What dairy free snacks.

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I'll keep brief.
14m old ds. Dairy free BAD eater. He eats absolutely minimal, under paediatrics.
Very milk reliant (we've lowered milk In hope he eats.. He literally doesn't, so been told to keep allowing milk so weigh don't drop.)

Atm all he eats is about 5 spoons of breakfast before spitting out. One or 2 mouthfuls of banana. And tiny handful of raspberries and cut up strawberry.

Lunch.. Nothing he won't eat anything just spits out and throws.
Tried tried crackers, sandwiches, toast, bagels all sorts.
Hell eat a few crisps, maybe 3 or 4 crisps. , fruit and a yoghurt.
(were often out so don't cook lunchtime)

Dinner.. Again bugger all :( won't touch anything I make except potato products, mash, boiled, roasts, chips.
Hell eat fish, beans, carrots, swede.
BUT tiny portions. Ie. What a 9m old would eat

He likes peas and corn but he ends up with bad belly all night screaming for hours,

Snacks atm he only eats fruit, veg sticks the kidilicious ones. Occasionally 1/4 of a baby oat bar, cucumber.

I'm at my witts end. We've tried so much. So much gets wasted. He will. Touch and put in mouth but spits out. Or holds in mouth for ages (found chicken in roof of mouth 2 hours after dinner!)
He won't even eat free from choc button for a treat.

The other dcs all have huge appetites and eat anything from nuggets to stews, curry's roasts the lot.

He's now gone back to night waking for a bottle of milk.. We've lowered the oz in hope he wakes up for a big breakfast but it's failing epically.

What milk is he on? I used to make yoghurt out of Nutramigen. Does he react to soya too? Cold sausage was a favourite. Honey or jam on toast. Pasta salad. Houmous. Cold omelette strips went down well. I struggled to get mine to eat too. They were always below the 15th centile but grew fine. I think dairy free kids just seem slimmer than others but it all seems to level out as they grow. Has your paed dietician given you any guidance on snacks?

Not dairy free, I think - I think the point is that OP is looking for appealing snacks that are something else.

OP, will he eat something like breadsticks or rice cakes with fruit puree?

I had one of these children. I remember crying at nursery one day when she barely ate anything. She never starved herself. Whilst she still eats bland food, she has become more adventurous. I never pushed, she found her own way.

Oh and at night during sleep feed, baby porridge worked well to last her through the night. Though she never truly slept through until she was 2 1/2.
This too will pass

Have you done the muffin tray idea? Different food in each cup so he can graze.

My son was like this. Also dairy free. In fact he had a really restricted diet at one point - just bread, ham and sweetcorn but it has slowly expanded with lots of time, patience and encouragement.

Its possible he has other allergies /sensitivities so a gentle approach is best. My son has oral allergy syndrome and reacts badly to lots of raw fruit and veg

Good snacks - cakes with hidden fruit /veg - carrot cake, banana cake etc? Oatcakes were popular with my so too.or soft flapjacks.

Reading your list I am just wondering if he could have a wheat allergy/intolerance?

My DD was the same, i don't think she ate what I'd call a proper portion of any food until she turned 2 and flat out refused so much of what i gave her. Breastfed, was until 2y4m. Cows milk and egg allergies.

After 2 something just changed, she's still a fussy eater but its in the normal range for a toddler, and if its something she likes she can eat for England. She self weaned too after her eating picked up.

Its really hard but it won't be like this forever. I really recommend a book called 'My Child Won't Eat' by Carlos Gonzalez, i found it reassuring. Try and tune out 'well meaning' advice from non-qualified people, the utter shite i had to listen to from people like my SIL ('just hold her nose and shove the food in') or people at baby groups ('have you tried giving her food she likes?') was the worst bit some days.

I also used to laugh when people gave me recipes for things their kids liked, as if i just hadn't tried making anything tasty enough yet. I felt like screaming SHE JUST DOESN'T EAT!!!! ARE YOU NOT LISTENING?!

My 9mo niece hoovers up the stuff i made for DD so i don't think it was my cooking!

Boiled egg, plain pasta shapes, dry Cheerios, avocado, Tesco’s sweet potato falafel, chopped sausage, apple slices dipped in nut butter.
Good luck

He's on soya growing up milk. Was wysoy but it's recalled.

Won't eat egg. Jam. Ham, sausages or really any meat. Won't eat cakes or any kind..
Won't eat oatcakes, rice cakes.

I'll try some other suggestions.

Like I say he loves sweetcorn and peas but ends up poorly all night.

It's got to the point that if all hell even eat is junk I don't care in the nicest way at least he'd be eating

He loves his berries etc but too many give poorly tum.
He had apple the other day and had acidy belly all day. But will keep trying but smaller amounts.

Thibk I may have a wander to tesco in a bit for a nose for more ideas.

I second the Carlos Gonzalez book. It's excellent.

My son saw a psychologist through the allergies team and she suggested seeing "touching" or tasting a food as positive even if it is rejected.

As a family we did lots of "tapas style" food so there was always some food my son would like but he didn't feel pressured.

Alternatively are they investigating whether there is something medical causing his food aversions?

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I had one of these children. I remember crying at nursery one day when she barely ate anything. She never starved herself. Whilst she still eats bland food, she has become more adventurous. I never pushed, she found her own way. Oh and at night during sleep feed, baby porridge worked well to last her through the night. Though she never truly slept through until she was 2 1/2. This too will pass

Hi there how did you dream feed baby porridge?