HELP! Extremely Picky Eater

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Hi! My little son Brett has been GFCF since he turned 3 the 1st of

Feb. He used to eat almost anything, but now he is even refusing old

favorites like applesauce, corn pops cereal, and peanut butter on

(GFCF)crackers. The only things he'll eat are hot dogs w/ketchup,

popcorn, french fries, potato chips and fruit snacks (gummies).

Every afternoon, I make him a fruit smoothie with banana, frozen

mixed berries, calcium OJ, rice milk, and his SNT powder, so he gets

at least one healthy thing a day. He hasn't lost any weight (since

he eats so much " junk " !), but I am concerned about balancing his

diet. I offer a variety of foods at every meal, but if his favorites

aren't there, he eats nothing.

I have read that many kids go on a hunger strike for a week or two

after starting the diet, but it's been 6 weeks! Any suggestions (or

condolences)?

Thanks - Sue

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In a message dated 3/14/01 6:37:31 PM Pacific Standard Time,

memehegan@... writes:

> . I also found a bean pasta

> that I sautee in with some wild rice than boil w/ a

> table spoon of peanutbutter- it taste and looks like

> Rice -a-roni

Hi, can you give a bit more detail about this one...I've been trying to

re-create Rice a Roni (unsucessfully) for a while. Please share your secret!!!

Cherri

[Guest guest]

Hi Sue,

Don't know if this will make you feel better or worse... but my ds until

about the age of three would eat almost anything I put in front of him. I

found he stopped being a " good " eater after he was hospitalized for a major

gastro infection. The doctor at the time told me that I should give him time

to get back to his regular diet after the gastro incident. Well, I been

waiting for 8 years now for his diet to get regular again. It has slightly

improved with the GFCF diet, but he still won't touch meat or vegetables.

I'm still hopeful that in time he'll eat a good variety of foods.

Never give up...

( 's mom)

HELP! Extremely Picky Eater

> Hi! My little son Brett has been GFCF since he turned 3 the 1st of

> Feb. He used to eat almost anything, but now he is even refusing old

> favorites like applesauce, corn pops cereal, and peanut butter on

> (GFCF)crackers. > GFCFKids-unsubscribe

> For FAQs, see www.GFCFDiet.com.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

My son has been GFCF since September and still has a very limited

diet, heavy on the snacks and junk. However, just last week HE

suggested that he wanted chicken noodle soup - so I made some, GFCF of

course, even though he calls it his 's! And this week he

actually ate the GFCF meatloaf and mashed potatoes I put in front of

him (still wouldn't touch the green beans, though!) So it has taken

him 5 months to be willing to try new things. I'm hoping this is the

start of a trend! For months now he has pretty much alternated between

two dinners - balogna, peas and honeydew, or his GFCF pizza.

[Guest guest]

My son has been GFCF since September and still has a very limited

diet, heavy on the snacks and junk. However, just last week HE

suggested that he wanted chicken noodle soup - so I made some, GFCF of

course, even though he calls it his 's! And this week he

actually ate the GFCF meatloaf and mashed potatoes I put in front of

him (still wouldn't touch the green beans, though!) So it has taken

him 5 months to be willing to try new things. I'm hoping this is the

start of a trend! For months now he has pretty much alternated between

two dinners - balogna, peas and honeydew, or his GFCF pizza.

[Guest guest]

Another thought- all of the

> things you listed are high corn content- could he be

> craving corn for a high- just a thought, I hope not-

> its no fun having to cut corn out- it just struck me

> because every food you listed my Jay craved and has

> finally reacted so violently to them they had to be

> illiminated. I cross my fingers for you-

>

,

I rechecked the foods he will eat, and the good news is that the

brands we are using are all GFCF according to the GFCFdiet website.

However, you are right: everything he will eat (with the exception of

the smoothies) has CORN! Corn syrup, corn oil, corn starch, etc.

UGH! So now what? My only (small) consolation is that he refuses to

eat corn pops cereal or Gorilla Munch, so maybe its not the corn he's

craving.

I guess we'll have to try eliminating corn and see what happens...

Any problems with canola oil?

Thanks-

Sue

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[Guest guest]

Now I may not say this right but I think canola oil is a long chain fatty

acid which ASD kids may not metabolize properly that is the only problem I

have come across so far. Re: HELP! Extremely Picky Eater

>

> Another thought- all of the

> > things you listed are high corn content- could he be

> > craving corn for a high- just a thought, I hope not-

> > its no fun having to cut corn out- it just struck me

> > because every food you listed my Jay craved and has

> > finally reacted so violently to them they had to be

> > illiminated. I cross my fingers for you-

> >

>

> ,

> I rechecked the foods he will eat, and the good news is that the

> brands we are using are all GFCF according to the GFCFdiet website.

> However, you are right: everything he will eat (with the exception of

> the smoothies) has CORN! Corn syrup, corn oil, corn starch, etc.

> UGH! So now what? My only (small) consolation is that he refuses to

> eat corn pops cereal or Gorilla Munch, so maybe its not the corn he's

> craving.

> I guess we'll have to try eliminating corn and see what happens...

> Any problems with canola oil?

> Thanks-

> Sue

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

[Guest guest]

Now I may not say this right but I think canola oil is a long chain fatty

acid which ASD kids may not metabolize properly that is the only problem I

have come across so far. Re: HELP! Extremely Picky Eater

>

> Another thought- all of the

> > things you listed are high corn content- could he be

> > craving corn for a high- just a thought, I hope not-

> > its no fun having to cut corn out- it just struck me

> > because every food you listed my Jay craved and has

> > finally reacted so violently to them they had to be

> > illiminated. I cross my fingers for you-

> >

>

> ,

> I rechecked the foods he will eat, and the good news is that the

> brands we are using are all GFCF according to the GFCFdiet website.

> However, you are right: everything he will eat (with the exception of

> the smoothies) has CORN! Corn syrup, corn oil, corn starch, etc.

> UGH! So now what? My only (small) consolation is that he refuses to

> eat corn pops cereal or Gorilla Munch, so maybe its not the corn he's

> craving.

> I guess we'll have to try eliminating corn and see what happens...

> Any problems with canola oil?

> Thanks-

> Sue

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >