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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 276405" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>You can reintroduce those previously denied foods. Taste buds change and it is common for kids to use meals and food as a new way of controlling the world around them. If it has been several months since you tried a certain food, go ahead and try it again.</p><p> </p><p>I agree that lunches are the hardest. I am so lucky that our school has a microwave available to the students so they can have a hot lunch from home. My kids do not do lunch meats and Lunchables are not a healthy every day food.</p><p> </p><p>For the Mac and Cheese, try a different brand. My difficult child loves Mac and Cheese and will eat pretty much any brand but he says the cheap stuff from Wal-Mart is his favorite. I know I can tell the difference and I prefer KRAFT but I usually don't eat it so I get what difficult child will eat. (I also find that not all spagehti sauces or sloppy joe sauces taste the same. You can experiment with those to find one he may like - My difficult child stays away from any with green peppers or onions that can be seen.)</p><p> </p><p>A bowl, cereal would also be acceptable for lunch. Does he get to choose what kind he likes? How about cheese sticks or chunks or slices? Would he eat Peanut Butter if it were on crackers instead of bread? Have you tried pudding, jello, applesauce cups?</p><p> </p><p>For fruit, I found that my kids would eat better if it was served their way. So, ask if he wants the banana cut into pieces or whole. Or the apple peeled and sliced or diced. Make sure grapes are seedless. I always cut up difficult child's banana into bite size pieces - he finally had to tell me that he couldn't eat it like that anymore - he needed it whole (probably too grown up for mom to cut up food?). Also, do you have him drink fruit juices so he gets fruit in liquid forms?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 276405, member: 5096"] You can reintroduce those previously denied foods. Taste buds change and it is common for kids to use meals and food as a new way of controlling the world around them. If it has been several months since you tried a certain food, go ahead and try it again. I agree that lunches are the hardest. I am so lucky that our school has a microwave available to the students so they can have a hot lunch from home. My kids do not do lunch meats and Lunchables are not a healthy every day food. For the Mac and Cheese, try a different brand. My difficult child loves Mac and Cheese and will eat pretty much any brand but he says the cheap stuff from Wal-Mart is his favorite. I know I can tell the difference and I prefer KRAFT but I usually don't eat it so I get what difficult child will eat. (I also find that not all spagehti sauces or sloppy joe sauces taste the same. You can experiment with those to find one he may like - My difficult child stays away from any with green peppers or onions that can be seen.) A bowl, cereal would also be acceptable for lunch. Does he get to choose what kind he likes? How about cheese sticks or chunks or slices? Would he eat Peanut Butter if it were on crackers instead of bread? Have you tried pudding, jello, applesauce cups? For fruit, I found that my kids would eat better if it was served their way. So, ask if he wants the banana cut into pieces or whole. Or the apple peeled and sliced or diced. Make sure grapes are seedless. I always cut up difficult child's banana into bite size pieces - he finally had to tell me that he couldn't eat it like that anymore - he needed it whole (probably too grown up for mom to cut up food?). Also, do you have him drink fruit juices so he gets fruit in liquid forms? [/QUOTE]
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