Oh Sam, that must have been so hard for you this morning. FWIW, I think your idea was correct. When Jack wouldn't eat I was told (by paed, MCHNs and dieticians) to do what you did - serve up the food and if he didn't eat it then not give him anything else. Prior to that I had been giving him the foods he liked as I didn't want him to starve, and as a result he would ONLY ever eat a vegemite sandwich, tasty cheese, yoghurt, banana and toast. Nothing else. I tried following the advice I was given and after a month or so suddenly Jack started eating all kinds of things.

Given the fact that this has made the boys sick (unless they were unwell anyway and that's why they didn't eat?), then obviously that makes the strategy more difficult to implement. I too have the same issue with low blood sugar so I know what it's like. Maybe you could try adapting it a bit, so that if they don't eat at first, you put them in their rooms for half an hour, then sit them back up to the table and try again. If they still don't eat, then it makes it tough. I would try to avoid giving them food they like, as I think you will end up with the problem I had with Jack. Maybe find some other incentive to get them to eat - a sticker or something, or if they don't eat then you take a favourite toy away for a day - something like that. I really hope something works for you soon. It is a very frustrating problem, I know.