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Originally Posted by AAAAA
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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That's how my daughter is....she gags and vomits at the THOUGHT of eating something she doesn't want to or taking medications. It's really a tough thing cuz she gets all worked up, extremely upset and that just makes her gag reflex go into overload. Of course, my neighbor tells me that its "her game"....Whatever.
Yes, she drinks fruit juice, but I only give her small amounts due to the high sugar content. She also takes a multivitamin so I figured that's better than nothing!
I wish there were things I could hide veggies in.....I have the banana muffins and zucchini bread thing going....but her main staples are plain pasta dipped in tomato sauce, chicken strips with ketchup, plain cheese pizza....She does like yogurt as long as it is smooth - no chunks of fruit. I tried making a smoothie for her to increase the nutrition content of a yogurt based drink...but she hated it. Actually, so did I...LOL....I'll have to look into this more....
Thanks, everyone, for your feedback. You are helping to provide perspective from someone OTHER than my neighbor!
