Does not eat

My child is 8 years old and does not eat anything apart, bread and egg , or bread and cheese, and 2-3 cups of milk daily.  He also likes boiled noodles, so I tried to do some chicken soup and added the noodles to it and gave him the noodles and water only, but he recognises the taste of other things and did not eat.  I am really worried and would like to know what I can do to improve him.  He becomes picky when seeing colors in his food, because he thinks it must be veggies.  

Thank you

[Renee Radenberg]

His weight is just on the 3rd percentile for his age. It is good that he likes some protein foods -- eggs, milk, and cheese. Suggest you give him a chewable daily children multi-vitamin. To ‘broaden his tastes’ is to engage him in the kitchen more. Children love to be a part of making food. Have him help you with preparation of food and setting the table. Hopefully this will increase his interest in other types of food. Help him make milkshakes (ice cream, fresh fruit or frozen fruit – if he accepts it, and milk) or yogurt smoothies (yogurt, fresh fruit, and frozen fruit) and then he will have additional calories, protein, and vitamins and minerals a few times a day. Hoped this helped you.