Despite having tons of food allergies, dd has always been a very adventurous eater--until recently. All of the sudden, she won't touch many of the foods she used to love (she's 2.5). I'm a little worried about her current low consumption of veggies and her heavy reliance on carbs, such as bread (rice flour) and crackers (corn flour). On the other hand, I don't want to make food more of an issue than it already is! What do you do with picky, food-allergic kids. I've listed her usual foods below--her diet isn't totally terrible, but it does seem very limited.
Here is what she'll almost always eat:
rice flour bread, plain, with butter, or with cream cheese
cheese
crackers (100% corn)
Just Tomatoes brand dehydrated fruit (banana, pineapple, mango, blueberries)
melon (all kinds)
strawberries
pineapple
oranges
organic, 100% beef hot dogs
corn
mashed potatoes
carrot or banana muffins
CerOs cereal (pinto bean and rice flour)
Here is what she'll often/sometimes eat:
sliced turkey or turkey bologna
roasted chicken
apples
bananas
blueberries
kiwi
soup (bean or chicken, usually with some veggies, like carrot and celery)
onions
broccoli (only a few bites, generally)
rice flour pasta
oatmeal
avocado/guacamole
quinoa-corn salad w/ scallions
She'll eat veggies in a stir-fry (scallion, cauliflower, carrots, broccoli, even cabbage), but generally won't touch left-overs; yogurt only rarely; sometimes a few bites of hamburger, or millet-veggie loaf, or lamb chop, or chickpeas. Unusual fruits or veggies sometimes get through (she ate a few bites of artichoke the other day). She won't touch sunflower seeds or sunflower butter, asparagus, green beans, or blended soups (even when we try serving them as dips). She won't eat salad, except maybe a couple of bites of cucumber. She likes cow's milk in her oatmeal, but won't drink it plain.
Here is what she'll almost always eat:
rice flour bread, plain, with butter, or with cream cheese
cheese
crackers (100% corn)
Just Tomatoes brand dehydrated fruit (banana, pineapple, mango, blueberries)
melon (all kinds)
strawberries
pineapple
oranges
organic, 100% beef hot dogs
corn
mashed potatoes
carrot or banana muffins
CerOs cereal (pinto bean and rice flour)
Here is what she'll often/sometimes eat:
sliced turkey or turkey bologna
roasted chicken
apples
bananas
blueberries
kiwi
soup (bean or chicken, usually with some veggies, like carrot and celery)
onions
broccoli (only a few bites, generally)
rice flour pasta
oatmeal
avocado/guacamole
quinoa-corn salad w/ scallions
She'll eat veggies in a stir-fry (scallion, cauliflower, carrots, broccoli, even cabbage), but generally won't touch left-overs; yogurt only rarely; sometimes a few bites of hamburger, or millet-veggie loaf, or lamb chop, or chickpeas. Unusual fruits or veggies sometimes get through (she ate a few bites of artichoke the other day). She won't touch sunflower seeds or sunflower butter, asparagus, green beans, or blended soups (even when we try serving them as dips). She won't eat salad, except maybe a couple of bites of cucumber. She likes cow's milk in her oatmeal, but won't drink it plain.
