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@looch: that sounds tough. Not quite the same, but my older daughter went through a 2-year phase of absolutely refusing all fruits and vegetables, abruptly. She’d gag and scream and clamp her mouth shut at any attempt for us to give it to her. It was hard work, “sneaking” fruit and veggie purees into other things, taking a lot of crap for having a kid that doesn’t eat veggies, etc. Anyway, it’s not that we replaced fruit with candy, but she still really has to be convinced to eat fruit so giving fruit as a replacement for sweets is a tough one for us. My younger ones is a fruit fiend, though, so it totally works for her.
@Anagram: yes to everything you said.
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@looch: I have no idea you are going through this!! We know someone who is going through the exact thing. He is the same age as my son (6 yo) and we were at the same daycare back then. We still have playdates with them from time to time. I was told he only eats 3-5 foods. Goldfish, pasta with nothing in it, and I don't know what else. If he finds out his pasta has a hint of something else in it he won't eat it. They are still struggling with it. His younger brother is completely fine with all foods.
Back then when we didn't know them well, we were not sure if they were just weird or didn't want to hang out with us or what's the deal. We would invite them to have lunch / dinner with us after a play date, his mom always have a lot of excuses and decline. It was easy to judge, and I feel bad now that we know it is a real issue.
Now we see them more, and I do notice he won't eat at birthday parties, not even cheese pizza. His mom told me if they were to go to a restaurant, they have to feed this child first before going because he won't eat anything. He is growing fine though (he's much taller than DS) and he is a funny and happy boy. Last time I heard they are going to a specialist. He would try new foods for the specialist, but not at home. I am still looking forward to the day we can all go eat at a restaurant together, haha.
Hugs and Good luck to you!
Everyone of us have our own little kinks/struggles.
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@Mrs Panda: DO you work? I bring all my unwanted candy nto school. But I teach high schoolers so all the junk is gone in seconds! But in teh work place people always want a sweet treat
I agonize about sugar. I think, along with processed foods, it has tremedoun potential to damage our kids health. EVERYTHING has sugar- I have scoured cereals for something under 9g (which is too much for a 2 year old at breakfast) and there is literally one organic bran flake brand. So we don't do cereal. Here are some thing we do.
- oatmeal for breakfast with a few dates and some half and half. Dates are super sweet but it's a natural sweetner so I feel ok about 1 a day
- I make this quinoa/ apple bake thing and the apple packs such a tart punch he doesn't realize he's eating a ton of protein and amino acids, etc with the coconut oil and quinoa (which, let's be real) is gross
- after school snack: hard boiled egg, Kind Pressed Bars, grapes, clementine, cheese and Triscuits
- no dessert (he's too young to know to ask so for now we are getting by with no sweets after dinner)
I want to buy yummy snacks like Nutrigrain bars and cereal and "granola" bars but it is atrocious what these companies put into food and fool people into thinking is healthy. You have to basically be a detective to decode all their marketing bullshit. -
@pachamama: yes, I work at home but mornings are still a mad rush to get kids out the door and to school on time and so I can get back in time for meetings.
Not sure how accurate this is, but I read that for things with sugar but also high fiber content, you can subtract the fiber from the sugar for a “net” sugar level. Sometimes that helps with things like cereals and granola.Can you pass on the recipe for the quinoa apple bake? That sounds good!
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@Mrs Panda: I made it up so here's the main idea:
Prepare 2 cups quinoa (I add 1 big tbsp of butter and some salt)
peel and core about 5-6 Mac apples
Simmer the thinly cut apples to 2 tbsp coconut oil in a large frying pan with:
1/8 cup water or apple juice (might need to add more)
1/8 cup maple syrup
add some lemon juice
add some pumpkin pie spice (nutmeg, cinnamon, etc)
let the apples get soft
add to quinoa. Enjoy warm or cold.You could add raisins and nuts too!
boom. My kid ate a full cup of this last night!
Everyone of us have our own little kinks/struggles.
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