Hi,
Just a little background - I am married to a wonderful man and I have a (just turned) 7 year old step son. I also have a 5 year old DD and 9 year old DS from a previous marriage. When I started dating DH I noticed that 90% of what was in his fridge was frozen...junk (tater tots, pizza, dino shaped chicken nuggets). I am not completely against these things in sparse moderation, but I in general, eat pretty healthy and so do my kiddos. I started cooking for them (the whole family) real foods. I tried to talk to my DSS about other things that he likes and he only likes bananas and canned green beans! He is VERY small for his age and I think that the lack of healthy foods is effecting him. I've tried everything I can think to make trying new things or presenting things differently so that he will try them, but he just won't. I almost think that at 7, people have waited too long to introduce these things. Its sad...he won't even eat strawberry shortcake! He'll eat apple sauce (only the kind with a bunch of sugar), but won't eat apples. I've tried mixing things into sauces, but he will say something like "this doesn't taste right" and act like I am trying to feed him dead worms. I try to give him a chewable vitamin and he just flat out says no.
His dad hadn't really seen it as a problem because he just basically fed him whatever he wanted. He is a little concerned, but not enough to really do anything. He said that DSS mother is a picky eater. I think that there are definitly picky eaters out there, but I think that part of this problem was made and not inborn. There are so many things he has NEVER had that he refuses to try. I said that I would try to make sure something on his plate was something he liked, but that I wasn't adjusting the menu to Mac and Cheese and tater tots every night. Anyone have a good idea to make this a positive experience? DD and DS eat just about anything.
Just a little background - I am married to a wonderful man and I have a (just turned) 7 year old step son. I also have a 5 year old DD and 9 year old DS from a previous marriage. When I started dating DH I noticed that 90% of what was in his fridge was frozen...junk (tater tots, pizza, dino shaped chicken nuggets). I am not completely against these things in sparse moderation, but I in general, eat pretty healthy and so do my kiddos. I started cooking for them (the whole family) real foods. I tried to talk to my DSS about other things that he likes and he only likes bananas and canned green beans! He is VERY small for his age and I think that the lack of healthy foods is effecting him. I've tried everything I can think to make trying new things or presenting things differently so that he will try them, but he just won't. I almost think that at 7, people have waited too long to introduce these things. Its sad...he won't even eat strawberry shortcake! He'll eat apple sauce (only the kind with a bunch of sugar), but won't eat apples. I've tried mixing things into sauces, but he will say something like "this doesn't taste right" and act like I am trying to feed him dead worms. I try to give him a chewable vitamin and he just flat out says no.
His dad hadn't really seen it as a problem because he just basically fed him whatever he wanted. He is a little concerned, but not enough to really do anything. He said that DSS mother is a picky eater. I think that there are definitly picky eaters out there, but I think that part of this problem was made and not inborn. There are so many things he has NEVER had that he refuses to try. I said that I would try to make sure something on his plate was something he liked, but that I wasn't adjusting the menu to Mac and Cheese and tater tots every night. Anyone have a good idea to make this a positive experience? DD and DS eat just about anything.
