How do you stop a child eating fruit?

[Twiglett]

It is one of those extreme situations that actually becomes irritating

He really does eat far too much fruit .. since I've been noticing (at around 4pm) he's had 2 oranges, 4 apples, a pair and about 1/2 lb grapes and now he's come back with another orange and an apple

and I'm just cross .. because I'm sure the fruit acids are destroying his teeth

he likes all fruit .. bananas, berries, mangoes, melon, passionfruit (not fond of kiwi) etc

of course cheese .. dentist said cheese .. unfortunately DS never liked cheese so we gave up .. but he's just eaten some extra-mature cheddar which is a huge breakthrough .. maybe we can do that

he likes crunchy veg .. maybe will try that

some children seem to like mild brie also, or edam?

How old is he and is he permanently on the loo?!!

My ds loves frozen peas and raw, crunchy white cabbage. Sugar snap peas/ordinary peas in the pod are also good, as it gives them something to do winkling them out.

I agree that he's eating too much fruit. The average Brit doesn't need a huge amount. Most of our Vit C requirements are served by the humble spud.

Still, at least it's not jelly babies, eh?

We can't have a fruit bowl as DS (3 next wk) would just empty it. As he has never done a solid poo in his life I can't let him do this LOL. Bottom of my fridge contains an entire Riverford fruit&veg box.
He almost emptied a friend's fruitbowl once and when she put it out of reach he dragged a chair over and tried to get it down! I have to vet people's kitchens now when we visit.

Franny .. I've been taking him to our local cheese shop and he's been trying different ones and we've struck out so far .. but he has just easten a small cube of Irish extra mature cheddar

he's off peeling himself a carrot

he's 7 in feb

bizarrely he is not constantly on the loo .. but he has always been fond of fruit

he gets cross if he isn't allowed to eat an entire mango by the way ... including the stone ... DD managed to get 2 pieces of it

I need to clamp down that is patently clear

(bloody hell you should see the size of the farkin' carrot he has just come in with .. probably the largest one ever grown ... maybe he just has worms? )

OMG ds would die of pleasure being taken to a cheese shop

it must never happen

My eldest sometimes eats too much fruit. It's a hard one as it is meant ot be so healthy. I tend to not let them have it at tea time unless very keen or else not eaten much of it duting the day.

"he gets cross if he isn't allowed to eat an entire mango by the way"

well THAT seems perfectly reasonable behaviour to me. Anything else would be just odd IMO

the stone as well though?!!

DS2 is like this.

DS1 really isn't. Although a trip to a cheese shop...no, better not tell him cheese shops exist. He'll hyperventilate with pleasure.

now I believe the thing with fruit is one is supposed to eat at mealtimes and not as snacks (for dental health)

Try a Milky Way. That's the snack you can eat between meals and NOT ruin your appetite.

How the hell does anyone eat a mango stone?

he doesn't actually eat the stone . but he gnaws away at it so that he's got all the fruit off .. and then sucks it a bit (I know, I shouldn't let him .. bad mum )

@ hunker

nuts, ol' hazelnuts cadbury take 'em and they cover 'em with choc-lat

Thanks guys,..I'm definitely going to try the cheese after apples

I never thought about this. Dd eats fruit endlessly and has crap teeth (and that badly formed enamel problem). I'd never really put them together and realised it was an issue.

Does he eat nuts Twig? Dd won't eat cheese but I might try and leave bowls of nuts out with the fruit to see if she'll eat a mix.

I must be missing something - why not put the fruit in a out of reach cupboard?

Erm...why would you want to?

I don't know how old your son is, but some children are born with weak enamel on their baby teeth. This does not mean their adult teeth will be similarly affected. but does mean that they wear out faster than average.

Also, the 5 a day is meant to be a reachable low target, to get people to eat ANY fruit and veg. Guidelines in Canada are 6-10 a day. It's just not quite so catchy, nor appealing to the burger n chips eaters.

I am sure guidelines in Amercia are 10 pieces a day but here they know not many people would manage that so is set at 5.