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Fussy eating in 9 year old DS1

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doyoudoduvets · 03/07/2024 13:42

DS1 (9) is tall, slim and active. A happy boy but he get's hungry quickly (high metabolism like me).

Breakfast - one of the following - pancakes/toast/cereal/glass of fruit juice/croissants

School morning break - he has toast and chocolate milk from the tuck shop

He says school dinners are too small.

He is hungry after school so has a cereal bar and a smoothie (to get some fruit in).

Dinner - he won't eat anything roasted or too brown. He says it's 'burnt' (when it's not). Sausages are fine in the slow cooker as they are soft but he's not a big meat eater. He will pick out the mince in a spag bol as it's too dark. He loves gammon. He prefers food that's lighter in colour.

On holiday, he chose rice, pasta/spaghetti and pasta sauce every day. He loves pasta sauce so I whizz lots of veg into that.

He likes boiled potatoes but not keen on chips. He would live on pasta if he could.

After 5pm dinner, I offer yoghurt but it doesn't fill him up. I get stuck as he doesn't like fruit, rice pudding or custard. He then asks for more food at bedtime (plain toast/porridge/Weetabix).

AIBU to think his diet isn't too bad but he could do with more protein and fat? I get stuck on meal ideas for him. He can't be doing too badly as he has so much energy but it seems a lot about texture?

OP posts:
Hankunamatata · 05/07/2024 18:46

Would he take overnight oats instead of porridge. Its in the fridge and he can eat it straight away in the morning.

Hankunamatata · 05/07/2024 18:47

I sneak nut butter and oil oil into meals.

Soya mince is popular with mine for bolognese as its soft and doesn't brown. Turkey mince might be a good choice too

Wednesdayy123 · 05/07/2024 19:03

@doyoudoduvets My DD has a restricted diet, we use Nutrigen vitamixin sprinkles. Highly recommend they are flavourless and invisible we mix into either porridge or yoghurt. Originally recommended by the peatatric dietitian (3 years ago) have been using them for years. We buy them from Amazon or Holland and Barrett.

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