Does your picky eater get nasty when they get hungry?

[Anonymous]

My dd aged 13 gets really nasty and controlling when she gets hungry. She is a really picky eater who is difficult to feed. There is a long list of foods she does not like. Any way, when her sugar levels drop or when the hunger gets to be gnawing pain, we all have to stop what we are doing and get her something to eat. Like pull over and buy something. She cries like a baby! She never fuels up enough before hand, so she becomes ravenous after doing sports.
Any suggestions about how to handle this? Am I being manipulated?

[Anonymous]

she owns you and you let her.

[Anonymous]

she is old enough to be responsible for her own food and mood regulations. I don't allow bitchy, hangry energy near me from my husband or teens. Tell her to put a packet of almonds in her bag or whatever.

[Anonymous]

Pull over and BUY something? Oh hell no. She's old enough to figure out that she needs to pack a snack when she leaves the house.

[Anonymous]

I get angry when I'm hungry too but I can predict it as an adult and am usually prepared. Can you and her stock whatever bars or other non perishable food she eats in the car/ her bag/ your bag to avoid this as much as possible? At 13 she still needs a little help being in tune to her body and emotions but can definitely share some responsibility for her behavior and work with you to minimize issues.

[Anonymous]

No. One of my kids is fairly picky and he is very much a roll with it sort of kid. Very rarely gets grouchy.

[Anonymous]

Why do you not keep a shoebox full of snacks in your back seat, or juice boxes or protein bars? Get one, stock it, stat!

[Anonymous]

Mine is not a picky eater, but she doesn't have the appetite to eat a lot before leaving for practice, so she's starving after practice. In the morning before I leave for work, I pack her a substantial snack (sandwich, mac and cheese, buttered noodles). Then when I go to pick her up, I take her dinner so she can eat in the car.

[Anonymous]

Nope. And wouldn't they suffer if they tried to pull something like that on me!

[Anonymous]

I posted this 100 times but it still works:

Leave bowls with oranges, apples and bananas on the dining room table. An attractive centerpiece, it also trains kids to grab healthy snacks.

Leave pre-cut salad dressings and "fixings" in clear containers on a central refrigerator shelf: lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, celery, carrots, cucumbers and cheeses. Keep proteins such as tuna, turkey and cut up chicken in other clear containers near the vegetables. The kids will learn to assemble salads themselves.

A bread box is a life-saver! Keep a variety of breads and rolls on the counter with condiments on the refrigerator door.

Teach kids to assemble healthy snacks like sandwiches, salads and fruit salads (just cut and mix) now. It'll save them a lifetime of unhealthy snacking, and they may possibly avoid obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes.

Set the example by eating healthy foods every day with and in front of them.

I hope this works. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Yes, you are being manipulated. And she should be packing her own snacks at that age. She might "forget" the snack on purpose if she wants drive-through, though.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Although I different to food rather than picky.

oP. You owe your daughter better coping skills than you are teaching. You need to teach her (or get help teaching her) that food is nourishment and not entertainment. She needs to find five protein-rich snacks that she can eat without gagging and then she needs to learn to carry what she needs.

Your daughters blood sugar issues are real, but exacerbated by her complex relationship with food.

Now accept who she is and teach her the skills she needs.

[Anonymous]

Indifferent, not I different.

And we rarely get the melt downs because we are careful to make sure we eat on a schedule.

I'm the same way.

[Anonymous]

Hypoglycemic and irritable. I get that. I have found that if I don't avoid foods with lots of sugar it is much worse. Can you help her see the pattern - see if sugar is triggering some of this and help her help herself? Highly recommend the documentary on all the sugar in the American diet. Think it is called Fed Up. Might want to watch this with her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I posted this 100 times but it still works:

Leave bowls with oranges, apples and bananas on the dining room table. An attractive centerpiece, it also trains kids to grab healthy snacks.

Leave pre-cut salad dressings and "fixings" in clear containers on a central refrigerator shelf: lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, celery, carrots, cucumbers and cheeses. Keep proteins such as tuna, turkey and cut up chicken in other clear containers near the vegetables. The kids will learn to assemble salads themselves.

A bread box is a life-saver! Keep a variety of breads and rolls on the counter with condiments on the refrigerator door.

Teach kids to assemble healthy snacks like sandwiches, salads and fruit salads (just cut and mix) now. It'll save them a lifetime of unhealthy snacking, and they may possibly avoid obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes.

Set the example by eating healthy foods every day with and in front of them.

I hope this works. Good luck!

Did you even read the OP?