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?

Are there any leftovers? Cracking meal!!!

I have 2 selective eaters. One would have the pie, roasties and yorkies and regard it all as finger food. The other might eat the veg with some pasta in tomato sauce (not the tinned stuff) but wouldn't be able to sit in sight or smell of the gravy for very long.

threesocksmeghan

No child or adult needs pastry, potato, and batter all in one meal. Op is having a tough time and that's one thing, but to shame everyone that's gone 'hell that's a load of carbs' as if a nutritionist wouldn't say the same is just offensive

Fwiw anyone can call themselves a nutritionist,it is an unregulated title . I am sure a self respecting dietitian or nutritionist would look at the whole diet and not just one plate which was for a special occasion without having vapors over a few extra carbs.

Glad your meal went well Blueseaparadise

Just because there's a variety of carbs doesn't mean the meal someone eats is more carby. They might have a smaller portion of each instead of a larger portion of a single carb.

FFS, why is everyone fuffing on about whether it's a roast or not

Because its the entire point of the the thread! Fussy child coming for food, mother says "he will eat a roast dinner". OP makes a perfectly lovely sounding meal, but it is no way a roast dinner. She for some reason thinks she has made what the mother said he would eat, but she has not because IT ISN'T A ROAST DINNER!!!!

Sheesh.

You don't need to justify or apologise for your meal choice OP. You were in a tricky situation and it sounds like you handled it well.

secret - yeah, it works quite well, mum found. Particularly with things like bread, where it can be quite easy to extend one way to half and half, then whole meal and maybe the other way to those part-baked baguettes etc, and then off into say scones and from those maybe homemade hot cross buns with no raisins or you let them pick the raisins out etc etc. I think baked goods are quite an easy set to extend as there tends to be quite close linking items, whereas say veg are more distinct so can be more difficult, but mum used to introduce say roasted carrots from roasted potatoes and then convert down to boiled or whatever.

Hoping I'm not going to have to have this battle myself but st least if I do I'll be well prepared!

I now have an intense desire to eat a giant Yorkshire pudding filled with meat, gravy, veg and a large portion of roast POTATOES. GIMME DEM SPUDS

Imagine looking at a meal like that and thinking it's got too many carbs in it, or it's "not ideal". It's not like it's something unhealthy. It has protein, carbs, fat, fibre, vitamins and minerals - if you're going to break it down like that. People need all those things in their diet so it IS ideal - it's not anything to be ashamed of or to be thought of as an option to use in difficult circumstances. It's just a hearty, good, proper dinner! Argh!

Gotta say though thats a fuck load of carbs

And??

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

So...? no one was asking you to eat it

God there's some dickheads on here sometimes! Judgemental, picky, pathetic dickheads

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

Once again...And? So what?

It would be fine if the OP had said this is a typical meal for us can anyone suggest how to make it healthier. Then we could have suggested switching the pie for steamed fish, roasties for lentils and Yorkshires for kale (kids love it) - also pudding could be swapped for a glass of water and a brisk walk round the block (wards off diabetes if done straight after a meal ). Next time hopefully she will check with us before planning her meal.

Mmm kale.

Your not having a roast dinner OP, your having a weird plate of food.

However do what his mum says, just do ankiddie portion.

M&S (used to?) do a giant Yorkshire pudding filled with either beef or chicken . Was my favourite Friday treat. Haven’t seen it for at least two months - anyone shed any light?

Sorry to derail and also, I hope it was a “real” pie. Not chicken and sauce with a pastry “lid” or even worse - mash

Weird plate of food?

Wouldn’t that be something like:

Oysters
Mash
Baked beans
and a Greggs sausage roll?

The only thing that stopped it being a 'proper roast' was a circle/square or two of pastry. That's it.
It had all the other ingredients, chicken, veg, gravy, roast spuds and (as is the law on MN for all roasts regardless of which meat is served, Yorkshire puddings).

We should think up a name for a roast dinner with pie instead of meat. I'm thinking Piroast

A Wigan roast? They are renowned for their love of pies in Wigan.

Just small potion with no comments he may try.Had daughter like this and after tears it did work!

Then we could have suggested switching the . . . . . . . Yorkshires for kale (kids love it)

Me too! Mmmmm, Kaaaaaaaalllleee.

Ds loves Yorkshire pudding. So do I - my mum used to make the best every Sunday with a roast.