What would you do if your child only ate five foods?
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keithold thanks all baggers
ANSWERS: 22
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Make sure they were 5 good ones.
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Totally depends on the five foods. But if a plate was in front of her without one of those five foods and she didn't want to eat she'd go to bed hungry.
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I would make him/her try one teaspoon of a new food each night to find what else he/she might like.
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sounds like my brother. my mom took him to the doctor so many times cuz he wouldn't eat anything else. The doc said as long as he is healthy, not catching cold easily, able to run/exercise, and is fine overall, then let him be. eventually your child will grow to like other foods forcing them does not help anything, and it may encourage them to refuse even more. they'll also expect more attention for eating certain foods in the future. good luck. it wil pass.
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My older brother was like that...and he's still just as big of a pain in the butt. My mom would always give into him, and eventually he learned to like a few other foods. Honestly, if it's nutrition you're worried about you can sneek things into his food w/o him or her knowing. Check out Jessica Seinfeld's book; http://deceptivelydelicious.com/site/
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I'd make sure that they were the most nutritious and delicious. If Little Jimmy is going to be finicky, might as well give him the best.
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Depending on their age, let them eat those five foods. They will be forced (passively or directly) someday.
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I'd make sure I kept those five in the house, but I'd also offer something new at each meal. I have a finicky eater and I require that she try one bite of any new food I make. If she doesn't like it, fine, I even let her spit it out. But trying it is the bargain aimed at getting her to accept new foods.
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Don't buy those 5 foods, he'd soon expand his list of acceptable foods yo...
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If reasoning doesn't work, I'd sneak other foods in with the five foods she likes. For example, if she refuses to eat eggs, I might mix them in with pancakes she eats for breakfast, or put it into her milkshake. Heh-heh!
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when my daughter was an infant, she would NOT eat eggs. she stayed sick w/ ear infections ,etc after numerous visits to the family dr.,and 2 allergy specialists we found she was allergic to a list of things, dust mites,pollen animal dander,etc.but she still kept getting sick. Finally we went to Lebonheur Childrens Hospital in Memphis,Tn.There not only did they discover she was allergic to eggs,BUT she was allergic to penicillin which these other dr.s had kept giving her.thank god she was not allergic to chicken! her diet consisted of the 3 major food groups 1. chicken nuggets 2.french fries and 3.chocolate milk.Eventually as she grew older her food preferences have grown to be as normal as any 19 yr old. however her greatest"comfort food" is still french fries dipped in chocolate milkshake...and to this day the girl refuses to eat eggs.
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my ex wife's sister was like that, she only ate french fries, mac and cheese and chees epizza with sunny D every day of her life..she looked repulsive..malnourished, pale and sickly. Her parents never tried to make her eat anything else, it was quite sad. When my sister had her son he was very picky and I really urged her to be persistant and try to introduce new foods. She found ways to sneak them in and bargain with him to at least try a bite of other things. I am happy to say that eventually her hard work paid off, he got a little older and his tastes changed and now he eats all kinds of stuff..as for my ex wife's sister? who knows..she probably died of malnutrition
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I would make sure we didn't have those foods in the house. Then when I served them dinner I wold say thats all we have- and eventually they will eat more then 5 foods. At first the foods I offered would be similar to the foods they liked and I would branch out from there. My cousin grew up in a very similar situation. The only foods he ate were peanut butter and jelly, bread sticks and waffles. Whenever we were around and he ate we would offer all kinds of different things for him to eat but as long as he had one of the "his foods" then he wouldn't eat anything else. When my dad had him over one time, and his stupid parents were not there, he feed him different things and the child ate. My dad kept it simple so he would eat though such as offering pancakes instead of waffles just so he would know other foods do taste good.
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Oh, goodness. Our friend Todd's 2 year old would eat NOTHING but blueberries for the longest time. Todd was practically demented trying to get him to eat and worrying he was going to waste away to nothingness. Many, many kids go through finicky fits... they all get hungry and grow out of it eventually. Toddlers need a surprisingly small amount of calories and nutrients to make it through the day. Sometimes the milk and juice they get is enough, until the next growth spurt.
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On a canoe trip with the boy scouts for 10 days. One of the boys was a very picky eater. By the third day he was no longer picky. His mother was very happy for the change.
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Be quite happy if it were his Five a day Fruit and Vegetables
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I would cook with those 5 and always add many more to each one. Or I would use none of those for days. A child will not starve. I would teach the child to garden with me and develop a love for growing things. I've found that almost any child that grows something will want to eat it and usually they love it, even carrots, beets and Brussels sprouts:-)
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I went through that with my son. You see, when he was young I hardly had any money and could only afford the cheap stuff which is always the worst stuff for you. Mac n cheese, pasta, rice, potatoes....this caused problems such as a finicky eater as well as him being a bit over weight. As he got older and I became more financially secure he refused to try new foods. Then a couple years ago I started forcing him to try new foods and he started developing a taste for things. A couple months ago the Dr said that he had to go on a diet because he was over weight and had high cholesterol. That was it. He now didn't have a choice in what he ate. He was made to eat what the family ate, including veggies. He now loves broccoli and mixed veggies. You need to force them.
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Depends on what type of foods they like. If they are foods that are horrible(pizza, cake, etc) then its hard to play around and mix it with other foods. Start adding different foods to meals that have what they are used to. For example...if they like peanut butter and jelly..i would take out the jelly and add bananas or another type of fruit. Make it small so they can't notice. Sometimes if your child doesn't respond to other foods...it might be because they aren't used to them so they would rather stick with what they know. So i hope u take this answer into consid :) good luck
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I think all kids have weird habits when it comes to food. For a full year, my daughter would only eat balonga, cheese and apples.She got over it.
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Mine has similar issues with eating. He loves the gummy vitamins so I make sure he takes that daily. I encourge the eating of healthy food. I refuse to allow sweets if he has not eaten something else healthy. We do what we can. The doctor said it is OK and that he will grow out of it. We figured out that our son would only eat beige food. Odd, but it opened up what we could feed him from six things to more than a dozen.
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My sister's son has Asperger's Syndrome and only eats very few things (I don't know if it's just five) and they try to get him to try new things, but he refuses usually. What do they do? They make separate dinners and provide the foods he does eat. Sometimes it's just easier than fighting about it. They do what they need to cope.
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