So I guess that tactic backfired

[Bathsheba]

How's it going Sam? the only other thing I was going to suggest is to basically dispense with "dinner time" for a while. Kids are grazers and if you provide 10 small healthy snacks between noon and bedtime they will be fine. This happens in our house because to be honest sometimes I can't face cooking a "proper meal" (especially in the heat of summer when my illness was at its worst). So, because I knew they were unlikely to get big main meals I just constantly gave them healthy snacks from all the 5 food groups: chopped fruit/celery and carrot sticks, yogurt, cheese/crackers, tuna tins on crackers, a boiled egg, smoothies. <-- that was their usual fare every afternoon.... so what if they don't get dinner... maybe they would have a sandwich or a bit of toast just before bed... never had any kind of battle... we don't make a fuss over food at all, except to tempt if it's new and they are uncertain.
I think if I was able to do proper meals every night I would try just giving more snacks if it ever became a problem.... little kids get tired of an evening... better to get the food in when they are asking for it.

Whatever is happening rest assured it's probably just a phase. I used to worry about my DD when she was a toddler and she was too busy to eat.... these days whoa! She is a fit athlete with bigger muscles than me!

[morgan78]

Just a suggestion on the "steak" issue - we tried Kangaroo fillets the other night - sorry if this offends anyone - and it is almost like butter no chewy bits like steak & DS wolfed it down.

[tan32]

I had an experience similar last night with Hamish, the last two weeks he is refusing to eat anything that resembles vegetables. Last night DH cooked up shepards pie , Emma wolfed hers down and asked for more but Hamish just sat there and sulked. I decided that id had enough of his fussy eating and sat down with him to feed him. Big mistake .......... Dh had chopped up onions and cooked it with the mince poor Hamish choked on a piece of onion and threw his dinner back up at me.
After some comforting and cleaning, we sat down and tried again, this time i took care to take the onion out, he actually ate carrots and peas. For some reason he cannot eat onion no matter how small we dice it.

[Astrid]

I had an experience similar last night with Hamish, the last two weeks he is refusing to eat anything that resembles vegetables. Last night DH cooked up shepards pie , Emma wolfed hers down and asked for more but Hamish just sat there and sulked. I decided that id had enough of his fussy eating and sat down with him to feed him. Big mistake .......... Dh had chopped up onions and cooked it with the mince poor Hamish choked on a piece of onion and threw his dinner back up at me.
After some comforting and cleaning, we sat down and tried again, this time i took care to take the onion out, he actually ate carrots and peas. For some reason he cannot eat onion no matter how small we dice it.

I find I cannot tolerate much onion at all, I always hated it as a child. Too much these days can make me feel very ill, so I think my childhood taste bubs were telling me something. Could be that your DS also has an intolerance as well.

[~Raven~]

Thanks for giving this one a bump Bath

Well some days we have problems and others we are fine. That is mostly with Angus though. Mason has been eating like a horse for the last week and scoffing his food in mouthfuls. I am still stunned by it!

I've been starving hungry myself the last week and have been making stews and roasts and Mason hasn't been picking or anything. He used to eat things separately also which now I know could be related to his aspergers (freak about different foods touching or had to eat them in a certain order). I suspect he must be about to sprout up big time or hopefully now that he is at school he is hungrier and his need for food is overtaking his habits/little ways.

I'm glad this discussion has been able to help others as it is a very frustrating thing to go through.

[Epacris]

I just wanted to say that this is a great thread with so much excellent information (I've only just found it). I'd love to have read what Caro said, such a pity all her posts got deleted.

Sam, I hope things are going much better for you and the boys now.

Thanks again, I've really enjoyed reading all the posts here.