CM Club - Snack question

[saltire]

For the fourth day all older mindees have refused snack -
Wednesday last week i offered a selection of fruit in a bowl - none wanted it.
Thursday toast and apples
Friday - breadsticks and cheese
Monday Grapes or satsuma.
They have all refused what i offered, so i didn't give them any other choice, or let them decide as it would be "biscuits and crisp".
DH thinks i should offer them something else if they refuse what i offer, but I think that if i start doing that then they will know that if they refuse i will offer something else?

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you can ask them as a general question what would they like if it wasnt junk?You could find they like healthy fruit but just not one's youve offered yet. Say they all say they love grapes and pears then at least you offer that.Other wise if they are only after junk then I wouldnt bother. Do they drink anything

They are the two sisters i have. I have had an ongoing problem with the younger one, as she doesn't eat meals at meal times, she just "grazes" during the day. The only thing she eats at a normal time is breakfast, every other meal time her mum makes her sit at the table, but she never eats anything. However, even though her mum provides her lunchbox, i always like to offe rthem a snack. They don't often drink anything, if they do it's just a couple of sips

The thing with kids is they will eat when they are hungry so they are not going to starve themselves...they can just be a pain at time

I provide snacks for my afterschoolers. If I offer them a choice of snack (breadsticks, crackers, cheese, different fresh/dried fruit etc.), they are happy to choose something. If I only offer just fruit, or just breadsticks and cheese, or just raisins, then they aren't happy.

(I would also like to point out that we also like extremely unhealthy chocolate biscuits sometimes.)

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(Mine aren't even home-made ... mine say McVities!!)

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Before they start I get a list off mum/dad of what they usually eat at home. Get child to contribute if poss. Some of the older mindies I've had are more used to chocolate, biscuits or cake as an afterschool snack and have turned their noses up at my well stocked fruit bowl.

So we've tried a few other things, in addition to the fruit being in plentiful supply:
Rice cakes topped with cream cheese
Various cheeses with either crackers, breadsticks or on sticks with grapes/pineapple etc (will still leave fruit but if a couple get eaten its a start)
Bit of a compromise - Apple cake, parsnip cake, carrot cake etc (as long as they don't help make it they don't know what they're eating!)
Mixed dried fruit
Raisin bread
Bowl of diced fresh fruit topped with small quantity cake sprinkles or icing sugar