Kids and food

[winchman]

Any top tips our son age 7 wont eat veg and only fruit is bananas and grapes with the odd apple.
Its even difficult if you go out as he often wont eat anything on the menu, any ideas or top tips for ?
Obviously he will eat junk like Pizza,chips,tinned hot dogs, Mc Donalds etc.

[thermidorthelobster]

I can't offer any advice, but if it's any consolation, at that age I wouldn't eat any veg apart from sometimes carrots, beans and a few forms of potato.  Now I eat anything (apart from celery).

Whilst in Africa we left a few lumps of rice and a chicken bone from a meal.  The local kids who were with us picked through every last piece of rice and sucked the chicken bone clean.  You could always try malnourishing your son;  he'd probably appreciate anything he could lay his hands on then.

[V8MoneyPit]

Yeah, don't worry too much. Get what you can into him for now. He'll come round. My son used to be just like that. He's now 11 and is willing to try most things...... now he eats curry  :lol: But seriously, he wouldn't touch anything green but now if we put a plate full of salad in front of him it will all go and might even go back for seconds.

[Highlander1]

My 16yr old has never eaten a cooked veggie in her life tried it and made her sick years ago. She eats raw veg so we leave hers raw and cook the rest for everyone else.

As long as they get the vitamins that all that counts don't fret.

Cheers JB

[mmgemini]

Any top tips our son age 7 wont eat veg and only fruit is bananas and grapes with the odd apple.
Its even difficult if you go out as he often wont eat anything on the menu, any ideas or top tips for ?
Obviously he will eat junk like Pizza,chips,tinned hot dogs, Mc Donalds etc.

FYI I only eat fruit and peas. No other veg at all.
Well so far I've managed to make 68 despite what people told me. Not that I eat junk food though.

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

You could always try disguising it. One of mine wouldn't touch spinach, so I covered it in cheese sauce. He scoffed the lot!
Saying that I did try an experiment on the kids once. I picked a load of stinging nettles, cooked them as you would spinach, and covered them in cheese sauce. They again ate the load, and even said that the spinach was the best they had eaten!
Victory was mine, mwahahhah!

[casey12]

I've got my  8year old on full fat milk shakes, with only the tinyest amount of powder. Anything to get a bit of meat on him. He eats like a sparrow and is fussy.

[annabelle]

:D My boy, 7, is gradually introducing a lot of new foods into his diet, a lot of it is due to seeing his friends eat different stuff at school.  You wouldn't be able to tell he is fussy, he is built like a brick shed!

[L90OOK]

I always make my kids try new things...not that they're fussy to begin with.  However I do make them try it & not just give in at the first tantrum...then  reward them after.

I think it's easier ngetting them to try new foods on a trip as there is limited choice & they know you can't just order a take away.

[zebidee]

I was like that as a kid - would only eat certain meat prepared in a certain way & only particular fruit and veg.

My advice would be to get him involved in the cubs next year (8 1/2 I think they start) - it's amazing what peer pressure does at camp when everyone else is eating "normal" stuff. :)

I sorted myself out when I was about 14 and started being interested in girls. ;) ;) ;)

You can hardly stay round their house for dinner and not eat what they put in front of you.

Other than that don't worry too much about it as long as he's healthy & running around. I was anemic for a while cause of lack of meat in my diet but if your boy's eating meat you might have to watch for certain vitamin defficiencies.

Nowadays I eat my steak rare & we had liver pate & venison at our wedding! Shows how things change!

Z~

[Snooky]

Got one that is a bit younger, but we take all the veg he should eat, blitz it and make it into a pasta sauce, and hey presto he loves it, I know turning it to mulsh isn't the best way, but at least they get something from it.
The we slowly introduced more cooked veg to his plate and he will eat pretty much anything now, although I agree that sprouts being Satans Balls should be avoided at all cost  :lol:

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

[quote="Snooky" I agree that sprouts being Satans Balls should be avoided at all cost  :lol:[/quote]

What is the point of sprouts? Why does my wife insist on buying them, when she nows that if I eat them, I would be able to win the World Distance Record for Projectile Vomiting?
They are an abomination, and should be cast back into the mushy pit of eternal vegetable damnation! :twisted:  :twisted:

[SWEETY]

I've never liked greens but the doc says I'm ok.
The youngest at 11 is really fussy & she wont try much, but on the other hand the big one at 15 & 6'1" and still growing he can put down 2 sunday dinners (they are big my wife dose the cooking) looks like a skeleton :lol:

[winchman]

Thanks but the problem is its making him ill, anemia etc.
He is the tallest in class but looks very pasty, last two weeks he has been alot better and looks better but its a food battle every day, but at least he has started eating Bananas after refusing to for 3 years

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

What about vitamin supplements? Have you spoken to the GP about the problem?
If he likes pizza, try putting some green veg like spinach or rocket salad on it. If he sees grown ups doing he may follow suit. We always get the cheapo pizzas from the supermarket and dump shed loads of fresh stuff on top and then cook it.

[Tinks]

I don't know the first thing about kidz but when i was younger all i would eat is Milky Bars, now i eat everything!!!   :lol:

[winchman]

Shaggy he is already on the supliments GP and pediatrician are all trying, but he is a bit of a charichter and very strong willed. if he thinks its horrible it is LOL

[Drift]

I didn't eat veg till I went backpacking then I was that hungry I would have eaten a scabby dog and most likely did a couple of times  :lol:  :lol:

We have a 13 year old exactly the same, we had a drama tonight getting him to eat 4 green beans   .
He was very ill a little while back and over heard the oncologist saying he must eat alot of full fat produce and basically rubbish to get his weight up.
(Keiron didnt hear the healthy bit hmmm)

We are having a heck of a job and it doesnt help him recover any faster.
Flippin teenagers.

We put veg in the blender and mix it in gravy, so he doesnt know, even get that Kids raggo sauce, he loves it but doesnt know its 3 of his veg a day
We also ban his fizzy drinks, just smoothies ore fresh juice, we are getting there.

Good luck  :roll:

[Lee_D]

Get him involved in the prep and cooking of a meal, do it as a group thing but with laddo taking the lead with some help and instruction where required. Actually seeing how it's done is more likely to get his interest to the point he wants to try the foods during prep even before cooking.

Saw it on TV.. worked on ours with regards to eating their meal. Also saves them wrecking the joint while you or your partner is cooking. It's also a very bonding moment too.  Try it! Costs nowt.