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[quote=Anonymous]My 12-yr old has a very similar diet. I feel your pain! Maybe me won’t eat melted cheese of any variety, so that cuts the it most easy kid food. The kid has had heatstroke twice due to not eating all day at camp/school field trips because the only options were something he doesn’t like.  I have to ride him to drink enough water. He’ll go to a birthday party and eat nothing because he doesn’t like pizza or cake.

Our pediatrician said calories and fat are what we should be focusing on rather than trying to make sure he gets enough protein/iron/vitamins. He gets whole milk (was also let him have Ovaltine, which I justify because it’s fortified...), full fat yogurt and lots of nuts. The pediatrician also told us to try not to comment on his eating at all—just to have clear meal times and snack time with healthy options available. She showed him the growth curve and said she wasn’t worried right now because she knows he is growing, but she wants him to take some control over his health and make sure he doesn’t dehydrate himself/get heatstroke again. She said she’d like to see him gain weight as he gets taller and would recommend a nutritionist if he doesn’t.

He packs his own lunch—I leave the house first—but I have to make sure there are enough high-calorie and healthy options around.  He helps me make the shopping list. He almost always takes a warm dish in a thermos and likes soup. It’s not perfect, but he did go from 15th percentile to 23rd and is not a bag of bones anymore. Good luck![/quote]

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