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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 7 yo DD has grown increasingly picky about food over the last couple years. We’re pescatarian and (unfortunately) stuck to that diet when she was really young, so she won’t even try meat. She started refusing fish around 3, beans/lentils around 4. More recently, has started saying no to most dairy (except ice cream!) and nut butters. She’ll eat tofu, veggie hot dogs, and many fruits/vegetables. She will also have plain pasta and cheese pizza. Basically totally refuses to try anything new. Increasingly, things like hot dog buns, crackers, mini toasts, etc are left uneaten. She will often have at least some dessert, but is leaving that uneaten too. We are trying very hard not to fight about her diet, but I worry a lot that she’s not eating enough. When we ask her about it — for example in context of meal planning or figuring out her packed lunch — she says she hates food, doesn’t want to eat, nothing tastes good. I cannot remember the last time she said she was hungry. Her pediatrician hasn’t been worried when we’ve raised her picky eating in the past, but it has gotten worse in last 6 months. She seems tired and doesn’t have energy by the end of a soccer game or swim lesson. Is this normal picky eating? I thought it was when she just complained that she didn’t like certain things, but the “I hate food” has thrown me off. She doesn’t have body image issues at all, so hesitant to label it an eating disorder — but this feels like it’s about more than just the food. Maybe AFRID? Something in me feels like this is psychological and not physical, but maybe I’m overthinking.[/quote] Things that have helped with pickiness in our house: Involving kids in the kitchen (have them clean veggies, wash them, break stalks of cilantro, while I actually do the actual grinding, have them switch the grinder button on and off). When they are involved with making the food, they also want to taste it and eventually eat it. We also have deals (may not be the greatest idea under child psychology but it works for us). If you want to go for swimming, soccer (whatever they like going to), you have to make sure you finish what's in your plate and eat well. Unless one meal is completely done (example breakfast), we do not embark on next activities. During the pickiness phase, I had completely eliminated sugar from the diet. No cookies, no ice cream, no lollipops. In our case, sugar was one of the causes behind killing appetite. Our goal during the pickiness phase was to make sure DC ate at least 2 fruits (example 3-4 strawberries and 1/2-1 bowl of diced apples), 2-3 servings of vegetables, 2 wholegrains throughout the day. Everything else was optional. Liking for beans grew with introduction of crispy tacos with garnished black bean dips. [/quote]
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