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my ds hates all good food what can i do?

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trace2 · 04/09/2006 15:49

he wont eat any veg, no mashed or hole spuds no fruit only apple ive tried not giving him anything at all untill he eats, all i get his paddys and crys all day until i give in.

the only food he eats is bread, chips ,sauage no fish nothing, what can i do??

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Iklboo · 04/09/2006 15:51

Could you fool him into eating sweet potato chips done in the oven?

Blu · 04/09/2006 15:58

How old is he?
Does he like things that he can hold in his fist and feed himself with?
Does he eat sandwiches? DS never liked 'slimey' or 'wet' food - which covers a lot of fruit and veg, but apple slices, a whole mini-sweetcorn, or corn-on-the cob to bite went down well. Cheese cut into sticks he can hold? a chicken drumstick to hold?
Don't give in? (you might as well give him what he wants in the first place if you're going to give in - otherwise allyou are teaching him is that having a paddy is an effective way to get what he wants!)

hollys1mum · 04/09/2006 16:00

my daughter would rather go to bed hungry than eat good food! hot food barely touches her lips, apart from a chicken nugget happy meal. which sounds terrible but i do only allow them in moderation and if it wasn't for that it would be all cold foods. recently she has started eating oranges, she eats them because she (tries and fails to) peel them like a big girl!

StrawberryMoon · 04/09/2006 16:10

here
there is actually a book available but cant remeber full title so not showing up on google..something like how to diguise vegatables/good food???

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trace2 · 04/09/2006 16:13

hes 4 had talked to hv loads about this she just said he would eat when hungry! promlem is now at nursery they have healthy food for snacks, so hes going hungry there too, he hes a few bits of sweetcorn but not on cob, he wont even eat chiken

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TooTicky · 04/09/2006 16:14

Try letting him dip veg in ketchup or hummus. How old is he? Sometimes eating with chopsticks makes food more exciting. Let him see you enjoying good food! Perhaps he would eat from your plate?

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trace2 · 04/09/2006 16:16

when he was a baby i gave him every thing good, he started spiting it out very young

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TooTicky · 04/09/2006 16:19

Babies seem to start off eating well, then become fussy when they are about 2 and you have to start from scratch.

Blu · 04/09/2006 16:21

Holly1Mum: I think cold food is fine - hot food isn't intrinsically 'better'. Just give her lots of nutritious cold food!
Trace - will he eat things on or in bread? Bread is ok - especially if he will eat brown or wholemeal bread? You can put lots of nutritious stuff in sandwiches - mashed avocado? Peanut Butter? Cream cheese.
Have you tried home-made oven chips - or 'fat chips' as they are callled in our house? Cut a potato into wedges, coat lightly in oil (sunflower or olive) tiny bit of salt - and cook in a roasting tin?
DS eats things in particular ways - he will eat chunks of fresh pineapple - but only with a cocktail stick. Strawberries if he can hold them by the stalk, etc. Does he eat bananas? Fresh fruit set into jelly?

crazydazy · 04/09/2006 16:24

This sounds exactly my DS Trace2 he is also 4 and 2 years ago he would eat anything, he was brilliant, he was at day nursery and he loved bolognaise, curry, broccoli but now I cannot get him to eat any of these, he loves fruit so I am lucky that way and he loves it when I cut up lots of fruit and put it in a dish for him so I have to do it that way but every night I try to get him to eat what we are eating but no amount of coaxing works to get him to eat.

I do believe it is a phase because DD was exactly the same at his age and she now will try things, if she doesn't like them then she won't eat them but at least she will try almost everything.

fullmoonfiend · 04/09/2006 16:26

as someone who has been there with both boys - the best advice I can give is - keep trying! Make sure there is something he will eat on the plate, and make sure the food you give is as good as it can be, eg, brown bread (or even that half and half stuff), very good quality sausage and potato wedges (skin on, less fatty than chips, more fibre.)
Be consistent and be firm. It is not easy and you won't get there overnight but things will improve. If you don't put your foot down now, it will not get any easier. And try not to get upset or lose your temper, as if this a power struggle rather than a food like/dislike issue, then you have to show him you are in charge.
How about a sticker chart for trying new things? If you are intorucing new things, give hima choice (say between carrot and peas). Praise him til you are blue in the face for trying a new thing.

crazydazy · 04/09/2006 16:29

Would you advise just to continue feeding him whatever we have and then if he doesn't eat it then just clear it away? I just worry if he doesn't have any of the meal.

My DS is very sturdy by the way and I cannot carry him for very long anymore so I know he's getting his goodness somehow. He loves his milk at bedtime so this could be it.

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trace2 · 04/09/2006 16:31

wow thought ds was only like this reading about good other childen eating good things! he wont eat any thing on bread only butter, he loves brown bread, he will have lumps of cheese but on a diffrent plate, i do make the wedges and he will eat a few.

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crazydazy · 04/09/2006 16:35

Mine loves brown bread and butter too, I always put it with his meal but then he eats all the bread and leaves the meal!

He likes cheese cut up too.

He has never ever tasted cereal which is strange I think for a child. If you put it near him he gags and can't bear to sit near anyone eating cereal.

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trace2 · 04/09/2006 16:38

well when i was a girl i could not eat any thing with out gipping

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crazydazy · 04/09/2006 16:40

I wasn't a great eater as a child I have to admit. I still don't eat very well now which is why I struggle with fatigue and bloating etc.

fullmoonfiend · 04/09/2006 16:41

my kids are 6 and 9 and still will not touch cereal with milk on, though happy to have dry cereal with a cup of milk. Go figure!

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trace2 · 04/09/2006 16:44

ds like to have rice crispies with milk and suger but only likes the milk, but he eats the rice crispies dry in an other plate

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crazydazy · 04/09/2006 16:45

I don't give him cereal purely because I think 'how the hell will he eat dry cereal?' but if yours do it then I might just try him with it.

I really want him to have breakfast before he goes to school (starts on Thursday) and he won't normally eat anything until he's been up an hour - any ideas?

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trace2 · 04/09/2006 16:46

i do toast with shapes loads of butter, he as his cearels on a night

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fullmoonfiend · 04/09/2006 16:52

Wht time do you have to leave for school crazydazy? Up at 7, breakfast at 8? Give him lots of graze-y things like some chopped fruit/dried fruit, dried cereal, milk to drink, brown bread and butter with his choice of topping, toasted teacake, some cheese cubes etc. Is he allowed to take a snack for breaktime?

crazydazy · 04/09/2006 20:32

No but I think they give them fruit and milk for a snack anyway at mid morning. He is going to have school dinners so hopefully it might shake him out of the fussiness.

thepetal · 06/09/2006 14:06

The book about hiding veg in food is called 'The Art of Hiding Vegetables:sneaky ways to feed your children healthy food' and is available on Amazon.co.uk for £6.39 +p&p. I'm thinking of ordering it myself as I have a 3 year old who throws up if so much as 1 pea passes his lips.

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