i need advice.?

Question

i have a 5 year old son and unlike his sister who only eats veggies, he wont eat any. I find that he will only eat rice potatos and meat. he hasnt gotten ill or anything but i know that he is missing something in his diet. i have even tried to puree the veggies into the food that i give him. it doesnt work. i find myself making different meals for all of them. does anyone know how i can get them to eat the same thing. or just get him to eat veggies period.

Answer 1

Stop catering to them. They know it upsets you when they don't eat, and they know you will make some something else. In my house I make 3 courses for dinner. The main course and 2 veges or a fruit and a vege. That is what they have to eat. If they don't like something, fine, but I"m not making something different for them. They eat what they get or the don't eat. I have a 5 yr old son and a 7 yr old daughter, and there's not too many things they don't like. Even if I make something they don't like, they have to try a bite before they can tell me they don't like it. My sister did what you did and now her kids are 12 and 15 and she is still stuck cooking 2 or 3 different meals for dinner.

Answer 2

First of all - children's tastes change during their lives, so even though he doesn't like veggies now doesn't mean he won't eat them next year - don't worry too much. However, there are some tricks to try with picky eaters (tested on my own). Each plate has a little portion of every meal item - no choice. Each item doesn't need to be eaten, but it needs to be on the plate. Studies have shown that most children (probably people) will eventually try a food after they have been offered it over and over (and over...). Next, don't force the kids to "clean the plate" - this only makes meal times feel like punishment - no fun. Eating should be fun. Let the kids pick fun "condiments" like sprinkles on their sweet potatoes, etc. - whatever might convince them to try something new (just a little sprinkles) :) More tips are in the 2 links I am adding below. Good Luck!

Oh - and offer fresh veggies and fruits as snacks throughout the day instead of chips and candies. Kids like raisins, celery sticks with peanut butter, carrot sticks, etc.

Answer 3

hmmmmm
give him stuff he likes as desert even if it is ment for dinner
like start slowly
give him a little veggies and if he finishes it,he gets something he likes to eat to finish
then start to add more lveggies and less meat and do that

BUT STILL U SHOULD GIVE HIM MEAT MOST OF THE TIME

Answer 4

my lil sis wouldnt eat fruit from age 5-about 10 nothing is wrong they are just going through a stage in their life give him a veggie pill.

Answer 5

its better for a kid to eat meats and starches and take a vitamin than to be a vegetarian. what are you thinking? no, you cant feed them cheese and peanut butter to replace meats, thats what weirdo veggie nutritionists will tell you. your kids need to be healthy, not follow your wacky belief system that you have developed as a trendy way to make some sort of a statement. sounds like maybe hes rebelling already against your 'need' for him to follow your veggie rules.

Answer 6

my cousins only eat plain bagels and plain spaghetti. no fruit or vegetables at all, not even french fries. their mom talked about it with a nutritionist who said that nowadays everything is so fortified with nutrients that they'll be fine, in time they will probably begin to eat like normal people.

Answer 7

give him a vitamin my kids don't eat veggies they all turned out OK

Answer 8

THEY ALL HAVE A PERIOD OF TIME OF EATING CERTAIN THINGS.IF YOU INSIST ON FORCING HIM EVEN IF HE WANTS TO EAT HE WONT . JUST ACT AS IF YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE ISSUE.AND TRY AGAIN A LATER . SOMETIMES I CANT STOP MY DAUGHTER FROM EATING BANANAS AND SOMETIMES SHE DOESNT EVEN WANT TO SEE ANY BANANAS. VERY FUNNY LITTLE CREATURES ARENT THEY ?