Re: meat hater

[Guest guest]

> >My son hates to eat meats

>>>Anyone elses kid hate meats.

> >

>

My son always hated meat. Never ate it as a baby/toddler, except for corned

beef hash with lots of ketchup (which he abruptly stopped eating at 2 1/2,

along with almost everything else he abruptly stopped eating at that age).

At age 4 he stated that chicken was an endangered species to him and God

told him he didn't have to eat it (little stinker). Now he is 7 and says he

wants to be a vegetarian, except for bacon (he'll only eat it if it's

crunchy).

Protein for us consists of refried beans (Bearitos) on corn chips; bacon

(nitritate/nitrite-free); soy milk, and sneaking legumes in chocolate cake

(Bette Hagman recipe). Eggs would be nice, but he's allergic (gets eczema).

We do peanut butter cookies (see how desperate I am for protein, that I

count that?). I have yet to find an tolerated gfcf protein powder (any

suggestions would be appreciated).

I think there is a definite sensory component (my son was an almost daily

gagger/throw-upper since infancy until 4yrs old). I think allergies play

into this too. I believe you need to respect his preferences (I understand

the gross-out factor: I refuse to eat seafood--the idea turns my stomach; so

I cannot force my son to eat what truly grosses him out). But you need to

be firm that if he refuses meat, he must get his protein from other sources.

(Who knows, if those other sources don't appeal to him, he may start to eat

meat!).

Good luck!

M.

[Guest guest]

My older son hates meat. I think he figured out where meat and chicken,

etc., came from and decided he would no longer eat it. He also says it

tastes yucky in his mouth (that's his excuse for not eating it anyway).

He used to love chicken and hot dogs and burgers, but no more. My

younger boy loves meat.

( & Malachi's mom)