Re: P.S. Re: no food rules

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Serving Veggies first: I'm trying this. I had a friend say she cooks a veggie, or serves a raw one while she preps dinner and it gets the kids a veggie and keeps them from bothering her for food. My 2 yr old isn't much into this idea yet, but it's working wonders for the 4 yr old. So nice to cook in the relative peace.DawnTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sun, February 13, 2011 7:04:35 AMSubject: Re: P.S. Re: no food rules

I have read of a parent serving a first course of veg before the rest of food because that's what the daycare center did. Whether you insist that your child eat it or not (I don't think I would, but I'm not a parent yet), having only veg available when your child is most hungry may make it more appealing if they will have to wait a few minutes for the rest of the food. I would definitely encourage making it as appealing as possible -- ie always serve with a fat (butter, melted cheese, salad dressing or another condiment for dipping -- a favorite for kids! ) which aids in absorption of valuable nutrients to boot.

When I was a kid, we always had salad first, and though I always said I hated salad... eating it was better than sitting and watching everyone else eat when I was starving. Food that boosts the blood sugar faster is more appealing, in my opinion, so people in general usually would rather have more filling stuff first... but this presents veg without an argument and makes it easy to eat.

Good luck... I know kids on the spectrum are TOUGH.best,abby