Any ideas???

Question

My six year old is a very fussy eater. Any ideas on different snacks I could feed him?
Thank-you

Answer 1

I THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE HER TO THE STORE AND ASK HER WHAT SHE WANTS TO EAT THAT IS HEALTHY.

Answer 2

I take care of my seven year old nephew and I often thought he is the pickest eater in the world, but I love him anyways. The best that I can do is to dress up the food. Make it look fun and different from the usual dishes. Also I let him know that if he eats (or at least try it) at the end of either the meal or the week he can get an extra special dessert or treat. I hope this helps. Let me know if you need more. God Bless!!

Answer 3

Many six-year-olds are either fussy or else don't have too much interest in food.

Since snacks should be healthy, you could just keep on hand a mix of snacks that you know he may like (particularly if they're easy to get).

Some of the standards (and six-year-olds are more likely to like "standards" than they are anything "exotic"):

Single-serve packages of cheese-crackers or other snacks
Kraft makes a package of cheese cubes all ready to eat (either all cheddar or a mix of Jack and cheddar). They also make the small, single-serve bar of cheese.
Snack-size cups of fruits or any of the applesauces (plain or flavored with berry or other fruits)
Yogurt cups
Grapes, blueberries or any fruit that is easy to eat (nobody likes to peel an orange and get sticky)
Apple slices
Frozen waffles with fruit on them (you can keep frozen strawberries or other fruit in your freezer and use as needed)
Put into snack bags a cereal that has a lot of nutrition in it, and he can just grab one if he's hungry

If you keep the above snacks on hand they'll provide some decent nutrition, and he'll learn to enjoy snacks that are good for him.

I used to rely on milk (sometimes flavored, sometimes not), tomato juice, and V8 (single-serve size) to attempt to partially make up for what my fussy eaters may not have eaten at meals. I know that drinking too much may make a child not eat as much, but my kids wouldn't eat whether or not they drank.

Answer 4

Make snacks/meals that have LOTS of color in them. For instance, a fruit salad w/red grapes, white grapes, purple grapes, bananas, apples, pineapple, cherries, cocunut, etc........

Also, colorful foods: red/green/yellow peppers!! You can also take cookie cutters & cut sandwiches or foods into shapes. Cut carrots into curls. Just use your imagination!!! And make snack/meal time fun!!

Also, CUT OUT any UNHEALTHY SNACKS. Your son will eat when he gets hungry. When he does, make sure it is healthy!! As you don't want to start down the road to obesity.

I am saying this because I was a fussy eater when I was little. And my parents simply thought it was easier to give me chocolate or whatever else!! I wasn't shown how to eat & am now fighting obesity EVERY DAY. I don't want that for my children!!! Children do not know what's best for them, that's why they have parents!!

Answer 5

When he/she gets hungry enough, he/she will eat.

That's the 'tough love' view.

But yeah, you could gradually introduce new flavors to things. For example, let's say he likes burgers. Very gradually over time, add little bits of finely chopped onion and work up from there. Or if he doesn't like tomatoes, gradually add little bits of tomato to his ketchup. Don't let him see any of this, of course.

As far as snacks go, try talking to him, get his input on what he likes and doesn't, and maybe why. Experiment in combining some of those things, get him involved in the process, make some snack bars or homemade fruit rollups together. You can, perhaps when he's not around, try slipping some other items in as suggested above.

Answer 6

Do what I do. I tell my son he has to try one new thing per week. Tonight it was raw carrot. I told him if he whinged about it I would also give him some tomato to go with it. He sat and ate it no probs LOL. He is also going to start once a week going through the cookbooks and find one meal that he hasn't had that he will eat. It is all about introducing new foods gradually. It started at 4 with you must have 4 bites of everything and that helped enourmously. Then at 7 it was one new thing per week. He only ever ate peanut butter sandwiches but will now eat jam and honey as well. seems small but HUGe for him. baby steps and he will get there. We have got a long way but it is even longer way to go and often still a battle but at least now he will put things in his mouth to try. Even if he finds he doesn't like it.

Answer 7

My 6yr. old is picky also and if I let him help me cook he eats more. He also eats more if I serve dinner family style and he can control what goes on his plate and if he doesn't eat what I make for dinner I won't make something special for him and he has try at least one bite of a new food. Good luck and I hope this helps!

Answer 8

stop following her to eat. let her get very hungry and she will eat what ever you give her.