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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 353545" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>I think in some cases it's a sensory thing. As others have suggested, it's possible that the child is a really picky eater and that's all he will eat for lunch. </p><p></p><p>I think it's a "lead a horse to water" kind of thing. We can offer our children healthy choices and set them a good example by making healthy choices ourselves, but after that there's not much further we can do.</p><p></p><p>I for one was a horribly picky eater as a child. I would go on runs where I would only eat one thing, three meals a day, for months at a time. And it was near impossible for my grandmother to keep up with my preferences. And if the preference-of-the-month wasn't available, I just woudn't eat. I think my Grannie figured that having me eat something was better than letting me starve, so she accommodated my cravings. I am lucky that I really like the texture of vegetables, so many of my cravings did turn out healthy, but not always. There was a time when I was 4 or so, when all I would eat was dry ovaltine crystals mixed half-and-half with white sugar. Honestly! If the government got to mandate what children are fed, my Grannie would have been in trouble for letting me eat that, but I literally would not eat anything else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 353545, member: 3907"] I think in some cases it's a sensory thing. As others have suggested, it's possible that the child is a really picky eater and that's all he will eat for lunch. I think it's a "lead a horse to water" kind of thing. We can offer our children healthy choices and set them a good example by making healthy choices ourselves, but after that there's not much further we can do. I for one was a horribly picky eater as a child. I would go on runs where I would only eat one thing, three meals a day, for months at a time. And it was near impossible for my grandmother to keep up with my preferences. And if the preference-of-the-month wasn't available, I just woudn't eat. I think my Grannie figured that having me eat something was better than letting me starve, so she accommodated my cravings. I am lucky that I really like the texture of vegetables, so many of my cravings did turn out healthy, but not always. There was a time when I was 4 or so, when all I would eat was dry ovaltine crystals mixed half-and-half with white sugar. Honestly! If the government got to mandate what children are fed, my Grannie would have been in trouble for letting me eat that, but I literally would not eat anything else. [/QUOTE]
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