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Old Mar 17, 2009, 01:17 PM
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Oh my oldest went through that. He'd make himself physically ill if someone tried to make him eat something he didn't like. I had to put a letter in his file at day care so that they wouldn't force him to eat something he didn't like. Our doctor said that although they'd like to see the kids eat x amount everything a day, realistically they look at it weekly. The boy turned 22 yesterday and healthy as a horse.

You can hide a lot of veggies in places they'd never think they'd be. If she'll eat meat loaf for example (or even hamburgers for that matter) put some carrots, green beans, etc through the food processor and mix them in with the meat.

Ranch dip will also help a lot of kids eat raw veggies. My three youngest kids are like me in that they'll eat almost any veggie raw, but like very few cooked.

Will she drink fruit juice? There are your servings of fruit. There are also those children versions of ensure drinks to make sure they get their vitamins and minerals. They even have vitamins in the form of bubble gum and gummie bears now.
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