MY CHILD IS THE WORST EATER! Competition!

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Who's child has eaten the worst today?

My three year old has eaten the same today as yesterday:

• 2 bowls of cornflakes without milk
• 1 piece of toast
• 1 sesame snap
• mouthful of chicken
• glass of grape juice

Only water to drink. And this is when she is perfectly HEALTHY! (Although I've noticed that she's fallen off the bottom of the height charts again, ah well, at least she will never have to worry about towering over her boyfriends.)

He didn't have the hair cut?? (Hiya CM... Just spotted you ) Yay for keeping curls, but probably less yay for you....

Hi Flame,

No he didn't He told the hairdresser that he 'dundid his 'air already so you not cut it!!' I actually did it last night, shan't take piccies today - lol. He still has curls though

Actually listing what he has eaten makes it seem like it isn't too bad. He doesn't eat very much but he eats enough to survive and I guess that is what is important. I just wish he would eat what the rest of us do, pasta, casseroles, rice dishes etc. The things I listed are pretty much the only things hhe will eat. He used to eat yoghurt but won't now. There are quite a few things he used to eat but won't touch now, it's so frustrating! DS1 eats pretty much anything and so will DS3 now (he is NOT going to be fussy, I won't allow it - lol)

Hmm, food - living hell in our house too. The best bit is when people whose children eat, MIL or others all look at you as if you are doing something wrong, the "for heavens sake, a child won't stave to death look" Gone on so long that when another child comes for tea have become freaked out by them eating!

Me, me, me!! I have the worst eater DS2 and he is 13!! Most days he has a bowl of cereal (honey nut loops - nothing else) and apple juice for breakfast; God knows what for lunch (at school) and, if I'm lucky, about 4 good quality chicken strips at night. But won't eat proper roast chicken. Or chips. Or pizza. Or most anything normal young people will eat. Does like wholemeal bread, croissants, ham - but not "proper" ham, apples, satsumas, dried apricots. Popcorn. And, of course, crisps and sweets. Given up despairing a long time ago. Have done many threads like this. Yes he is fit and healthy but quite petite for his age but, of course, I still worry. Bar force feeding there is absolutely nothing I can do. DS1 (15) is 6 ft tall and eats anything.

Do you think then that when we expect them to eat 3 whole meals a day it's a bit too much? DS1 (3.3) is a total nightmare, and it's starting to dawn on me that maybe I expect him to eat waaaay more than he actually needs to - he's far from fat, but he's not exactly wasting away either. Maybe they need much less than we think - does anyone know how much food they do actually need?

Keep reassuring myself that it's highly unlikely that there will be a whole generation of people in 20 years time who won't go to restaurants for dinner because they only eat hula hoops and dry toast followed by yoghurts without 'bits' in.....

When my step daughter (7) comes to stay she will generally have a couple of bits of pizza on Fri night, then requests pizza for breakfast the following morning (but eats either a piece of toast or a bowl of coco pops). We will then have a slice of pizza for lunch. Dinner is whatever I am cooking, but she normally only takes a couple of mouthfuls, reciting a whole list of things she does not like. Sunday...much the same. She once said to me after I had lectured her 'well mummy will make me something when I get home...' it was at that point that I decided she can eat all the bloody pizza she wants...
ps - she waxed lyrical about mince pies at Christmas, how much she loved them, they are so yummy etc etc. When I told her they have sultanas/raisins in them, she said 'I don't like sultanas/raisins'...and has never eaten a mince pie since...

aren't their stomachs supposed to be about fist sized? So don't need that much food to be full. A remember when you cup your own hands together that's as much food as you can eat without your stomach bulging out. So in theory you should be satisfied after not much food at all shouldn't you?

ds aged 23 months has so far eaten

about 3 cheerios
bottle of milk
third of a banana
one fig roll
2 pieces of ham
2 mouthfuls of bread
bottle of milk
half a packet of crisps
small drink of orange juice

This has been a so-so day. I mentioned this on a thread the other day - he has not eaten would I would term 'properly' for 5/6 months. I tried every trick in the book, then about 10 days he suddenly started eating and I have no idea why.

Shreddies (with milk and sugar) and a bit of cornflakes.
Banana
Soup & 1/2 bagette
2 biscuits
Refused dinner
A few blackcurrent juices through the day

Quite common - likes cereal (sometimes 3 diff types at one sitting!), pasta, sausage, burger, meatballs, spag bol, cheese, bisuits, crisps, puddings etc. Otherwise does not eat meat, or fish, won't touch vegtables at all (well odd bit of potato mash), and only fruit is banana, apple and grape. Won't try any new foods.

Rather bizarrialy (sp)though despite not wanting to try interesting foods, likes garlic and sour cream dips and mince pies! (He also will not eat a raisin on its own podkin!)

Oh dear. DS is 2 3/4 and only 11 kilos. Seems happy though. Has heart condition too, wonder if drugs effect appetite. Also pronounced underbite, which probably doesn't help.

DD (4) eats like a horse. Trys anything loves food and trying new things.

Jack Sprat and his wife - sausage roll - DS ate pulled off the pastry and ate the contents. Then DD ate the pastry! Rather handy actually!

dd2

bite of bread for breakfast

lunch was 2 slices od sausage and a couple of chips.

do i win?

usual day (she is off colour atm) she will eat

slice of home made bread/toast for breakfast
lunch will be a sandwich (just butter, nothing else) some pepperoni and sometimes i can get her to eat a banana.
dinner, hahaha, i offer it but it rarely gets eaten.

As a matter of interest - does anyone do the 'no pudding unless you eat your dinner'? I have just been told that it is The Worst Thing You Could Say/Do. Why? Do you agree? I have done it from when they could understand the concept as it is the only way I get my two to eat anything.

Isn't it something to do with the child viewing the sweet thing as the only good thing, and the savoury bit being re-inforced as the bad bit?

I have read something about it Cha, but can't remember exactly what!

Misdee, I think you might win!

Well you all make me feel so much better, am thinking DS eats quite a lot now! Didn't have dinner tonight though.

We don't really do puddings here so I don't think that is why my DS doesn't eat much. He does get treats if he has eaten well, but a good hour later or so, so that it isn't associated with eating his meal, and that really is quite rare. He doesn't eat crisps either. I do try to give him fairly decent food (apart from the waffles!) and so even though he doesn't eat much, what he does eat isn't junk.

Bribary, getting cross, praise etc doesn't work. I do find if no-one makes a fuss at mealtimes then he generally eats more. Basically when it's just me, him and his baby brother I ignore him while he eats and get on with feeding the baby, it's so much better as I am not bringing attention to the food.

Have been wondering if he should see a dietician or someone, but goign by what you have all d=said I am now less worried. If it carries on too long, then I might mention it to the doctor.

I guess as long as they are all healthy and lively then it should be ok.

OK one of my boys today has eaten

half a bowl of cookie crisp-drank the milk from the bowl

THATS IT!!!!!!!!

Made lunch- picked and then pushed it away
snack- pkt crisps opened the bag left it on the table
Dinner no interest

PLayed away quite the thing though

ddq has eaten:
one mouthful of porridge
two or three bites of fruit bread
a few bites of apple
some raisins
one head (!) of a gingerbread man made at nursery
one carrot stick
two bites of toast, one mouthful of scrambled egg, about four baked beans
quite a bit of OJ
half a carton of smoothie
not a bad day actually

I think pfer's ds wins! A truly bad eater!

or poss jambuttie

jambuttie makes my foodie problems look mild!

I don't know how you can face cooking anything jambuttie

awww it hard believe me

it doesnt help that he has seen a dietician and is very very underweight without the wee tinker not eating

hold on, I haven't even scrolled the page and I see that at least one child has had at least one bite of fruit! Disqualification surely.

I'm not even going to try and compete

Dry icecream cones for breakfast

but that is chiefly because I'm too busy yackng on here and MSN

Today DS had:

Bowl of Rice Krispies with weak chocolate milk in it.
Marmite sandwich.
Two cups of apple juice.
Two digestive biscuits.
Apple.
Cheese.
Orange.
Milk.
Small mint Aero.
Bowl of rice with tuna in.
More Rice Crispies with weak chocolate milk.
Apple.
Pear.

I think DS eats enough to sustain life but what I find very difficult is the fact he won't eat an actual meal. We went to a friends for tea (beef stew (beef, gravy, swede, carrots), potato, cauliflower) and he would not touch it even though sometimes he eats beef (usually slices of roast beef), carrots and swede but he will not eat anything (other than tuna and rice) that is all mixed together. He does sit there when we are out and although he is not eating he is part of the mealtime iykwim.

For the most part I doctor the meas I am cook at home so he will eat something but I wish I could jsut serve up a lasagne, for example, and him tuck in!!!!

It is soooooooooooooooooooooooooo frustrating!

My DS eats enough, I think, but my frustration is from how what he eats is presented. If we go out for dinner all he will eat his chips and tomato sauce.

I cannot believe you guys are putting lists which include meat and fruit and vegetables on here
my ds2 won't have any of it
he springs about from dawn to dusk and is very happy, maybe I shoudl take him to the dietician for a check up