Wednesday, November 14, 2007

my eating challenged son

I have a almost 10 (3weeks) year old boy. He is all boy and i love him to death. but he is driving me to drink (not literally). I fed him the same as a baby as i did his younger sister and she will eat anything and everthing. She will sit down and eat a whole avocado and broccoli and be in heaven. Her brother on the other hand does not like anything. He will eat a few raw carrots, that is if i make him. He loves apples and tangetines, bananans, grapes, pears. Thats about it for fruit. He does not like any meat, except bacon and pepperoni. Can you even consider those a meat product? ughh!! no eggs, no rice, no beans, nothing! This is what we cycle through every few days. Its peanutbutter and butter sandwiches for lunch, every day. Unless i send a pepperoni pizza pocket. For dinner, our choices are nachos, kraft mac/cheese, cheese pizza/ pepp. pizza, grilled cheese sandwiches, peanut butter sandwiches, quesidillas ... cheese ofcourse. He likes milk and vanilla yogurt. icecream ofcourse. waffles, pancakes, french toast, cereal. You can not mix any of these things. Oh ya he will eat hotdogs too! I could'nt be more thrilled. Is that meat? He will not eat any other kind of macaroni except what is in the craft box, if it is shaped diff. he will not eat it. i try and tell him that it alltastes the same, it is justed shaped diff. I AM GOING CRAZY! Not only do i get sick of fixing the same things over and over, i am so concerned about his health. All those carbs and not much protein. I do feed him good whole grain bread, and organic unsweetend p. butter. Milk is raw and organic. i can get a protein shake in him a few times a week and that helps me feel better. The point iam trying to make is i really worry about his health, we have tryed the go hungery thing, try a few bites of this every day, he gags, almost throws up pitches a fit. i am trying to educate them about puting good food in their bodies, and why it's necessary. We talk about exercise ( i model that by going to the gym4-5 days a week) He plays sports, we limit t.v time. I just feel like i am on him constantly and that maybe i am creating even more of a problem. I just know what goes in is so important and i also know that he would sleep better and not be so irritable if he ate better. I am concerned about long term issues with all the carbs and suger. and the lack of content in his belly, vegetables, protein. i know i am repeating myself, i am sorry. i just do not know how to be mellow about it. Does anyone else deal with this and how do you?
Well we gave notice to our landlord today. Its official, we are moving the last week in december. So guess what i will be doing for the next month, YEP packing. Feels like i just did that hmmmm....... oh i did!! Neither of us are excited about it, but we want to be in our house.
I guess we will have to. It shouldn't be that bad if i do a little bit every day until xmas. Maybe i will wait until turkey day is over. tina

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I haven't really dealt with eating issues on that level with my kids. That would be so difficult-especially since he's 10.

I'll give you my suggestions-take them for what they're worth-maybe not much!

Maybe you can let him eat the same thing for breakfast and lunch every day. The healthiest items. For lunch, a sandwich on the whole grain bread, and an apple. And the healthiest thing he likes for breakfast. That way he can look forward to those meals being the same and not messing him up too much. And even for an after school snack. Not too big of a snack, maybe just fruit so he's hungry for dinner time.

Then for dinner, one dinner for the whole family. If he doesn't want to eat, then leave it at that. But no snacks after dinner. After awhile he'll get tired of not eating at dinner and he'll have to try something.

For those foods you feel like he likes that are not healthy, just don't buy them for awhile. Then it's not even an issue for him because you won't have them for him to see.

Oh, if you try any of these-don't tell him I told you to try them :) I want him to like me!!