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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If he’s hungry he will eat.  Seriously.  When he’s hungry enough he will eat.[/quote]
Truly picky kids won't. I was one of those kids, and I would allow myself to pass out with hunger sometimes rather than eat something I didn't like. I was not as picky as OP's kid (there were a couple things I would reliably eat...though I'm sure it still drove my mom insane having to ensure that they were always available even if we traveled etc), but this advice simply doesn't work for a certain level of pickiness.[/quote]

21:56 here. Yeah, for my picky kid, food is simply take it or leave it. As in, he'll eat what he wants, and just won't eat otherwise.  His pediatrician had a 'gain weight' plan for a while because he was off the charts (on the low side) for weight vs height.  We went over our meals approach and food plan with her to make sure we were ok.  She was ok with the approach, but watched it closely for a few years to make sure he was gaining. Whole dairy helped, he loves milk and yogurt so we got lots of calories into him that way.

Like I said earlier, he is mostly resolved now, but still has some food preferences.  When faced with the choice, he will skip days of food before eating anything on his no list.  I still pack his lunch because he won't eat the school lunch, he'll just skip it.  And this is a 14 year old male athlete - a group that is known for consuming house and home!  We just keep lots of healthy (and caloric - not necessarily what I personally think of as 'healthy' for a 43yo woman lol!) snacks around so he can eat when he gets home from school.  [/quote]

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