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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 276447" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>OK, this means you can ease right off and not s=openly stress about it, to begin with. He won't starve himself (most unlikely). if he is drinking fluids, then he is not about to drop dead. (just trying to put it in a bit of perspective). It buys you time.</p><p></p><p>WHen you say "strike" what do you mean? Is he just being finicky, or has he openly declared himself to be on a hunger strike?</p><p></p><p>It does sound to me that you need to stop fussing openly about his diet and just leave it alone for a while. Not easy. But if it becomes an obvious concern in you, he sees it as an opportunity to manipulate and you could be feeding into HIS anxiety all the more.</p><p></p><p>He does sound like he's getting enough nourishment. And hamburgers (especially home-made ones) can be very balanced. Are they just the meat pattie with the bun? Or do you put salad in them too? In Australia a typical burger has tomato sauce, slices of tomato and a lettuce leaf. Often they have a slice of cheese, a fried egg and some grilled bacon as well. We also add a slice or two of beetroot, but increasingly it's getting difficult to get tat in the shops, we have too many New Australians running the shops who don't understand how important beetroot is to our burgers?</p><p></p><p>Check out "Deceptively Delicious" by Jessica Seinfeld. Although frankly I don't tink there are enough vegetables in her recipes to outweigh the imbalance. However, they can be used as a way to reintroduce foods on the "I'm not eating that!" list, after the kid has eaten some delicious brownies (with zucchini) and is told they just ate and enjoyed pureed zucchini.</p><p></p><p>If he won't eat certain foods, the list is growing - and then he comes flying at you screaming, "I'm hungry, feed me!" then HE must begin to take personal responsibility for his own catering. OK, he's 4. He's old enough to learn how to cook.</p><p></p><p>Another tip - teach him to grow food. Jamie Oliver swears by this option. Kids are more likely to enjoy eating food which they have helped to grow. Snow peas are good in this category.</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 276447, member: 1991"] OK, this means you can ease right off and not s=openly stress about it, to begin with. He won't starve himself (most unlikely). if he is drinking fluids, then he is not about to drop dead. (just trying to put it in a bit of perspective). It buys you time. WHen you say "strike" what do you mean? Is he just being finicky, or has he openly declared himself to be on a hunger strike? It does sound to me that you need to stop fussing openly about his diet and just leave it alone for a while. Not easy. But if it becomes an obvious concern in you, he sees it as an opportunity to manipulate and you could be feeding into HIS anxiety all the more. He does sound like he's getting enough nourishment. And hamburgers (especially home-made ones) can be very balanced. Are they just the meat pattie with the bun? Or do you put salad in them too? In Australia a typical burger has tomato sauce, slices of tomato and a lettuce leaf. Often they have a slice of cheese, a fried egg and some grilled bacon as well. We also add a slice or two of beetroot, but increasingly it's getting difficult to get tat in the shops, we have too many New Australians running the shops who don't understand how important beetroot is to our burgers? Check out "Deceptively Delicious" by Jessica Seinfeld. Although frankly I don't tink there are enough vegetables in her recipes to outweigh the imbalance. However, they can be used as a way to reintroduce foods on the "I'm not eating that!" list, after the kid has eaten some delicious brownies (with zucchini) and is told they just ate and enjoyed pureed zucchini. If he won't eat certain foods, the list is growing - and then he comes flying at you screaming, "I'm hungry, feed me!" then HE must begin to take personal responsibility for his own catering. OK, he's 4. He's old enough to learn how to cook. Another tip - teach him to grow food. Jamie Oliver swears by this option. Kids are more likely to enjoy eating food which they have helped to grow. Snow peas are good in this category. I hope this helps. Marg [/QUOTE]
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