Guest guest Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Hi Ken, Unfortunately, I don't have any really good suggestions for you. I have always been, and continue to be, a very very picky eater. I didn't eat meat until I was 8 or 9, and the list of things I won't eat is still about twice as long as the list of things I will eat. However, I will say that the *one* thing that did work when I was younger was giving me non-American, more " international " type of foods. Thai quickly became one of my favorite foods after my grandparents introduced it to me when I was about six or so. I've also always had an intense like of Indian food. I think my willingness to try those kinds of foods had something to do with not being exposed to them in every day life, and as a result, not knowing what certain things were. Therefore, it was necessary for me to taste in order to investigate. I was more likely to try something new if I didn't recognize a single thing on the table. Strange, I know, but it seemed to work for me. Another thing that worked for me when I was pretty young was putting food coloring in the food (I went through a period where everything I ate was orange - lol). As I said, I was pretty young when this technique worked (3 or 4), so I'm not sure if it would work on since he's considerably older. Anyway, good luck! Hillary 23, RSS P.S. - if it's any conoslation, the older I get, the more varied my choice of food gets. It's happening very slowly, but it is happening! Maybe by the time I'm in the " Old Lawyers Nursing Home " , my list of dislikes will be shorter than my list of likes =). kmerrith wrote: Hi everyone, I need some advice. For some time now we have been trying to get (my 8 year old son) to eat a larger variety of foods. Presently he eats several recipes that are all pasta, hotdogs, peas, pizza and corn. Once in a while he will have a little milk and or a yogurt. So how do you get an rss child who is a really really picky eater to eat differnt kinds of food. We have tried rewards (if you eat this then you can watch TV or have cake etc.) So far nothing has worked. How have you done this? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Ken M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Hi Hillary, Thanks for the suggestions. You have givern me a couple of ideas to try. Again, thanks Ken M Hi everyone, > > I need some advice. > > For some time now we have been trying to get (my 8 year > old son) to eat a larger variety of foods. Presently he eats several > recipes that are all pasta, hotdogs, peas, pizza and corn. Once > in a while he will have a little milk and or a yogurt. > > So how do you get an rss child who is a really really picky eater > to eat differnt kinds of food. > > We have tried rewards (if you eat this then you can watch TV or > have cake etc.) So far nothing has worked. > > How have you done this? > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks > > Ken M > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.