those on spectrum/rotation diet question

April 2, 2008

I'm in the process of getting Allie back on gfcf diet, when school

ends in May I will completely have her on it. My goal is to get her on

a rotation diet where she is consuming most foods only once every 3

days. She's very routine-oriented, as well as loves calendars.

For those on spectrum (anyone else is welcome to comment as well) I'm

wondering. If you are highly selective in your eating, would having a

structured eating plan where you would know you would be eating the

same thing on a chart help you to overcome preferred/non-preferred

foods? Like, Allie is nibbing gfcf chicken nuggets, and has loved them

in the past, but is self-limiting again. Do you think she would find

more comfort/joy in the nuggets if she knew every 3 days for lunch she

would be having them?

Another idea I had is to start with only the foods she is currently

eating, Kinnikinnick donut for breakfast, chips & juice for lunch (we

keep packing nuggets, she won't eat), and fries for supper. I thought

about doing a chart of these foods for several days and then throwing

in like one item, like some K-toos, a gfcf cookie. Then throwing in

some gluten free breakfast bars on some mornings, again, she will

nibble on both these but not greatly enjoying them. I also thought

about bribery with getting her to eat them more, with giving her a

sheet of color wonder paper every time she takes a couple of bites.

Ideally, I want to have only some days with rice, some days with corn,

some days with chicken, some with turkey, etc.

Eventually I'm hoping to have her on a far more balanced diet, which

has been virtually impossible to now. She seems to be at an

age/ability to comprehend & communicate more, and her food

defensiveness seems to be every so slightly decreasing, I want to take

advantage of that without pushing her defensiveness back up. Today we

played a game of eating the dinosaur nugget's head & tail off, she

seemed to really enjoy that right up to eating it, anyway.

TIA for any help.

Debi

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