food your Sims have prepared for them. My mom used to say when my siblings and I were children that “this is not a restaurant, you eat what I cook for you all” so yeah… a lot of times I saw my sister stay at the table until she finished all her veggies… her nemesis was spinach. Bet my Mom wishes she had this fix… yup!
mightyspritesims
Seasoned Hotshot
4 years ago
Sadly, my toddler will not eat Shish Kebabs once again :(
Daephene1
New Spectator
4 years ago
The same toddler I mentioned previously is able to eat fruit salad with no problem.