Limited diet in dd - vitamins and minerals non existent

[FreshWest]

Dd (5) ASD has a v limited diet and I'm getting a bit worried about nutrients etc
She was until recently still drinking formula milk (on advice of HV) but is now refusing it. Her diet has no fruit, only some veg, no calcium

We found some multivitamin drops that are tasteless and odourless which we can mix into pasta sauce, but does anywhere know where I might find a similar thing for minerals? Ie calcium, iron etc
It has to be virtually non detectable as a liquid or in a tablet form that could be crushed.
Thanks

I'll write a list, it won't be long
Toast with butter (limited success adding cheese spread)
Ham
Chicken nuggets (breaded)
Garlic bread
Pasta (any shape)
Pasta sauce (chilli, tomatoes, onions)
Oven chips
Raw carrot
Cherry tomatoes
Bolognese sauce
Breadsticks
Mini pizza with ham topping
Crisps
Custard cream biscuits. (Or any cream filled biscuit for that matter!)
Nutella (where we crush and hide all kinds of medication - melatonin, antibiotics, antihistamine)

That's all that comes to mind right now, she only drinks water.

Thanks Polter , slightly relieved to hear its not all that bad. I actually didn't realise that about the white flour. She eats white bread so I'm not sure how much is in that. I'll look at the Best of Both though.

we had this for ds2 when he was younger. We had the unflavoured version. Got it on prescription via the consultant. the dietician gave him this one

Good luck

Thanks both. As you say Polter by comparison hers is not that bad, it's just that she won't eat any fruit or juice (hence the vitamin drops) and I was worried about mineral shortages. I've heard of Seravit eatyourveg as sil (pharmacist) mentioned it to me.
We have a routine paed appt in two weeks so I might raise my concerns there and see if he has anything to suggest unlikely as he's bloomin useless If we can get the Seravit or a referral to dietician.
I just want to be sure that she's getting the best out of what she will put in her mouth

Oooh I forgot baked beans - they have fibre don't they?

Does it matter of she eats them cold, as in straight out of the tin?

Well, tomatoes are a fruit... No green vegetables? Not even cucumber? Her diet doesn't look that bad, tbh.

Hi Fresh

What brand of tasteless multivit do you use? Would be interested to know as DD1 (eating disorder, anxiety, poss ASD - but no diagnosis) refuses all supplements.

On the calcium front....when DD1's diet was at its most restricted (in terms of portion & variety), dietician recommended using Marvel skimmed milk powder in cooking - it contains calcium and Vitamin D which helps calcium to be absorbed. I stirred it into stock prior to adding to pasta sauces etc. Had to experiment to avoid ending up with sludge sauce. Alternatively I sometimes add small spoonfuls of cream cheese into pasta sauce (probably not good from a salt point of view but will tackle that later!)

Dietician also told us re calcium in white bread as other posters have said. DD1 also now manages to eat 'Burgen' soya & linseed bread which contains 30% of RDA for calcium (adults) and is plant-based source of Omega 3 - but it is a very 'seedy' bread, my DD2 (7) won't eat it. I sometimes use mixture of seedy bread & white bread to make breadcrumbs for fishcakes etc - perhaps an option for yr DD's chicken nuggets - or does she have a favourite brand?

Will yr DD eat home-made biscuits? If so, perhaps option here for experimenting with calcium & iron-rich custard-cream alternatives? Something fudgy, fondanty, raisiny, dark chocolatey, Nutellary??? No idea really, just thinking out loud & wondering to self about tempting biscuit options for DD1 .

Some 8-9 years on ds is now much much better with eating but when he gets too stressed out will revert - have found having a packet of complan in the cupboard v useful, various flavours its just like a vanilla/chocolate/strawberry milkshake but is fortified with vits & minerals

Will be looking into all these supplements, ds has baby vitamins, but feel they aren't really complete enough in terms of minerals.

Ds is a hefty 16kg (he is 3.4) but eats a very limited selection of foods. The only fruit/veg he eats is sweetcorn, tiny bits of apple and Hipp fruit smoothie pouches (won't eat homemade smoothies), he also won't eat any sort of pasta, rice etc and nothing in a sauce.

he would however eat just about anything in biscuit form!

Hi Mumorandom We use Abidec multivitamin drops which is available in Tesco or Morissons (well its probably available in other places, just those are the places I've seen it!). It's in an orange box and a pic of a baby on the front. I was a bit worried they were baby ones too but the leaflet inside gives dosage info for babies up to 1 then children up to 12.
It comes with a syringe (like Calpol) to measure and although it says on the box that they should be taken orally, I read up online and other people were mixing them in to things eg choc milk. Now dd only drinks water so we mix it in pasta sauce.

I agree hazey that its the minerals are my main concern but will be looking at the bread options and milk powder.
Thanks for all the advice.

I agree polter As I said its more the minerals were concerning me, mainly calcium, as well as lack of fruit and limited veg. However having read all the advice here I realise I maybe am being a tad neurotic and worrying needlessly. I didn't realise there was calcium in bread so that's a bonus.

Thanks Fresh.

Fresh just want to cheer you up. My DD's daily diet EVERY day is: half an oatibix (less if she eats a 'hard' bit, or its too crunchy), yogurts, plain bread (GOOD bread thank god, seedy & wholemeal) - but only if we go to the ducks to feed them, if offered at home she refuses, my homemade muffins with carrot and banana (the only fruit and veg she eats), pasta and pesto (on a good day). Drinks juice. That's it! I give vitamin drops. Your DD's diet looks pretty good to me .

He diet looks good to me, my dd won't touch any veg, meat and not much fruit, she has pizza most nights with chips, smiles or jacket potato ( jacket potato is new and sometimes she will refuse it ), she has a packed lunch which consists of a cheese sandwich, a yoghurt, chocolate bar, baby bel and a hand full of grapes ( this is the same every day ), sometimes I can get her to eat a fish finger or garlic bread but she refuses most meat ( about once a month she will attempt sausage ). My other dd will eat almost anything ( both have ASD ).

I took dd1 to the gp and was told not to worry as she is eating a small amount of fruit. We do supplement with multi vitamins.