Guest guest Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 My 18 month old granddaughter started out eating very well when we first gave her solid and then table food. Now she eats macaroni and cheese, bananas, crackers and milk and ice cream-not my doing..She just refuses to try anything else- Any suggestions and should I worry? I truly have nightmares about this. Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Worry. Don’t give her any of those things, but rather a diet of vegetables and fruit, perhaps some meat (unless vegetarian). A normal diet, rather a normative diet. Sweet fruits would be reward for eating veggies. Whoever is giving her those things is training her to eat only those things. Training her in self-gratification as well. The mac and cheese and crackers are probably rich in flavor enhancers like msg. Are these things the things that the parents eat pretty much exclusively as well? ed On Behalf Of bobjudy Monday, July 10, 2006 12:12 PM To: picky eater My 18 month old granddaughter started out eating very well when we first gave her solid and then table food. Now she eats macaroni and cheese, bananas, crackers and milk and ice cream-not my doing..She just refuses to try anything else- Any suggestions and should I worry? I truly have nightmares about this. Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Mom and Dad eat a lot of pasta-convenience and economy. Not much in the veggie department. I try every time I have her with me which is only a couple of days a week, she is very stubborn. I won't give up. Judy - Ed Siceloff Monday, July 10, 2006 2:27 PM RE: picky eater Worry. Don’t give her any of those things, but rather a diet of vegetables and fruit, perhaps some meat (unless vegetarian). A normal diet, rather a normative diet. Sweet fruits would be reward for eating veggies. Whoever is giving her those things is training her to eat only those things. Training her in self-gratification as well. The mac and cheese and crackers are probably rich in flavor enhancers like msg. Are these things the things that the parents eat pretty much exclusively as well? ed On Behalf Of bobjudySent: Monday, July 10, 2006 12:12 PM Subject: picky eater My 18 month old granddaughter started out eating very well when we first gave her solid and then table food. Now she eats macaroni and cheese, bananas, crackers and milk and ice cream-not my doing..She just refuses to try anything else- Any suggestions and should I worry? I truly have nightmares about this. Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 G’luck. That problem is a difficult nut to crack unless you first train the parents. ed On Behalf Of bobjudy Monday, July 10, 2006 4:12 PM To: Re: picky eater Mom and Dad eat a lot of pasta-convenience and economy. Not much in the veggie department. I try every time I have her with me which is only a couple of days a week, she is very stubborn. I won't give up. Judy - Ed Siceloff Monday, July 10, 2006 2:27 PM RE: picky eater Worry. Don’t give her any of those things, but rather a diet of vegetables and fruit, perhaps some meat (unless vegetarian). A normal diet, rather a normative diet. Sweet fruits would be reward for eating veggies. Whoever is giving her those things is training her to eat only those things. Training her in self-gratification as well. The mac and cheese and crackers are probably rich in flavor enhancers like msg. Are these things the things that the parents eat pretty much exclusively as well? ed On Behalf Of bobjudy Monday, July 10, 2006 12:12 PM To: picky eater My 18 month old granddaughter started out eating very well when we first gave her solid and then table food. Now she eats macaroni and cheese, bananas, crackers and milk and ice cream-not my doing..She just refuses to try anything else- Any suggestions and should I worry? I truly have nightmares about this. Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 On 10 Jul 2006 at 12:11, bobjudy wrote: > > My 18 month old granddaughter started out eating very well when we > first gave her solid and then table food. Now she eats macaroni and > cheese, bananas, crackers and milk and ice cream- not my doing..She > just refuses to try anything else- Any suggestions and should I worry? > I truly have nightmares about this. Judy > No! Don't worry about it, and don't make an issue out of food! It will take all the fun out of eating, and make it an even bigger issue than it already is, and loaded with power and control issues; the root cause of eating disorders -- not something you want on your plate (pun intended)! Kids get into phases with food, and they all pass. She will get what she needs. Don't push food, and don't force feed her. That is so gross! YOU eat good things, and if she expresses an interest, be willing to share with her -- but ONLY if SHE expresses an interest. If she doesn't, let it go. There will be a next time. ....geminiwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 This is what I have read in a couple of baby books and I am going with it. Thanks for the advice. Judy - geminiwalker Monday, July 10, 2006 11:29 PM Re: picky eater On 10 Jul 2006 at 12:11, bobjudy (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net wrote:> > My 18 month old granddaughter started out eating very well when we> first gave her solid and then table food. Now she eats macaroni and> cheese, bananas, crackers and milk and ice cream- not my doing..She> just refuses to try anything else- Any suggestions and should I worry?> I truly have nightmares about this. Judy> No! Don't worry about it, and don't make an issue out of food! It will take all the fun out of eating, and make it an even bigger issue than it already is, and loaded with power and control issues; the root cause of eating disorders -- not something you want on your plate (pun intended)!Kids get into phases with food, and they all pass. She will get what she needs. Don't push food, and don't force feed her. That is so gross! YOU eat good things, and if she expresses an interest, be willing to share with her -- but ONLY if SHE expresses an interest. If she doesn't, let it go. There will be a next time....geminiwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 Had a pup like that once - by day four, was ready to chew my arm if I left it in front of him long enough.... Jorge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 My grandson was the worst pickiest eater – he would only eat brown and yellow things, like mac n cheese, grilled cheese,french fries, chicken nuggets (only nuggets, if he tasted a bite of actual chicken or meat of any kind he would gag) and absolutely would not eat anything green. His diet was similar to that of many toddlers whose moms I have talked to about this, and there was no way the child would eat anything healthy. My daughter was beside herself, but she gave up on trying to change him because there was enough to worry about beside that. When he was about 3, 3-1/2 she started talking to him about turning 4, and the agreement was " when I am four, I will eat vegetables. " As soon as he turned four, she put broccoli on his plate and insisted he take a bite, only a bite. gradually he tried more vegetables, and she stopped making him his own meals and he began to eat the same dinners as his parents. Now he is almost five, and while he is not a very adventurous eater, he has much improved taste range and tolerance. I really think these kids are hard-wired for processed foods, and they need gentle and gradual retraining to learn to like real food. My grandson is healthy and robust despite having lived on mac n cheese for 3 years. I also will say he would try things with us (his grandparents) that his mother could not get him to look at without running away – like he had his first " skeddy " and when he decided he was " Shark Boy " he went on an all-fish diet for awhile. I don't know if this helps, but I am just rambling on to say don't worry about it too much, invite your grandchild to try new things and encourage experimentation. Do be strict about things like soda however, that's worth taking a stand on. , <bobjudy wrote: > > This is what I have read in a couple of baby books and I am going with it. Thanks for the advice. > Judy > - > geminiwalker > > Monday, July 10, 2006 11:29 PM > Re: picky eater > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 Your advice was very encouraging. I am in agreement about sodas. My other daughter-in-law ALWAYS has a glass of coke on the kitchen counter. I just hope her daughter who is 2 will not be given these drinks. - C. Little Tuesday, July 11, 2006 9:17 AM Re: picky eater .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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