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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid eats:
PB&J
Pasta that he dips in hummus
Bacon
Yogurt with granola
Apples (2-4 per day)
Chicken nuggets 
Raw baby spinach
Quesadilla 
Cheese and crackers 
Pizza
Cantaloupe
mango
cucumber slices 
Muffins
Toaster waffles

That’s pretty much it. No burgers or hot dogs. No sandwiches. 
No sauces on food. No dipping sauce except hummus. 
Ped says he eats too many food for feeding therapy. We just let him eat from his rotation. On the bright side - he can and will eat the same thing every day. When we were home for the early pandemic, he ate PB&J, apple slices, and milk for lunch every day from mid-March until the end of June. 7 days a week. When he was 3 or 4, I made him Annie’s Mac and cheese every day for 6 months. [/quote]

OP here. My kid is similar but the list is similar. It's more like:

PB&J
Mac & cheese (sometimes, only if from the box)
Yogurt with fruit and/or granola
Apples
Berries
Cheese and crackers (sometimes won't eat the cheese)
Muffins (any baked good really)
Toaster waffles
Corn (sometimes)
Mangos (in a smoothy)
Bananas (in a smoothy)
Citrus fruit (definitely in a smoothy, and sometimes also on its own)
Rice
Beans (sometimes)

No veggies, no pizza, no quesadillas, and the proteins are soooo limited. She does drink milk so that helps a bit, but I have been getting worried that she may have lactose intolerance issues because she complains of digestive issues frequently.

Not sure if this is limited enough for intervention. But still interested to know what an intervention would look like.[/quote]

Honestly this does not look that limited to me, especially for a 5 year old. It looks pretty typical.

People actually don't need as much protein as you might think. Most little kids eat a very carb-heavy diet. When she complains of being hungry, give her a smoothie with almond milk, fruit, and put some protein powder in there. My kid is 9 and she basically lives on smoothies, pasta, cereal, and toast. [/quote]

Her diet looks fine OP.  Stop making special things, that way you are not angry/frustrated when she refuses.  Make the family dinner, leave it is adaptable to her if you are able to (leave some pasta plain, etc.), but don’t make special things.  If she doesn’t want any component to dinner, she can have cheese and crackers and an apple. Or yogurt and a mango.  [/quote]

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