FUSSY CHILD AND GIVING HIM A ROAST DINNER..

[BLUESEAPARADISE]

We have DC friend over tonight and we are all having chicken pie, roast potatoes, peas, carrots and Yorkshire pudding with gravy,

The friend is incredibly fussy ( and I understand it's very difficult as my DC is fussy) however his mum has told me to give him a roast dinner just like everyone else to try and encourage him to try something.

How would you serve the meal with as little stress as possible? One potato? Or a small bit of potato? One carrot? One pea?? How about the pie?!

The friend apparently is very unlucky to try any of it but mum still wants me to serve it to him in a hope he will try!

I don't really want to overwhelm him with a large plate of food but It would be nice to say to his mum when he picks up that he has had something!

Sorry for this post I am such a worrier!

Any tips on how to support a child ( who isn't yours) who is incredibly fussy?

[arethereanyleftatall]

I would put it all in the middle of the table and let them help themselves.

[uptheclydeinabananaboat]

Marks and Spencer do a kid's meal which is a roast dinner for one. It would be a cheap alternative?

[Ollivander84]

Let him help himself? Or plate it up so he chooses "one carrot or two?" type thing

[grannysmiff]

.......just serve him a normal serving and see what happens?

Gotta say though thats a fuck load of carbs.

[PortlyWino]

I’d put pie on the plate and the rest in the middle and not stress about it.

[BackBoiler]

I've never had chicken pie and Yorkshire pudding.

Just give a small portion like you said and see if he wants any seconds. Offer dessert if you are serving it, even if he/she leaves the main dish.

[niccyb]

I would serve as you would your child and encourage him to have it

[bruffin]

Carb police out already

[Shylo]

My kids would do a lot better if it was all in the middle and they could help themselves

Good luck OP

[Hidingtonothing]

I would give him the same as your DC, tell him to eat what he wants and don't put any pressure on him. Eating 'out' can be stressful enough for picky eaters so I would just want him to be comfortable and happy in your home. Maybe seeing your DC eating might encourage him but I would just want him to have a nice time tbh.

[MrsJayy]

I would just serve what yours will eat ask if they want gravy and just crack on eating and don't make a thing of ot

[grannysmiff]

Well i mean you gotta admit...that's pastry, potato and baked batter...in a single meal!

[DingleBerries]

Just a smaller amount that your other DC.

Isn’t pretty simple really.

[AssassinatedBeauty]

If it's all in the middle to help themselves then what happens if the child decides not to serve themselves anything? It would be less stressful to put a small amount of everything on the plate. He can ask for more of anything he particularly likes.

[AlexanderHamilton]

If you put that all on a plate for Ds he wouldn't eat any of it.

However if you put it in serving dishes & he could help himself he'd have at least half of the meal.

[Hissy]

Serve what you’re having, put a small amount on his plate and don’t make any kind of fuss

Chances are, he may actually eat it.

[MrsJayy]

Children need carbs granny

[WhooooAmI24601]

If it's all in the middle to help themselves then what happens if the child decides not to serve themselves anything?

I can't imagine a child would sit and eat nothing, surely they'd just have a little of what they like? We do this often with roast dinners and the DCs love helping themselves to their favourite veg.

[dementedpixie]

Its not a roast dinner if its a pie! Maybe serve the main elements and let him pick what veg he wants?

[AssassinatedBeauty]

If he's very fussy he might not want anything. He's been described as "incredibly" fussy, so it is a possibility.

[arethereanyleftatall]

It's quite lucky there's lots of carbs for the ops situation. Fussy child could refuse two of the three and still have enough carbs.

[BLUESEAPARADISE]

@grannysmiff I understand it isn't the best meal in the world but as I have said before my DC Is incredibly fussy!

My DS is nine and has autism.., this is the meal he has asked for ..For the past couple of weeks all he has eaten has been chicken burgers and salt and vinegar crisps ( I have tried and tried to get him to have something else .. and after 2 weeks he is finally agreeing to it)

I really do understand this isn't the most ideal meal but after 2 weeks of my son Only eating chicken burgers and salt and vinegar crisps ( ever meal time) I am just grateful he is having something else.

[ButFirstTea]

Humans need carbs to live, and chicken pie with potato is hardly an obscene meal (if such a thing existed).