What's for Dinner?

Date: Thu May 22 9:14 PM, 2008

RE: What's for Dinner?

Date: Fri May 23 8:01 AM, 2008

It seems I am always making Jello for a snack after a late practice. It's nice and cool, and you can add fruit to it.

Date: Fri May 23 8:19 AM, 2008

What ever left overs I have I cut up in to single servings and freeze it. When my daughter gets home from school she will grab one and heat it up and eat it while she is doing her homework before practice. This way I know she has something in her stomach and isn't going without something.

Date: Fri May 23 1:37 PM, 2008

PLEASE help. My daughter is so picky when it comes to food. She decided she will not eat meat anymore. Well, the rest of the family still does. She doesn't care for salads, pasta, rice, or potatoes. If you're a vegetarian, do you have any good recipes? I've been so frustrated b/c I feel like she's not getting the nutrients she needs. All she wants to eat is cereal.

Date: Fri May 23 7:55 PM, 2008

my daughter is also a vegitarian. she does eat salads & fruit. she also likes fish, which has lots of protien. does your daughter like tuna, cheese or yogurt? she needs to get some protien into her as well.

OC Mom · GURU

How old is she? If she's not eating right, that's when you become the parent and tell her to do what she's told or she's punished. Sometimes kids will make bad decisions and it takes a parent to steer her down the right path. If she gets hungry enough, she'll eat. Trust me.

I feel bad that you're stressing over what to cook seperatly for one child. Sorry, but if you don't eat what is cooked for dinner, you're gonna get MIGHTY hungry!!!

Now, if she's really avoiding food, take her to the doctor and make sure there isn't underlying issues. If there isn't, that should straighten her up a little quicker as well.

Date: Sat May 24 3:05 PM, 2008

OC Mom wrote:

How old is she? If she's not eating right, that's when you become the parent and tell her to do what she's told or she's punished. Sometimes kids will make bad decisions and it takes a parent to steer her down the right path. If she gets hungry enough, she'll eat. Trust me.

I feel bad that you're stressing over what to cook seperatly for one child. Sorry, but if you don't eat what is cooked for dinner, you're gonna get MIGHTY hungry!!!

Now, if she's really avoiding food, take her to the doctor and make sure there isn't underlying issues. If there isn't, that should straighten her up a little quicker as well.

We have told her that if she doesn't eat, she goes to bed hungry. Unfortunately, she's taken the latter part. She's 11 and driving me crazy. I like to give her something more than just yogurt, cheese and tuna. She will eat fruits, but I feel like she needs something more than that.

She's in middle school and this is what's bothering me that her friends are doing this, as well. I've asked her if her friends aren't eating meat and her reply is they eat it.

I don't like to give her the energy bars too much. I like to save those only when she's at comps. She doesn't eat fast food, which is good. She will eat sushi, fish. Of course, her siblings don't like to eat fish. I just don't know what else to feed her. I've looked up recipes and have showed it to her, she's not interested at all. The good thing about this is she's not losing weight. I do watch that.

I try not to make this too much of an issue b/c she does have siblings. I definitely don't want them to start.

lve2cheer · Veteran Member

hi

OC Mom · GURU

You are so smart to take that road. This shouldn't be an example to set for the younger ones. I would just pull her aside and say, "look, I know you think you're eating ok. But you're not. This is unhealthy and I'm not going to let you do this anymore. If you don't begin to eat better and include things like (insert your choices here) then we are going to go to the doctor to see whats really going on." Be kind but assertive. Let her know you mean business and follow thru if you have to. This not only shows that you care about her health but that you pay attention to what she's doing AND you are still in charge.

You'll have other battles later on and you need to set the tone now for those as well. I am just hoping it's a phase but if it isn't, maybe a doctor can rule things out and give you some other avenues. Don't quit mom. You're doing a great job so far but this ISN'T healthy. Somethings up.

Date: Mon May 26 11:23 AM, 2008

If your daughter eats fish then I would look into getting some frozen fish or shrimp that can be cooked easily, maybe even something she can cook herself, with supervision. While you are the adult and you do make the decisions, you also have to be respectful of the choices she is making. I stopped eating meat when I was 9 years old and 15 years later I still don't eat it, and don't plan on changing that any time soon. It is most likely a phase, but if it isn't, then it is important to acknowledge her feelings when it comes to eating meat. Have you asked her why she has chosen not to eat meat? Is it to lose weight? Does she think it's cool? Is she against killing animals?

Also it is important to remember that, especially at this age, picking your battles is essential. Working with her to lay out a diet that includes the nutrients she needs, instead of saying flat out NO, will help her feel like you are taking her feelings into consideration. She's much more likely to cooperate if she thinks you are treating her like an adult. While I know this is an inconvenience to you it is a compromise that is much better than her refusing to eat anything but cereal.

Just my suggestions, not trying to tell you how to raise your kids biggrin