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Picky eater

cZacZa member
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DS has been a picky eater for a long time now. He tends to only like certain meals. I have tried making him try new things, not giving him anything else for the rest of the night if he didn't like dinner, and making him something that he will like even if it is different from what the rest of us are eating. Tried making sure there is at least one thing each night that he will eat but many of those times he ends up eating 2 dinner rolls or sweet potato fries. He is very stubborn. Lately I am so sick of fighting I am just making him a dinner that is something that he will like. I am sure he will grow out of it as many children do and his tastes do change occasionally.

What is the best route?

 

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Re: Picky eater

  • KathrynMDKathrynMD member

    I don't have a picky eater, but the general consensus on here seems to be - leave them alone and don't worry about.  Prepare healthy meals, offer them at regular intervals and then let it go.  Your kid won't starve to death, so don't let food become a battle for either of you.  You decide what and when he eats and he decides how much.

    DD rarely eats much dinner, but she can chow down on lunch and breakfast (which is fine by me); we don't have dessert on a regular basis, but have cookies/ice cream occassionally, if she asks and she's eaten well that day/night, she can normally have something.  I try to limit snacking, but I'm not above a some fruit snack bribes at Target or whatever.  Involve your LO in the shopping, meal planning, food prep as much as possible, etc.

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  • AbinormalAbinormal member
    My daughter is also a picky eater and I really dislike the "you make, they'll eat it" philosophy. When I tried this with my child, she went almost three complete days without eating, her sleep was all screwed up and she was constantly begging for snacks.

    My daughter is very picky. I hope she grows out of it as she gets older. However, I have a 23 year old brother, who is still a very picky eater. However, he's 6 foot tall, extremely healthy and grew up on eating only butter sandwiches, at times.

    For now, I make my daughter something I know she'll like and I always offer her or put new or previously rejected foods in front of her. I don't do this for every meal, but I try to encourage her to eat a new food at least once a day/once every other day.

    She eats enough of each food group category aside from veggies that I feel like she's probably getting the vitamins and nutrients she needs. If there's a few days that go by where I feel she's not, then I'll give her a Pediasure or a gummy vitamin.

    For now, I'm letting the picky eating issue go and just living our lives as stress free as possible.
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  • sschwegesschwege member

    Have you considered letting your son 'help' you cook?  Sometimes if they are a part of the process they are more invested in trying it.  As we eat dinner I tell DH what she helped me do, so I might say, "Remember E how you helped to sprinkle the cheese and peppers on top?"  She seems to be pretty proud :)  

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  • cZacZa member
    yes. DS loves to help.

     

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