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Child Nutrition (Expert Forum)
Almost 8 won't try new things
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Renee Radenberg - Child Nutrition, nutrition
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Almost 8 won't try new things
by Beautymark, Oct 19, 2007 12:23PM
Hi
My son will be 8 years old this December. He is of normal height 4' 1'' and weight 60 lbs...not sure how, but he is. He is a terrible eater. He won't try anything new or it's once in a blue moon. He stopped eating at around 14 months. He lives off of Chocolate milk and sometimes the strawberry milk. He will eat yogurt sometimes but only ones with not fruit bits. He sometimes eats bananas and sometimes baby carrots. And again sometimes apples if I peel and cut them into cubes. He sometimes eats a veggie soup that I make. However I have to strain everything out except for the potatoes. He's only source of protein would be peanuts. Sometimes Breton crackers. Notice I use "sometimes" a lot. That's because you just never know. One day he likes it the next he doesn't. He'll eat something for days on end then won't touch it for months. He also likes to drink Yops. He will not touch any meats or breads. I have him on a daily vitamin. The only thing that is consistent is the chocolate milk and oh ya dried pasta. Out of the box. He won't let me cook it. I've gone as far as buying the whole wheat with omega 3 pastas. In hopes that, that's better then the white stuff. He tends to throw up if he tries something new. I'm sure he is scared he will throw up. But I'm also wondering if this is just a control issue. He will eat chips and vanilla ice cream by the truck loads if we'd let him. So I doubt it is a texture issue. We have spoken to is ped but he just says the old, cut the milk out and he will eat when he is hungry. He goes for DAYS without eating if we do that. We don't make a big deal out of meal time. He doesn't like sitting with us at the table so we don't force him. We do let him know we are proud of him when he does try something new even if he doesn't like it. But we don't know what else to do. Any ideas?.
Thank you
My son will be 8 years old this December. He is of normal height 4' 1'' and weight 60 lbs...not sure how, but he is. He is a terrible eater. He won't try anything new or it's once in a blue moon. He stopped eating at around 14 months. He lives off of Chocolate milk and sometimes the strawberry milk. He will eat yogurt sometimes but only ones with not fruit bits. He sometimes eats bananas and sometimes baby carrots. And again sometimes apples if I peel and cut them into cubes. He sometimes eats a veggie soup that I make. However I have to strain everything out except for the potatoes. He's only source of protein would be peanuts. Sometimes Breton crackers. Notice I use "sometimes" a lot. That's because you just never know. One day he likes it the next he doesn't. He'll eat something for days on end then won't touch it for months. He also likes to drink Yops. He will not touch any meats or breads. I have him on a daily vitamin. The only thing that is consistent is the chocolate milk and oh ya dried pasta. Out of the box. He won't let me cook it. I've gone as far as buying the whole wheat with omega 3 pastas. In hopes that, that's better then the white stuff. He tends to throw up if he tries something new. I'm sure he is scared he will throw up. But I'm also wondering if this is just a control issue. He will eat chips and vanilla ice cream by the truck loads if we'd let him. So I doubt it is a texture issue. We have spoken to is ped but he just says the old, cut the milk out and he will eat when he is hungry. He goes for DAYS without eating if we do that. We don't make a big deal out of meal time. He doesn't like sitting with us at the table so we don't force him. We do let him know we are proud of him when he does try something new even if he doesn't like it. But we don't know what else to do. Any ideas?.
Thank you
Doctor's Answer
by Renee Radenberg, Oct 20, 2007 07:50PM
, Oct 20, 2007 07:50PM
To: Beautymark
Your son's height is normal for his age; however, his weight is slightly above his age group. You need to watch his weight. Increasing his physical activities will help with weight control. He sounds like he eats vegetarian but not in the most healthy way. Milk, and yogurt are sources of protein. I suggest you buy low-fat chocolate milk (taste the same as regular) and low fat yogurts. There are blended yogurts on the market that have the fruit in them, so you have the benefit of the fruit but no pieces. Using raw whole-wheat pasta and he accepts it is good. Does he like cheeses or other grains like cuscus or rice? Rice and beans are a good protein source. You stated he eats peanuts. Does that include peanut butter? How about a peanut butter sandwich with apples or bananas? That way he gets fruit and protein. Hope that helps, and thank you for your question.
I was a little off on the weight and height. It was dated and we were just at the Peds office yesterday. So his real stats are 126 cm and 58 lbs. He turns 8 Dec 23rd. And no he doesn't eat anything other then the pasta. He won't touch rice or cuscus. He won't eat any types of bread or peanut butter. Only peanuts, salted or out of the shell. My ped recommendations were once again. To do nothing and he will out grow it. Do you agree?