Ay, ganyan talaga ang phase na yan mamsh! What worked for a few of us is to mix the rice with something they really love muna, like ulam with lots of sauce, or try rice mixed with eggs or cheese so it feels more exciting, hindi parang plain rice lang. One of my mum friends swears by letting her toddler "help" scoop or touch the rice, parang gusto nilang may control talaga sa pagkain nila around this age. Try din to not make it a big deal kung ayaw niya for now, usually bumabalik sila sa gusto nila eventually, and forcing it sometimes makes it worse, yknow?