Karen -
We are definitely on the same wave length here as I was thinking of posting something like this here! I am starting to absolutely
freak out when I think of Lucy's limited diet! It is as if Lucy wants to eat only super healthy diet foods. Like she would eat raisins, apple, banana, mandarin oranges, peaches, raspberries and pineapple for every meal. Great - but the problem is that there is no freakin' fat or protein in those foods!!!!!! Where is the ARGH emoticon???
Ok, so an idea for you is that you might want to try raw veggies with Marisa. Lucy and Marisa definitely have texture issues so a steamed carrot totally grosses out Lucy. But she is at least
interested in raw carrots and will eat little bits that I shave off of the carrot. I am going to try to give her a baby carrot and watch her like a hawk and see if she will try it. Lucy will only eat fruit, so I am hoping that this will be a way to introduce a veggie. She will, of course, eat french fries but they are not healthy.
Like you, I have an egg, bean, and meat-refuser. She eats a similar quantity of chicken nuggets. Oh, another random thought, Lucy will eat turkey bacon. So protein and fat but lots of sodium unfortunately. But I feel like beggars can't be choosers at this point. Maybe Marisa would like this as it is crunchy and salty. Just a thought.
I think I am going to ask to see the nutritionist at the children's hospital or maybe get an OT referral. It just upsets me so much to think that her main source of fat and protein is from soy milk. And even then she is only drinking about 12 ounces a day max.
So not much advice here, just lots of empathy and hugs!
