Ideas On How To Get DS To Eat?

[krysalyss]

When we used to have problems getting DS to eat, we used to invite his 'friends' around ie his favourite stuffed toys. They would each get a chair and I would spoon feed them all. One for them, one for DS. For some reason this always made him eat more. Worth a try

[Madissun]

Thanks for the suggestions ladies. DS drinks soy milk, so i felt at least he was getting calcium if nothing else. But, last night i read through so the soy threads and did some research myself and it seems he's not even getting that!

The paddle pop stick thing is a good idea. So is inviting the stuffed toys to the table. Im getting so worried that he is getting absolutely no vitamins or minerals etc.

[mrscricket]

Maddissun - something that has worked with my DS is where we live, there is a fruit and vegie shop that has little trollies for the kids to push. DS absolutely loves pushing the trolley and picking the vegies and putting them into bags and then into the trolley. When we eat tea, I point to things and say "Tom got that from the fruit shop like a big boy' and it is amazing what he will eat since we have been shopping there. Broccoli, corn, capsicum, beans etc . I also admit to cheating and he eats things that don't actually come from the fruit shop even though I tell him they do.. He is super fussy too. (I even have to send a sandwich to daycare because he rarely eats their meals - argghhhh!!).
I have a recipe for 'healthy' sausages which is just basically a way of hiding vegies in meat and calling it a sausage if you want me to pm it to you. DS would live on sausages if he could..

[Madissun]

That'd be awesome if you could that mrscricket. Im willing to try anything at this point!

[Rumpleteaser]

My DS eats better if we sit down and eat as a family, or if he can feed me or DH. He sometimes prefers the food on our plate, dispite it being the same as his, just not pre cut up. Also he has his own utenstil and will feed himself with it or by hand, I will have one too and can slip in a spoonful or several during the meal.
The first time we made pizza DS would eat some of the topping while preparing it, but would not eat it after it was cooked, I had cut it up in bite size pieces. Second time, I cut thin pizza slices, he ate almost 1/6 (1 slice) of the pizza which I think is reasonable for his age, he had something to eat earlier to.
You sometimes have to keep presenting the same foods several times before a child will eat something, sometimes it is quite unusual stuff they will eat. DS likes smoked fish and tinned smoked oysters, though not prawns.

Good luck, hope your DS expnads his variety soon.

[Nelle]

For us, the earlier they eat the better. Sometimes I give them dinner at 3pm.

Sometimes going '5 mouthfuls and you can have a chocolate' and counting down on our fingers works too, on the desperate days.

[ShootingStar]

We have the same problem with DS.. hes been fussy since he was a baby. Still wont eat vegies.. and hes so damn stubborn, if you were to say, eat that or there will be no chocolate, he'll say ok i dont want chocolate. But one thing he loves is smoothies. So since he was about 18 months, he has had 1 everyday for lunch, filled with fruit. Loves them.

But, as of a month ago, hes actually been starting to try new things. Before then if he didnt know what it was and like it, he wouldnt try it. So just hang in there, its just a phase, and over time he will come past it. I just make sure DS gets multivitamins everyday also.