Perhaps a sandwich? Even if it's just jam, or vegemite or cheese.
What about a little snack tray of sultanas, cheese & crackers? I know it's not the healthiest, but it's something.
IMO, I think you just need to get her to start eating ANYTHING at dinnertime, once you have it established that she will actually eat at dinnertime, then I would start getting strict on what it is she consumes (vegies, meat, etc...). I think the trick first is to get her body used to eating at dinner time & then start introducing a 'suitable' dinner. KWIM?
lol hang in there beansbeans, Angela's post made me remember something. When DS was about your DD's age, he refused to eat anything but frozen peas for a full fortnight....you just have to take a deep breath and know that this too shall pass.
As I have watched my sister create the fussiest eaters on the planet my best advice would be to not let her see how frustrated you are and never let it become a battle.
When I was pregnant with DD2, DD1 would only eat grapes or mandarins for dinner. It lasted for months and months. After DD2 was born, it conitnued. It actually got to the point I would make dinner, serve everybody and then stash by back up food for her somewhere nearby. Actually some nights, I was already peeling the mandarin before she asked for it! LOL
One night I just told, nope that dinner and if you dont like it, then dont eat. (I really was worried I was creating a fussy eater by doing it) It lasted for a while.
After reading all your lovely posts and suggestions, I gave up. Every night I serve dinner, every night it is something that I enjoy too (I given up on trying to please them always). Each night we sit down. We eat together. We talk (and laugh at DD2 and her attempts to feed herself. ) WE dont talk about food, unless they ask a question. I dont praise her, I dont bribe her. If she says she wants to go and play then thats fine. She now knows that if she doesnt eat dinner than she has to wait til breakfast.
Slowly, each night I have noticed that she is eating a little of her dinner. I dont acknowledge it at all though. And the less attention I seem to give to her and her eating the more she eats.
Its actually weird. I thought kids thrive on praise and all that positive stuff, but when it comes to DD1, the less the better.
Last night she didnt like the sound of homemade chicken schnitzel, so instead I made chicken nuggets. Seriously, she ate all of hers and asked for more!! Tonight we hadgourmet sausage sandwiches (roll, salad, sauce, the whole bit). She picked out what she didnt like, but then ate the rest.
She is seriously a strange child.
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