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Title: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Canwi on July 11, 2011, 16:23:42 pm
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Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Mom to M&M on July 11, 2011, 17:23:42 pm
Thanks for those recipes Sara!

DS asked for a fruit leather today and held and licked it but didn't eat it. But at least been more willing to even consider some new things. But still so picky...
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: ~inbalance~ on July 13, 2011, 17:57:19 pm
I am sooo far behind, we have been so busy!  Which has made it hard to eat healthy.  :P  BUT, yesterday we were at the zoo, and I packed a lunch for us.  But of course once we were there, DH and I saw the fast food and couldn't help ourselves.   :-[  But even though we had french fries, T just kept eating the veggies I brought!  And even later that afternoon, I brought them out again for a snack, and he was just munching away on them!  He never really liked raw veggeis before, but now he seems to be all for them.  Yay!

F on the other hand, I swear could live off french fries.  What is it with those things?  They are like crack to kids.  If F sees them, he won't eat anything else.  Good thing he is the same for sweet potato friends, so I try to make those often and he will eat a ton of them.

So we are doing ok.  That really awful phase seems to have passed and hasn't been back yet (knock on wood!).  They don't always eat great, but have been eating fairly decently.  Can't complain in that department.  :)
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Jiinx on July 14, 2011, 01:46:11 am
Thanks for the recipes, Sara. Glad to hear your kids are eating well, Martina :)
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: ~inbalance~ on July 14, 2011, 01:48:47 am
Well, eating well sometimes.  They hardly ate any dinner tonight.  :P  But that could have something to do with the fact that we went strawberry picking this afternoon and they were popping back the strawberries the whole time.  ::)
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Mom to M&M on July 14, 2011, 01:59:26 am
Mmmmm....strawberries. I miss the days when DS used to wolf those down! Martina, also glad to hear your boys are eating well, at least some of the time.

Things are the same here. No better but at least no worse...
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: spodnic on July 18, 2011, 13:16:17 pm
Hi all, I'm new here. Not sure if I'm in the right place though - DS is 4.5yo, he is the picky eater, but DD is 20mo and has just started refusing some foods esp. jars (which I'm kind of glad about, but it forces me now to rethink the whole family's meals into something better).
Is this the right thread? I looked under Activity>Pre-schoolers and beyond but couldn't really see that much about food.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Mom to M&M on July 25, 2011, 22:15:45 pm
Welcome spodnic!

Some mild successes here. Sweet potato fries have been added back in (yay!), he tried fish sticks (and seemed to like them well enough) tonight (yay!), he'll sometimes eat a roasted potato piece or two, bananas are being accepted again (rarely but once in a while), goat's milk yogurt has been added back in (once or twice a week only but still something!) and raisin toast has been added back in too (all natural one thankfully). Still a LONG way to go but better than it was at least!
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: ~inbalance~ on July 25, 2011, 23:36:04 pm
Karen, that all sounds fantastic!

We're doing pretty good.  F has been back and forth a bit due to teeth, but now that the bottom two molars are in he is happy to eat again.  I'm sure once the top ones come he'll start throwing again.  ::)
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Mom to M&M on July 29, 2011, 15:50:36 pm
Great to hear with F!

Another success just now. Made some meatballs and usually I make them all in the sauce (after browning them first) so they come out soft and taste like the sauce and DH and DD and i love them that way. But DS won't touch them. This time I kept some of them out of the sauce and cooked them in the oven after the browning. They are quite small (maybe an inch in diameter) and he just happily ate three of them for lunch (which according to my calorie count analysis tool is half an adult serving). Yahoo!

One trick that seems to be working for us, in addition to the sleep talk (which I have the book and totally SWEAR by) is that he LOVES music and is currently addicted to us singing both Row Row Row Your Boat and Itsy Bitsy Spider. I can get him to try more foods by promising him I'll sing if he does. It doesn't work for something he's TOTALLY freaked out by/opposed to, just gives a little encouragement when needed until he realizes he likes something and makes meal times more fun.
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: my3girlsjde on July 30, 2011, 23:37:02 pm
I think I've been in denial all this time, but I think I have a picky eater on my hands :( This is coming off of my twins who are literally human garbage cans and all they do all day is want to eat different foods. So this is all very new to me. Add the fact that she's still MSPI and can't tolerate even a hint of soy or dairy, and I'm really starting to struggle.

As an infant, E quickly got to the point where she would only eat orange purees. Sometimes bananas, never applesauce until recently. I switched to blw around 10.5 months and it got a lot better but now she's really refusing a lot. I think it may be a texture issue as right now my best luck is baked breads, cookies and muffins. So I'm getting out the fruit and veggies, and pureeing them to add to her baked goodies. I'm wondering a bit if teeth are causing the latest bit of food refusal as even her pasta that she loved is getting refused. I know for a fact that taste has a lot to do with her preferences because some purees would be readily accepted and some were gagged on very early on. I'll include a gag picture to show what I'm dealing with, and to see what you all think about it simply being taste. The pic was taken months ago, but the gag face stays the same. It used to be hilarious, but now it's getting a little frustrating :( She typically only gags once and then spits the food out pushes the spoon or my hand away when I try to offer it again. And now it's just being tossed off of the tray. I keep offering and keep offering being non-chalant about it, but she just keeps refusing. I will say though, that she typically loves meat. Potatoes are a hit or miss, most veggies are now refused, but fruits are ok. Cooked foods have to be hot.

So I need some ideas. Pureed fruit on toast is refused but she loves toast. Rice with meat and a homemade sweet n sour sauce are ok-ish. Eggs in any form are refused - still trying after a few months but now I go a couple of days in between tries and present them cooked differently. Rice crackers are good as are french fries, but don't have much nutritional value. We're going to drive across the country (which will take about 12 days), and I need some ideas of what to feed this child when we stop to eat. The MSPI is the hardest to get around with store bought food. I haven't yet tried store bought bread, but will attempt it before we leave for our trip.

Dh is pretty picky himself and always was as a child. I think he really has a good understanding of her picky-ness. I'm wondering if this could be hereditary, but really hoping that she'll grow to like some new foods.

The weirdest part of all of this is how much she LOVES her hypo-allergenic formula ??? It's vile and disgusting and I gag when smelling it. I just don't get it ???
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Etsy on August 22, 2011, 13:29:51 pm
Hi, been a while so glad to be back, well my gorgeous little boy who would eat anything is now almost 3 and is super picky.
he does not like to try anything new, he eats a cooked meal with veggies and meat at school. I am told its because all the other
kids are eating... He eats plain yogurt, fruit, homemade soup and weetbix. Very sceptical to try anything new. Any advice would really
be appreciated! Thanks so much:)
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: nelliestar on August 28, 2011, 20:34:19 pm
Hi!

Can't believe we are on here now..So glad to have somewhere to turn.

Just fixed (did I jinx it? ) a sleep problem and now DS is being very very picky. I must say I totally blame myself being a neurotic Mummy who had (has? ) PND. Was so concerned that DS would eat that I began giving him stuff I knew he would eat and have narrowed down his food choices to nothing. : (
When he was younger he would eat a lot of variety of foods, always favoured meats and not great on carbs. Liked strong favours too.

Now he will eat - Rice is the only carb he eats well, sometimes chips(not at home) any type of sausage except frankfurter type, homemade burgers by my DH of pork, lamb or beef, meatballs (homemade or Ikeas frozen) chicken nuggets, VEG - sweetcorn or cucumber, Fruit - grapes, apple, strawberries, blueberries, dried fruits. Likes rice cakes and oatcakes. Toast with PB, nutella or jam. PB is the ONLY sandwich he will eat except maybe jam.

He loved a veg curry they used to have at Nursery but that cook left. This was FULL of veg and chickpeas so was really disappointed when it was replaced. Doesn't eat any main courses at Nursery now but will eat puddings : ). Managed to get the curry recipe and trying it this week.

What I want to ask is...should I be worried?How bad does that seem to you?
 It upsets me so much as my stepson was such a picky eater and I vowed DS wouldn't be. I get very anxious about it and cry sometimes. Am very frustrated.I don't often attempt to give DS new foods - sometimes but not often.

Thanks for looking over this for me xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: my3girlsjde on August 28, 2011, 22:27:21 pm
Hi Nelliestar and {{{hugs}}}

We've made a lot of progress here by giving her favourites and casually adding a few other things in from time to time. VERY casually and not all the time. She's getting a few new favs (not many) but there's a few new things to choose from. I have the most success after a good nap and when she's good and hungry. Not grumpy hungry though iykwim. Supper time has almost a 100% fail rate for new foods so I'm assuming level of tiredness and my level of sanity at that time of day rubbing off. I am lucky that she likes all bread type things like cookies and cakes. She'll eat any type of pureed veg in it so I know she's getting what she needs.

Best of luck and hope things improve. For both of us. Rice is a hit or miss. I'm finding sweet sauces or even fruit purees help it out a lot.
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: nelliestar on August 29, 2011, 21:02:18 pm
Thanks  Vicki!

The tiredness issue makes sense to me definitely.  wish I had your success with veg puree!

Today we paid close attention to the snacks we offered and hardly offered anything between meals which made a bit of a difference. And Bram also ate 10 peas with his dinner! : ) 
Baby steps...

Nell xxxxx
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: my3girlsjde on August 31, 2011, 19:01:59 pm
10 peas????? Yay!!!

I had two successes today. 1. Getting her to actually take the stupid spoon and feed herself a bit. This has been an ongoing test in patience. Until now, she's had zero interest. And 2. Got her to eat some rice. Just needed a lot of sauce to make it wet and glop it together. Also a lot sweeter so she ate the majority of a small bowl mixed with chicken and chopped veg.

Keep up the great work!
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: nelliestar on August 31, 2011, 19:51:44 pm
Thats brilliant! Well done! No more successes here yet xx
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: LisaK1 on September 21, 2011, 18:50:36 pm
Hi ladies, I've been in and out orvthis thread like the okey kokey!
Back again! My lo is nearly 2 and feeds himself with a spoon at nursery but at home wants me to feed him or just refuses to eat. So nursery ask me to stop helping him at home because he is starting to regress at nursery!  Today was day 1 of the mummy not feeding you, you need to do it like a clever big boy! Disaster, very little eaten and I have a hungry boy in bed....... :-(.  Anyone have any ideas of how long it may take for this to work itself out if I stick to my guns on not giving in dnd 'helping' ? Most upsetting!
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Etsy on September 22, 2011, 08:04:28 am
would love to hear if this is a common thing, all of a sudden my son wants me to feed him all the time! At school he is still fine, if my hubby feeds him and I am not there he eats by himself. What is this about?
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: LisaK1 on September 22, 2011, 12:29:10 pm
Oh interesting theme emerging.....mummy manipulation eh! :-)
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Etsy on September 22, 2011, 12:40:43 pm
I think it is. Need to get this sorted ....:)
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Sam-n-Max's Mommy on September 22, 2011, 15:11:12 pm
Hi ladies, I had been on and off of this thread over the summer and haven't been on for awhile.  My DS is 17 months and is a picky eater.  I was wondering the same thing about spoon feeding.  DS was on a kick for awhile where he was trying to spoon feed himself, but he is now getting very angry when I try to make him do it.  Maybe it is a phase for all of our LOs? What age are they "supposed" to be feeding themselves with a spoon? With a fork? I have been letting him use his hands for the most part and not sure now if we should be moving away from that...

Have you noticed that your LOs are trying to have you do other things more often in addition to the spoon feeding? For example, my DS is great with puzzles and I will hand him a puzzle piece and he'll hand it back to me because he wants me to do it (even though he can do it).  I've noticed this trend so I wonder if it's some phase that doesn't just have to do with eating.
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: LisaK1 on September 22, 2011, 18:05:58 pm
Hmmnn, I'm not to sure about the help with other things, interesting point. My lo is keen to be in control of most things but is quick to ask for help with many things! When toys break, trickier puzzles but typically more if he is tired. I know other moms who have said about their toddlers switching from fiercely feeding themselves to wanting mommy to do it. My lo has always been spoon fed by me as he had never really shown interest in doing it himself. His nursery have taught him to feed himself over last few months, which is great. However now he is regressing at nursery they won't take any truck with him so I've got to follow their lead and insist on self feed at home. It is so very tough as your instinct is to feed and nourish your child but I guess these kids need to learn boundaries. I'm going to stick with it and if food isn't eaten then it is removed and offered just thf once more 5 or 10 mins later and if further refused that is it till next meal. I think my hair will turn grey tho! :-(
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: LisaK1 on September 22, 2011, 18:09:00 pm
Etsy, let's work together on this mummy manipulation as it is tough. How old is you lo? :-)
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Canwi on September 23, 2011, 04:18:52 am
Eventually they will learn that you will not fold and they either eat or go hungry.  You MUST be a stickler and hold your ground, expect some regression and also some retrying of the boundaries later on. 
Of note NO child will willing starve themselves.  Either they have a genuine issue (texture intolerance/sensitivity, allergy/intolerance they can't tell you etc) or they are 'playing the parents' so see what happens.  NOT maliciously, just "what happens if ...?" the same as when they investigate new toys etc.
I know that with my DS2 if he is tired, FORGET him eating a decent meal without some help.  Spoon feeding on nights when he is borderline OT is almost a given.
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Etsy on September 25, 2011, 11:03:12 am
Hi

Lisa I would love to work together on this. My LO is will be 3 in November so much older and has been feeding himself since he was 15 months old. Nothing has changed recently so dont think its anything like that, we are been strong and trying to get him to eat, which he did this morning but it is a challenge with every meal. He is very sensitive so if you make a big fuss he gets upset and then wont eat at all. But this morning was good and will have to keep trying. How is it going on your side? Any ideas:)
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Annabelp on November 24, 2011, 20:14:28 pm
Hi Ladies. I have created a new post about my son's picky eating which is really making me low. If someone could look at it and offer some support/advice/shoulder to cry on then I would really appreciate it x
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: LisaK1 on December 01, 2011, 20:04:22 pm
Hi, sorry it's making u so low, try not too let it. I'll have s look for your post and come back to you altho my resolve and nerves are pretty weak / so not the best source of found advice.....but you are certainly not alone!!!! :-)
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Annabelp on December 01, 2011, 20:32:32 pm
Ah thanks Lisa. I've just been catching up on this thread and see I'm not alone!!! Have had lots of help on my thread and feel more positive now (well for now anyway lol!)
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Buntybear on January 15, 2012, 13:27:00 pm
Hiya, any about on this thread anymore?
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: ~inbalance~ on January 15, 2012, 17:23:55 pm
Well, I haven't posted in awhile but that doesn't mean my boys aren't picky anymore!  They're still as picky as ever.  ::)  But we have good days and bad days, and nothing too horrible so I haven't been stressing.  They do it, just so limited.  :P
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Buntybear on January 15, 2012, 18:10:53 pm
Hiya!

The problem I have with Olly ( DH doesn't see it as a problem) is that he won't eat anything, for want of a better word, wet. Ie casseroles, sauces, pies etc. he loves yoghurt and porridge and will sometimes eat a pouch of something ie chicken casserole for babies, so I don't think it is a texture thing just a picky thing.

Of course his diet is so restricted we are left with only a few foods he will eat. Luckily he loves meat, pasta, his GF bread, fruit so we can fill him up and really his diet isn't unhealthy.

I love food and cooking and would love to be cooking things up for him and every so often I will try new things again but they get rejected and I stop again. Have got huge batches of bolognaise and roast veg sauce in the freezer which I will prob offer every now and again till I have to chuck them!

Hey ho! Just needed somewhere to get that off my chest!! X
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: my3girlsjde on January 15, 2012, 18:20:40 pm
Oh I so hear you on the frustration! :(

I got E to eat soup yesterday after months of trying. Very similar with the 'wet' foods. There are so many things she simply won't eat and so many she can't eat that we're left with her eating less than 10 different foods. And when all-beef, dairy free hot dogs are among the favourite, I cringe at the thought of her coming off of her Nutramigen.

Are any of you supplementing with a multivitamin? E is still on the HAF until she's two, but I'm wondering what to do after that. There's NO way she'll be eating enough varied foods to get her nutritional requirements and I'm already stressed about it just thinking of the future. We now have an issue with citrus and tomatoes and potatoes quickly rejected (unless you count homemade fries and ketchup ::) ), so where will vitamin C come from? Among many other vitamins and nutrients.

And like I said to my Dr last week. The big girls are eating like typical children. J is even willing to try anything once so I know the whole "persevere and keep trying" rule all too well. Ugh! At this point someone would have to try pretty hard to talk me out of giving a multivitamin.
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: ~inbalance~ on January 15, 2012, 18:46:57 pm
My 3yo is picky in the sense that he won't eat anything with sauce.  ::)  Or cheese.  He is so picky about what he eats, sometimes I worry but other times I just stick with it.

The 20mo is better but still picky.

I find dinner the most frustrating.  But I know sometimes they will touch nothing, and other times they'll eat a lot so it balances out.

We give a vegan multivitamin, can't remember the brand.  It's just kind of my backup and reassurance that at least they're getting something.  I also make them smoothies with lots of supplements in them, however atm they are hardly touching those.  :P

My big thing is I will not cater to them or make specific things.  So I carry on planning our meals for the family, and if they eat it they eat it.  Generally they do much better at breakfast and lunch so I try to focus on those a little more, which is tough because those are the two meals that I have the least amount of time to prepare!
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Buntybear on January 15, 2012, 19:17:12 pm
I don't use a multi viatamin but really only because I hadn't thought about it. I did buy some when he was about 8 months but he was sick after it and as we were going through all the allergy stuff I didn't persevere with it. We have been prescribed a calcium supplement but with the fructose thing I don't give that very often as it is a sugary liquid.

Olly rarely eats what we are eating due to his allergies (and his preferences) but if we eat pasta I will do him his pasta. I do a roast every sunday and we all have that. I would love him to eat what we do, I could adjust the meals to make them Olly friendly but again - no point - he won't eat them! I do a lot of roast meats so they keep us going a few days and Olly gets his protein.

Vicki - could you do a diluted OJ drink for vitamin C? Do berries contain it? Olly loves them  :)
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: my3girlsjde on January 15, 2012, 19:28:46 pm
Oh berries! I forgot about them and picked some frozen ones up yesterday. I have no idea about the vit C content but I know they're pretty good for them.

I did learn something about an hour ago. Yesterday she got up in my lap and happily ate the soup I'd been trying to get her to eat for months. Today she crawled up and wanted some of my fried chickpeas. That's two new foods in two days :o. That's more than that past two months put together lol. Perhaps that's how she needs them introduced?

I was thinking of a smoothie made from nutramigen. Eeeeeew I know but she loves the stuff. And maybe it's a way to continue it after she's two because I've got a ton of the stuff. All my girls love sauce. Most things they refuse unless it's got some kind of sauce so I've been able to sneak all kinds of goodies in that way. The other thing I'm going to start doing is pureeing some veggies into muffins and cookies.

Not sure about the diluted OJ. Every time she has anything citrus she gets explosive diarrhea. I have no idea if this is a new food issue, but even a sip of lemonade has done it.
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: ~inbalance~ on January 15, 2012, 19:40:26 pm
I'm pretty sure strawberries are high in vitamin C.  So is corn I think.  I'm sure there are other juices out there as well that aren't necessarily citrus but that have a good amoutn of vitamin C. 

Hugs to you ladies, I struggle enough with my boys' eating and they don't have any allergies or intolerances, so I imagine that does make it even harder to find foods that work.
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Buntybear on January 15, 2012, 19:45:27 pm
Here is the first page I found on google for foods high in vit C - not the list I expected to see - green veg high up there! What about kiwis? We have recently discovered them here.

Is that that E is not hungry enough to experiment? Wondering if the HA is filling her up?
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: my3girlsjde on January 15, 2012, 22:50:27 pm
Kiwi's are on our 'maybe' list. Havent trialled them again.

She's getting an 8oz HAF now only at bedtime. I just started this a few days ago so perhaps. I know she's ballooned on this stuff since she started it. I'm going to keep trying new foods on my lap and see how that goes. The past two days has given me lots to work with, with being able to give her soup and chickpeas are such a great source of fibre and protein. Not sure of the vit content but I'd feel a lot more comfortable with knowing she was getting all of her vitamins yk?
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Buntybear on January 24, 2012, 12:53:40 pm
OMG lunch time here and coming I here to have a moan about trying 3 new things yesterday and Olly refusing them all but as I sit here ignoring him with a bowl of bolognaise in front of him he is eating it all up! Not even with pasta just the sauce! (pasta went in the floor 10 mins ago!!).

Tried a new strategy of ignoring him so put pasta with sauce in front of him whilst made my lunch, pasta went on floor, stuck bowl of sauce in front of him and sat to eat mine (and type this) and after a bit of sulking he ate the whole lot, just asked for more!!! ;D ;D

Now wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if he refused it if I gave it to him for dinner but it is one small victory and I am pleased!!!
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: ~inbalance~ on January 24, 2012, 14:45:58 pm
I'll join in the frustration. DS2 has been asking for mac n cheese for days. Made it (from scratch) and he wouldn't touch it because he wanted the 'orange' one. ::) But he's never eaten that stuff! :P
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Buntybear on January 24, 2012, 14:54:21 pm
Grrrrrrrr xxxxxx
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Sam-n-Max's Mommy on January 27, 2012, 12:24:29 pm
DS2 has been asking for mac n cheese for days. Made it (from scratch) and he wouldn't touch it because he wanted the 'orange' one.
I feel your pain there.  DS refuses -- I mean refuses to even put in his mouth -- any chicken nugget I make.  He will eat them in a restaurant no problem, doesn't matter what they look like, where we are, he eats them.  Luckily, at home, he will eat the organic baked Earth's Best ones, so it's not so bad, but seriously! I have tried frying them, baking them, breading them with regular breadcrumbs, making my own breadcrumbs, using panko breadcrumbs, using pancake mix, etc and he won't touch them! (I am not a bad cook either!) It's like he knows.  Grrrr! Rant over. :)
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: mjohnson33 on February 06, 2012, 20:09:02 pm
HI ladies,
I have a picky 13 month old!!! :(  Not to mention he is MSPI and gluten intolerant....leaves for a very BLAND diet with alot of repetition.....some days he's a great eater, others not so much...I think he gets sick of the same crap!! :(
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Canwi on February 08, 2012, 04:35:19 am
Vicki: Citrus and Kiwifruit (cannot bring myself to call them Kiwis - google both and see the difference) are exceptionally high in acid and with refluxers can upset the GI tract enough to give them the diarrhea.  DS2 has only just been able (and wanted to) to eat oranges, raw tomatoes or kiwifruit in the past year without a bad case of diarrhea.
Berries are good Vit C sources.  And fun to eat!
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: my3girlsjde on February 10, 2012, 21:18:50 pm
are exceptionally high in acid and with refluxers can upset the GI tract enough to give them the diarrhea.
Ooooooooooh!!!! That makes so much sense now.

Wonder if that's why the big girls have diarrhea with apple juice when they're apparently outgrown their reflux? I really do wonder sometimes if the monster really has left the house  :-\

And I will google them.
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Roseii on February 10, 2012, 21:29:01 pm
Kiwifruit makes my lips tingle and go numb, it's the only thing on this planet I am vaguely "allergic" to!

Wow can't believe I haven't joined this sooner! Dd1 is a total star with food, actually loves vegetables! Dd2 is a different kettle of fish ::) she barely speaks but we hear the word "yucky" basically everytime I present her with a meal :( She is on the 99th centile for weight so obviously no worries there :P but it's extremely disheartening that she won't/can't eat with us all, what we're eating half the time. I try to nonchalantly put her tea in front of her and not react to her distain but it's hard!! I continually offer the foods that we are having, I haven't given up!!
Anyway, nice to be here :)
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Canwi on February 10, 2012, 21:45:02 pm
Apple juice can induce diarrhea in some people due to the intense sugar load that draws water into the bowel.  May also be the acid.  As long as you are aware, it's half the battle won.
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: my3girlsjde on February 10, 2012, 21:51:39 pm
OK, I googled. Nope, the girls do NOT eat Kiwi's lol. 

I think some of E's pickiness lately is resulting from her teeth. Hard/chewy things like toast get devoured. Bread is a fav though she won't let me put anything at all on it. All kinds of jams and jellies are being flat out refused. No to applesauce or any other purees. She just wants it plain. Which really is less messy.
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Lemonthyme on February 12, 2012, 08:10:23 am
Don't know if this is any good for any of you at all but I posted a thread on my blog for recipes with hidden fruit and veg in them:

http://mamacook.blogspot.com/2012/02/coping-with-fussy-babies-and-toddlers.html
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: lily528 on March 26, 2012, 17:41:10 pm
hello ladies i reluctantly would like to join this conversation as I too have picky eaters and it's starting to slowly driving me insane.  I have a 7 1/2 yr old who would LIVE on chicken nuggets and hot dogs if I let him, but WILL eat pork chops WITH apple sauce and ham.  Chicken is a forced issue unless it's in nugget form, though he USE to love grilled chicken now it's a fight.  He will also eat pasta and turkey burgers.  NO RED MEAT whatsoever. 

my 19 mos old daughter's died would be filled with fruit, veggies and yogurt  and crackers if I allowed THAT.  She too eats no red meat.  Partially my fault I think because I always found things like steaks too chewy and was afraid they'd choke.  My son USE to eat london broil but refuses it now. 

I now make at least 2 different dinners most nights and the way things are going with my daughter it could be 3!  ugh....I feel like all they eat are frozen foods, (chicken nuggets, hot dogs, fish sticks)  sigh I really WANT them to eat healthy and thankfully they do both love fruits and veggies so that isn't a struggle.  any advice would be appreciated or even possible healthier food choices that they may be willing to consider. 

Being that my son is nearly 8 yrs old I feel he has the right to NOT like something...so long as he TRIES it.  Which isn't always easy to get him to do but...with my daughter I mean she is just not at that point and I often end up giving her yogurt or fruit/veggie blended pouches just to get SOMETHING into her and know she's getting the nutrients she needs but then part of me thinks she is starting to expect that if she refuses what I give her...I dunno...what has worked for YOU?
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Mummy23boys on October 12, 2013, 07:27:06 am
Hi there,

Is this thread still open?
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Debsie2005 on October 18, 2013, 14:47:49 pm
Mummytojames....hmmm not sure but I'm in a real rut with my 3 year old and food :(
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Canwi on October 18, 2013, 18:56:56 pm
Yep it is still open.  Fire away ladies. 
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Jvs on November 09, 2013, 08:52:05 am
My 18 mth old is a perfect eater at daycare then when she comes home she either barely eats at night or has yogurt only.  On wkds she goes on a hunger strike.  I stopped trying to get her to eat.  I have hubby and I sit for a meal and she normally decides to join but does not eat much.  Any tips to get her to eat !
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: Miraclelim on December 28, 2013, 14:35:55 pm
I am so stressed out by my 12 mth of daughter. She used to be a great eater up to 8 mth. Went thru a period of two mth that she wouldn't let me spoon feed her so I BLW then back to spoon feed n she is okie. Now the problem is she wouldn't eat unless I let her watch her favourite songs played on YouTube!!!! I have created a monster eater. Help help how do I stop this habit????
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: bongabees on January 26, 2014, 11:50:07 am
Hi, I am new to this forum! Ds is 2yrs, 9months and goes through phases of picky eating... He has just been pretty poorly now with a lingering cold, so we have a very tired, grouchy boy in our hands and I guess he completely lost his appetite from the sickness too. On top of his normal pickiness, I am struggling to find a way out of this rut he is in... Too tired or hungry to eat even his favourite foods and refusing just about everything except the odd bit if toast or cereal. Should I just keep on offering him little bits of favourite food to get his appetite back up, or just stick with the normal routine of meal times and eating what we are eating etc? I am worried he will get used to just eating whatever he wants, as this has lasted about a week now. Thanks all!
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: ills84 on July 14, 2014, 08:07:15 am
Hi all,

I have a little 21 month old girl. She has always been hit and miss with her food. For the past 9-10months she has decided that she doesn't really want to eat dinner. She'll eat breaky, snacks, lunch (sometimes) but when it comes to dinner she'll only have 1-3 mouthfuls and nothing else. If I give/offer yogurt she'll eat this but I don't do this as I think she started to only want this.

I just can't understand why it's only at dinner. It doesn't matter of its food she likes or something new. Any ideas?

Thanks
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: brummum on July 19, 2014, 17:59:25 pm
Hi, I can't believe I'm posting here! DS (2.5) has always been a great eater and I thought that was the one thing we weren't going to have an issue with but no..!

Ills84 is there any chance she is not as hungry at dinner time as at other times in the day? Does she have snacks between lunch and tea? Would pushing it later help at all?

I would really appreciate people sharing their approaches, at the moment I have stuck too making just the one meal and trying to keep the variety going although it is so hard not to stick to the things I know he will eat. I don't make him eat anything, I tell him he can get down whenever he's finished. What he's doing all the time at the moment though is pushing away his main meal and just wanting pudding (usually some version of yoghurt, rice pudding, custard, fruit etc..) so I have been saying he can have that if he has some of his main meal but otherwise he can get down if he wants. This always upsets him but I have been sticking to it whilst trying not to make it seem like a punishment you know. Otherwise I'm pretty sure he would live on yoghurt and fruit. It feels like I'm getting into a power struggle by doing that and I really don't want to make food an emotional/power thing.... I just don't know what else to do. I've tried having the conversation about needing to eat things in moderation to stay healthy and have energy to play but to be honest I think this goes over his head so it's hard for me to make this not seem like a punishment. Argghhh. Sorry rambling! Really interested in what other peoples approach is.
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: ZacsMumme on July 31, 2014, 02:28:13 am
Joining in Ohio....I have a 3 yr old who is a terrible resistant eater. He has textural and temperature issues around food too. It's a struggle because DH and I love food. Our second LO seems to eat everything and makes up for his brothers fussiness but also makes meal times just so frustrating.

Brummum we have tried a number of things with Z. Our main issue is he is totally unmotivated by food. He will also happily eat nothing but then moan all day long ::) we're waiting on a OT appointment as he has anxieties which I don't think is normal fussiness but for now I try to offer him mostly safe foods and encourage touching, licking, playing, kissing, biting and spitting new foods. He often refuses foods I know he does like, and I do not offer anything else in these cases. Ie I know he likes marmite sandwiches. If I make some for lunch and he wants 'something else' then until he has had his sandwiches he doesn't get something else. That said I try to offer 3/4 choices 2 of which I know he likes and 1 is not a completely new food. If he has a good go at it he can have something else. I never force him to try new foods but I just keep exposing him.

Sorry, not much help as he's just really really silly about food. The usual things don't seem to work for us.

I will say in the times I have lost the plot and made a battle out of food....it never ends well and we usually regress. :(
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: lilac83 on August 10, 2014, 02:12:19 am
Dd2 would live off fruit and yogurt as well...and bottles. She's not picky so much as refuses to eat much of anything. I'm in the process of trying to cut down her milk intake but I'm worried she's not making up for it and will start losing weight. She's had some gaining issues previously and I don't want to go back there. Since she's still so young I haven't hit the power struggle aspect of this yet and I'm hoping she'll outgrow it to an extent (wishful thinking, I know).
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: stuckunderhere on June 17, 2015, 12:29:56 pm
I'm bringing this back up. My DS2 is very picky. He would live off of chicken and crackers/cookies/bread if I let him. He needs veggies and fruits. And maybe some other protein source. HELP!
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: ZacsMumme on June 18, 2015, 10:22:03 am
Check out this thread hun, it's much more active and lots of us find it helpful for our kids who struggle with food Re: The Division Of Responsibility trust model for selective eating child
Title: Re: Support thread for moms of picky eaters - Part 3
Post by: stuckunderhere on June 18, 2015, 11:46:29 am
thx