Still wont eat red meat *sigh*

Hayden is coming up 15mths and he still wont eat red meat in any kind of non puree'd form - ie he'll sometimes eat a jar of baby food spagetti bolognaise which I can only assume has some kind of mince in it lol but he wont eat the spag bol or lasagne that I make... I've tried meatballs for finger food, strips of regular meat etc but he just spits it all out - will have a little chew occasionally but not for very long.

He will eat bits of chicken if its moist like thighs or smoked but not if its a bit dry like breast. Will sometimes eat a little bit of ham. Wont eat bacon. Likes sausages.

I cant believe we are still so far away from having him eat the same food as us, its really frustrating. Granted we hardly ever eat red meat so maybe I havent been offering it to him often enough, TBH its probably only fortnightly if that that we have red meat. He used to get a little bit excited about chewing on a juicy bit of meat from a roast when he was first weaning but now he isnt interested at all.

Am starting to think I might even have to give into to these stupid vitamin drops the health visitors (like plunket) over here (UK) recommend as his vegie consumption isnt overly flash either.

Any tips of how I can bring him back from the brink of fussy eating-dom before its too late????

ETA - I tried him with fish fingers and crumbed chicken fingers recently and he wasnt interested in either - does it sound like a texture thing and if so will he get over it????????????

Edited by kiwikid

my kids dont like meat much either and its only now that the older only one is nearly 6 that he will eat meatballs and try other meat dishes. the 4 year old only likes sausages - oh they do like ham tho - and the 19 mth old probably doesnt eat that much of it either... i think its normal...

caden wont eat much meat either, he will eat corned beef if its really tender, and he will eat mince if its in a thick sauce, but anything else just gets biffed off the highchair.
I wouldnt force him either, I think its pretty normal for toddlers to be fussy.
We are having major issues with Caden eating dinner, he wont eat ANY veges or meat, so I have given up trying to fight him, and he just gets whatever he will eat, which is usually fruit and sammies etc