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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 276412" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>I agree with-others here, that you can reintroduce foods from a few mo's ago. His tastebuds will change.</p><p> </p><p>Is he sneaking food that you don't know about? We still find wrappers in my son's bedrm, and in the pottery and urns in the LR. </p><p> </p><p>We have had to be very firm about not letting our difficult child eat in the middle of the night. We went through a phase where he would wake up and sneak downstairs. I caught him a few times and made him go back to bed. It was really hard, because he'd be so defiant, I'd get upset and have a hard time going back to sleep.</p><p>But after several wks (and a medication change) he is finally on a good sleep routine.</p><p> </p><p>It did help to move dinnertime to an earlier time--sometimes 5 p.m.--and to give him plenty of what he does like--rice and meat. And he has learned to like green beans and corn on the cob. I just put things in front of him and then bribe him, but try not to make a huge deal out of it. His big thing is hurrying through dinner and then wanting to be excused, and we've only taken one or 2 bites and aren't even close to being finished. So I'll say, "2 bites of peas and you can leave." </p><p>For wks he would balk, and sit there for an hr. Now he just eats them and loves it when he can leave. And --shock!--I saw him at a school event and he was piling fruit and vegetables on his plate!</p><p>I think persistance is a big thing. I have to be as stubborn as he is.</p><p> </p><p>Try switching breakfast and dinner. IOW, serve pancakes and fruit for dinner, and steak and potatoes for breakfast. Not every day, but just once a wk, to mix it up.</p><p> </p><p>My son was so stubborn that he'd have stomach aches and headaches in the a.m. because he was so hungry. (And sometimes it was the medications.)</p><p>Always a battle.</p><p> </p><p>Dry cereal in a baggy can be fun to eat on the way to school, or for a lunch snack.</p><p> </p><p>I also went through a stage when I put 5 diff kinds of crackers in his lunch (b4 we knew he was allergic to wheat) and then I opened the crumpled bag when he got home to see what he ate. Then I would just buy what he ate.</p><p> </p><p>I did the same things with-diff kinds of nuts. (for protein)</p><p> </p><p>I also cook a bunch of turkey bacon and save it in the freezer, then thaw it out for his lunch. It's easy and fast and good protein, and fewer calories than pork bacon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 276412, member: 3419"] I agree with-others here, that you can reintroduce foods from a few mo's ago. His tastebuds will change. Is he sneaking food that you don't know about? We still find wrappers in my son's bedrm, and in the pottery and urns in the LR. We have had to be very firm about not letting our difficult child eat in the middle of the night. We went through a phase where he would wake up and sneak downstairs. I caught him a few times and made him go back to bed. It was really hard, because he'd be so defiant, I'd get upset and have a hard time going back to sleep. But after several wks (and a medication change) he is finally on a good sleep routine. It did help to move dinnertime to an earlier time--sometimes 5 p.m.--and to give him plenty of what he does like--rice and meat. And he has learned to like green beans and corn on the cob. I just put things in front of him and then bribe him, but try not to make a huge deal out of it. His big thing is hurrying through dinner and then wanting to be excused, and we've only taken one or 2 bites and aren't even close to being finished. So I'll say, "2 bites of peas and you can leave." For wks he would balk, and sit there for an hr. Now he just eats them and loves it when he can leave. And --shock!--I saw him at a school event and he was piling fruit and vegetables on his plate! I think persistance is a big thing. I have to be as stubborn as he is. Try switching breakfast and dinner. IOW, serve pancakes and fruit for dinner, and steak and potatoes for breakfast. Not every day, but just once a wk, to mix it up. My son was so stubborn that he'd have stomach aches and headaches in the a.m. because he was so hungry. (And sometimes it was the medications.) Always a battle. Dry cereal in a baggy can be fun to eat on the way to school, or for a lunch snack. I also went through a stage when I put 5 diff kinds of crackers in his lunch (b4 we knew he was allergic to wheat) and then I opened the crumpled bag when he got home to see what he ate. Then I would just buy what he ate. I did the same things with-diff kinds of nuts. (for protein) I also cook a bunch of turkey bacon and save it in the freezer, then thaw it out for his lunch. It's easy and fast and good protein, and fewer calories than pork bacon. [/QUOTE]
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