To think just don’t offer them beige food?

A sincere thanks to the three posters who replied to my query (what would happen if it had never been introduced). If I could ask another question?
Is it possible to make a healthier version instead of buying upf first? ie. child has never tried chicken nuggets, so you coat chicken chunks in egg and crumb then bake?
Or, is it a situation of you've already gone that route without success and you're at desperation level to get your dc to eat something?
It must be frightening when your child won't eat and gets to the point of feeding tubes. I imagine I'd feel so helpless.
Is there much help from the medical system?

I think the analogy of starving kids in Africa is a good one. Do you think they’d turn down food because it was perfectly round and fried?

What carbs did your child eat under 3?

People just can’t comprehend this, but I am the same. I have never given my 3 year old DC quavers or juice either, although she has had lemonade at a birthday party. We just don’t have junk food in the house. As you say: why would we? They wont ask for it if they don’t know what it is!

Absolutely agree
Mine never ate crisps at this age. I never had cause to stick preprepared freezer or ready meals in the oven.
Its all about variety really though. As much as possible. The odd cake isn’t going to hurt, it’s just an issue if it’s all a child eats

Hope you find the article helpful OP.

Same! My mother even hit me to make me eat. I just couldn't do it, and while I eat a lot more different foods than I did as a child, I still can't conquer green veg!

Multiple people, including me, have given actual responses to comments like yours. I could repeat them all but something tells me you’re not interested.

Everyone has recognised that kids with autism may have serious issues with food.

But there is undoubtedly a problem for the kids when they have a restricted diet of high salt, high sugar, high fat, ufp foods, and it's not only autistic kids who have such a restricted diet.

If the OPs nephew had ASD, I think she would have mentioned it in her posts. I read someone who is frustrated that her sister isn't making more of an effort. Kids will generally choose the salty, sugary, fatty food when given the choice, so there's a valid question about the food options made available to them.

They’re not problematic beige foods though 🙄

Why is it so difficult for you to understand the level of desperation this creates for parents? No-one wants their child to go hungry so they will try absolutely anything to get the child to eat! If it happens to be bloody chicken nuggets, it's better than them starving!

We actually didn't have chicken nuggets ever when I was a child. Luckily I loved potatoes in all their forms, and that was my mainstay food. My mum used to pack me full of multivitamins too.

They become problematic when they're all a child eats, though. And then when they limit even more, so then they just eat plain white rice or a certain form of potatoes, or only a specific brand of white bread.

Quavers are just an example in the OP. Lots of other posters have explained how you get to the point of offering your child "beige".

I’m just going to copy/paste. I don’t consider rice or potatoes to be problematic foods. That’s not what OP is saying this kid eats.

I’ve never given my toddlers juice or Quavers, no. I’m not sure why I would.

So none of your 3yo's have ever eaten bread, potatoes, crackers, breadsticks or pasta?

Because those are all beige foods. It's not just crisps or fries from McDonald's.

I don’t consider rice or potatoes to be problematic foods. That’s not what OP is saying this kid eats.

I’ve never given my toddlers juice or Quavers, no. I’m not sure why I would.

No pasta? No potatoes? No bread?

You literally just realised the issue in your OP. He had quavers , your child wanted quavers… it’s great when they are little and in your bubble. My eldest had never tried a chip until he about 3 and didn’t have anything like McDonald’s until he was 7. My other kids were exposed to those kinds of foods much younger. We eat well at home but when out it’s often full on beige.

And yes some kids are more fussy - My youngest is extremely fussy and will only eat about 10 different foods. It’s exhausting as my older two are great with food. I’m hoping he’ll grow out of it

My dd was weaned on fresh cooked meals, she's 10 now and she has always eaten a really amazing range of foods however, when she was 3 she would have rather died than put a vegetable in her mouth. The only things she would eat was chips, chicken nuggets and pizza. You're seeing a snapshot of her life and the kids diet.

By the age of three?! Nope. No junk, no freezer food, certainly no Quavers.

Because, for the vast, vast majority of people, beige foods are included somewhere in their diets.

Or do you never eat bread? Rice? Pasta? Potatoes? Crackers? Breadsticks? All beige foods. Do you honestly never ever give your children anything that could be considered unhealthy or beige?

That is utter nonsense! "Finickness" my backside!

I don't think I was "the stupidest animal" as a child, but I would have rather gone hungry than eat something I didn't want to, and did!! My mother was desperate but I just couldn't do it, still can't.

Pg 3 and 4 🤣 apologies posted below OP

People write this sort of defensive nonsense when they have no actual response to the comment in question.

OP this article is very interesting with Intel from Prof Williams who specialises in paediatric eating disorders.
Ive screen shot each page as I can’t tag the article.
Hope it helps.

You have never given your child a piece of beige food?