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> Just an extra note here. I remember reading somewhere that parents > shouldn’t worry too much if their kids eat only one or two different > things…they grow out of it and they DO get their nutrients > somehow–someway.. (??)
You’ve got to be kidding me. You >>read<< this somewhere?
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>> Just an extra note here. I remember reading somewhere that parents > shouldn’t worry too much if their kids eat only one or two different > things…they grow out of it and they DO get their nutrients > somehow–someway.. (??) > You’ve got to be kidding me. You >>read<< this somewhere?
Yes, she _read_ it. You know, you look at the funny squiggles and they make letters and words…say, who are you dictating this to, anyway? . Of course, I can’t find a cite on the study right now, but it involved young children who were given a selection of healthy foods to choose from. Although they often didn’t chose healthy diets over the course of a day (for example, all fruits for a day), over the course of a few days their nutrition was excellent; it all evened out. My daughter eats whatever she wants, and she’s very healthy. Of course, we rarely keep unhealthy foods in the house, but if she wants peanut butter sandwiches for a week, that’s okay by me. Daron, Acacia’s Mom (1/10/93)
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:>> Just an extra note here. I remember reading somewhere that parents :>> shouldn’t worry too much if their kids eat only one or two different :>> things…they grow out of it and they DO get their nutrients :>> somehow–someway.. (??) :> You’ve got to be kidding me. You >>read<< this somewhere? :Yes, she _read_ it. You know, you look at the funny squiggles and they :make letters and words…say, who are you dictating this to, anyway? . Of :course, I can’t find a cite on the study right now, but it involved young :children who were given a selection of healthy foods to choose from. :Although they often didn’t chose healthy diets over the course of a day 
for example, all fruits for a day), over the course of a few days their :nutrition was excellent; it all evened out. :My daughter eats whatever she wants, and she’s very healthy. Of course, we :rarely keep unhealthy foods in the house, but if she wants peanut butter :sandwiches for a week, that’s okay by me. 
aron, Acacia’s Mom (1/10/93) Sounds like a good plan to me, Daron.
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Hello, all!! My daughter is now 14- but what worked for me when she was young was to cut her food into small, ‘fun to eat’ shapes. For the chunk cheese, i cut it into little cubes, her sandwich was cut into little ‘tea-cakes’. Just an extra note here. I remember reading somewhere that parents shouldn’t worry too much if their kids eat only one or two different things…they grow out of it and they DO get their nutrients somehow–someway.. (??) Liz….
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What’s works for us with both boys is "no vegies, no snacks or dessert." They usually force it down with that — even broccoli! Mary in NJ – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’m new to the group. > Our six year old has never eaten much but prefers "junk". She has > always been small but not abnormally so. We’ve tried many things to > get her to eat healthy foods but with only marginal success. Does > anyone have any good ideas or alternative foods that we can try? > Thanks, > Mark(snip)
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> I’m new to the group. > Our six year old has never eaten much but prefers "junk". She has > always been small but not abnormally so. We’ve tried many things to > get her to eat healthy foods but with only marginal success. Does > anyone have any good ideas or alternative foods that we can try? > Thanks, > Mark
I am sometimes straightforward with Zane and put a vegetable on his plate that he only needs to eat one bite of. Sometimes he stops at one bite, but last night when it was half a piece of corn on the cob he ate the whole thing. Other times I sneak trace amounts of vegetables into him by giving him tortellini that’s filled with spinach and walnuts or broccoli and cheese. It comes from Vermont and I buy it at Super Fresh. I also smash peas or corn into a paste and mix it into his spaghetti sauce. For what it’s worth, my stepdaughter would only eat macaroni and cheese, pepperoni pizza and chocolate donuts until she went to college. Now she’s a vegetarian, cooks in her dorm’s food cooperative and bakes the sweetest loaf of whole wheat bread you’d ever want to eat. Take heart.
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>For what it’s worth, my stepdaughter would >only eat macaroni and cheese, pepperoni >pizza and chocolate donuts until she went to >college. Now she’s a vegetarian, cooks in her >dorm’s food cooperative and bakes the sweetest >loaf of whole wheat bread you’d ever want to >eat. Take heart.
This sounds just like I was. When I was 7 we moved to Florida and lived with my grandparents for a little while. My grandfather always swore that I would eat nothing but Froot Loops and Spaghettios. He wasn’t too far off! Twenty years later, I have been a vegetarian for 6 1/2 years. I eat things I would never have touched before and can no longer even *think* about spagettios. Carole – Mama to Cody (7-9-90), Taylor (6-11-92) Megan (4-7-94), and ? (due 9-16-96)
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> I’m new to the group. > Our six year old has never eaten much but prefers "junk". She has > always been small but not abnormally so. We’ve tried many things to > get her to eat healthy foods but with only marginal success. Does > anyone have any good ideas or alternative foods that we can try? > Thanks, > Mark
If there is no junk food in the house, your six year old won’t get any junk food in her while in the house. When my son says he doesn’t want vegetables, I put maybe four different ones in front of him and tell him he only needs to eat two of them. (You might have to start small) I’ll put one carrot, one piece of celery, one kernal of corn and one single pea in front of him and let him choose the two he wants. This way, by starting small you can see which ones really repulse the child. Nobody better try making me eat more than one piece of okra! And there are some foods that my son would have never eaten twice if I hadn’t let him use one of those "spray butter" products on it. It has no fat or calories. I was really surprised to find out that my son likes salami. He usually doesn’t like any spice stronger than ketchup. Keep putting out new foods to try, maybe as a picnic.
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> I’m new to the group. > Our six year old has never eaten much but prefers "junk". She has > always been small but not abnormally so. We’ve tried many things to > get her to eat healthy foods but with only marginal success. Does > anyone have any good ideas or alternative foods that we can try? > Thanks, > Mark
Mark. . . You didn’t say exactly what you mean by junk food, but I know of at least one family of 2 sisters who have subsisted almost solely on Kraft Dinner for the past 3 years! I don’t recommend it personally, but they’re healthy and seem to be getting the necessary nutrition somewhere, even though KD is almost the only thing they’ll eat. By alternative foods. . . you may have tried all this and then some, but I’ll try some things our 7-yr old daughter likes, other than meat-and-potatoes. Of course, her favourite veggies are brocolli and brussel sprouts. . . go figure!! We always have fruit on hand, bananas, pears, apples, oranges (couple of each, when in season). Sometimes we’ll buy canteloupe for desert, or watermelon or honeydew melon. Instead of potatoes, try sweet potatoes (yams) occasionally. We have granola-type cereals around for handful-type snacks. I’ll offer to make her peanut butter toast, or honey on bread (whole wheat!). Crackers go a long way, and they’re good for a quick fillup. Of course, our kid loves junk food too! We do occasionally offer real junk like chocolate bars (once a week trip to the candy store) and we have popcorn around.For special treats we have things like fruit strips (can’t think of what they’re called – fruit rollups? something like that) popsicles or Mr. Freeze (she can almost always have one of these, just water and a little sugar, cheap). But we DO extensively limit her intake at home. When she’s hungry, if we say no to junk food for whatever legitimate reason, she’s just as likely to grab an apple instead. It’s hard to say no sometimes, but given the choice, she’ll take the junk food every time, so we do say no, frequently! Hope this helps Good Luck with the Parenting thing. . . Greg Lubianetzky
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I’m new to the group. Our six year old has never eaten much but prefers "junk". She has always been small but not abnormally so. We’ve tried many things to get her to eat healthy foods but with only marginal success. Does anyone have any good ideas or alternative foods that we can try? Thanks, Mark
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