Alright, so i was going to post this in the nutrition forum but i really feel it is way beyond nutritional needs, it has now become a something else. The daily battle in our house over what ds eats is making me and ds crazy!!!!!
i truly do not want to have eating be a struggle, and i am fully aware that mixing stress and food is not a good combination. So for you moms out there that have been through a picky eater, tell me how you get past the struggles? For me to just sit back and say, "no child will starve themselves and he will eat what his body needs" is ridiculous b/c i have done that and he either eats nothing at all or wants to eat foods that are sweet or just do not have enough nutritional value (such as breads, fig bars, waffles/pancakes, granola bars...all organic of course but not a balanced diet, even looked at over a period of time). Yes, my son has a sweet tooth, like me
but we really do not keep sweets in the house and when we do bake cookies or muffins, i am always sneaking in as much "extras" as possible (oat bran, wheat germ, flax seeds, and veggies possible) and using minimal sweetners. my ds refuses all legumes or beans(except edamame) will eat tofu only from the health food store ( not mine ) no fish, turkey is the only meat he ever will touch, the only veggies he likes are carrots, occasional salads, green peas, and zucchini if it is baked in something. He likes things very plain so he has NEVER touched anything i have made for dh and i to eat for dinner or lunch. ANYTHING new on his plate is an instant "no" and he will not even try one bite. he is a big snacker so i try to make snacks as nutritional as possible, at the same time every day and well before the next meal so that he does not have a full belly before a meal. I have bought three kids cookbooks, all are GREAT except ds won't eat the things i make out of them and i am running out of ideas. It has been almost a year of his palate slowly narrowing and i really do not know what to do. the only incentive we have ever used for getting him to eat anything is organic apple juice for dessert, and that is pretty rare. he knows that treats do not come before meals but it is not very often that a treat is available after a meal. i just cannot find a way to talk to him abuot this (he will be four in may) and we have talked al ot about what eating healthy foods does for your body, and he knows what sweets and unhealthy foods do to your body as well. moderation truly is my goal for the long run but for now we are stuck! what do you do when your child is sick of all the foods he does like but won't try ANYTHING new?
i'm sick of the battles......
i truly do not want to have eating be a struggle, and i am fully aware that mixing stress and food is not a good combination. So for you moms out there that have been through a picky eater, tell me how you get past the struggles? For me to just sit back and say, "no child will starve themselves and he will eat what his body needs" is ridiculous b/c i have done that and he either eats nothing at all or wants to eat foods that are sweet or just do not have enough nutritional value (such as breads, fig bars, waffles/pancakes, granola bars...all organic of course but not a balanced diet, even looked at over a period of time). Yes, my son has a sweet tooth, like me
but we really do not keep sweets in the house and when we do bake cookies or muffins, i am always sneaking in as much "extras" as possible (oat bran, wheat germ, flax seeds, and veggies possible) and using minimal sweetners. my ds refuses all legumes or beans(except edamame) will eat tofu only from the health food store ( not mine ) no fish, turkey is the only meat he ever will touch, the only veggies he likes are carrots, occasional salads, green peas, and zucchini if it is baked in something. He likes things very plain so he has NEVER touched anything i have made for dh and i to eat for dinner or lunch. ANYTHING new on his plate is an instant "no" and he will not even try one bite. he is a big snacker so i try to make snacks as nutritional as possible, at the same time every day and well before the next meal so that he does not have a full belly before a meal. I have bought three kids cookbooks, all are GREAT except ds won't eat the things i make out of them and i am running out of ideas. It has been almost a year of his palate slowly narrowing and i really do not know what to do. the only incentive we have ever used for getting him to eat anything is organic apple juice for dessert, and that is pretty rare. he knows that treats do not come before meals but it is not very often that a treat is available after a meal. i just cannot find a way to talk to him abuot this (he will be four in may) and we have talked al ot about what eating healthy foods does for your body, and he knows what sweets and unhealthy foods do to your body as well. moderation truly is my goal for the long run but for now we are stuck! what do you do when your child is sick of all the foods he does like but won't try ANYTHING new?i'm sick of the battles......
