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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, October 15, 2004 - 10:01 am
NEW QUESTION!
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Kaykay
Member
01-21-2004
| Friday, October 15, 2004 - 10:02 am
Ok, i'm ready 
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, October 15, 2004 - 10:06 am
Help, my son, the world's pickiest eater (who has some sensory issues, so that is a part of his problem) usually eats an uncrustable as part of his lunch. He is in full day kindergarten and brings his lunch. They do have a cafeteria with a warm lunch, but no way would he eat 99% of the choices. Here is the question. Can you guys help me think of any good ideas for his lunch, as he is getting tired of the uncrustables every day. And ends up not eating most of it. He will not eat anything like carrot sticks or any other kind of sandwich with any type of meat. I usually stick a go-gurt and an applesauce in the lunch too. Help. Any ideas would be more than appreciated!!!
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Kaykay
Member
01-21-2004
| Friday, October 15, 2004 - 10:14 am
What about the little containers of crackers that has the spreadable cheese. How about cheese sticks. How about french toast sticks. Lunchables? they have a lot of different one's these days. I'll keep thinking.....
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, October 15, 2004 - 10:21 am
French toast sticks would be great--if he could get them heated up... I'll try cheese, but he's never been open to try it before. I will also look at the lunchable choices. But I think they are all crackers and meat choices. Maybe there are more. Thanks KayKay. Any more ideas would be great...
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, October 15, 2004 - 10:21 am
my 14 year old daughter holly has SID (Sensory Integration Dysfunction) and has had the same problems with food all of her life. currently her food of choice for lunch is burritos (the frozen bean/cheese kind), and pasta with parmesan and cream. i found it is okay for her to eat the same food every day for lunch. in grade school, her choice was tuna. not on a sandwich, just out of the can. she would eat it with crackers. i had to ask her what she would eat (hot lunch might only possibly have one (or none) of anything she might eat. as long as she had a good breakfast and a good dinner, the pediatrician said just to make sure she ate SOMETHING during the lunch time. we also supplemented her diet with ensure shakes. as long as your son is in good weight for his height. it isn't worth the battle i found out. what we think for lunch (the sandwich, fruit, milk) isn't always what sensory kids will eat. holly won't eat fruit, but she will drink juice. so i get juice without additives at trader joes. you have to ask your son, what foods will you eat? and then pack that for lunch, and make sure you have the nutrition aspects for breakfast and dinner.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, October 15, 2004 - 10:34 am
Oh Landi--THANK YOU! I feel so bad-mom like cuz he just won't eat many things. And I can't really punish him into it. Part of it is not his fault. I can't even get too much nutritional stuff into him for breakfast or dinner. Waffles and pizza (he pulls off the cheese and anything else-basically only eats crust and tomato sauce) are about as healthy as he gets. The peanut butter in the uncrustables is about the only protein he gets. Sometimes I can get him to eat a few mushy carrots and potatoes. the kid has never eaten any fruit (besides an occassional banana). No way would he eat the tiniest piece of an apple, grape or cantaloupe. (Actually this summer I cut a piece of cantaloupe into tiny tiny pieces-seroiously the size of 1/16th of a pinky fingernail. I got him to eat one. Then I got him to eat another. Well I pushed my luck with the 3rd, cuz he puked and puked and puked and then couldn't keep anything down for an hour or so... Anyways, thanks for your input!
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Kaykay
Member
01-21-2004
| Friday, October 15, 2004 - 10:45 am
Lunchables now has chicken nuggets, make your own pizza, burgers and even mini hot dogs. The dole fruit bowls are pretty good as well. How about a apple cut up with peanut butter on the side to dip. (kind of like apple dippers) How about mini bagels with cream cheese and jelly? Just throwing things out there...
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Kaykay
Member
01-21-2004
| Friday, October 15, 2004 - 10:49 am
What about pita bread? what about just plain pasta?
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Graceunderfyre
Member
01-22-2004
| Friday, October 15, 2004 - 10:50 am
Julie - if you feel like your son isn't getting enough healthy stuff I would stay away from the lunchables - you can put together lunches that are similar to what they have with so much less preservatives. he likes tomato pie? how about getting the smaller pita bread and spread a thicker pizza sauce on it. pizza type stuff is good cold too - in the lunchables container, they give it to them to spread (part of the fun) you can give it to him to do. i found these wonderful little snack containers put out by First Years in the baby section, there are 6 of them for like $2.50 -$3.50 and you can reuse or throw them out. I use them all the time for DH's lunches. and if waffles are what he likes, give them to him. . .there are tons of recipes out there for "healthier" waffles that you can trick him into eating. waffles are good for lunches as long as he doesn't have to have them hot. one more thing, you can add protein to foods/drinks he already eats if you are concerned about that. . .having been a vegetarian for many years before getting married and then pregnant (I started eating meat for the kid's sake and now I eat it more often than I'd like) - I have tried a few different name brands of protein, I can give you some good tasting ones if you'd like.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, October 15, 2004 - 10:52 am
Yes, yes, do tell Gracie!!! Thanks for any and all ideas!!!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, October 15, 2004 - 10:53 am
Do you have a recipe for a healthy waffle? BUT it has to be plenty sweet!!!
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, October 15, 2004 - 11:05 am
julie, do you have a trader joes? most of their food is without the additives. have him try the waffles that they have. then start putting things on them he would like. if he likes peanut butter, use that. try other butters (such as cashew or macadamia). they aren't as strong sensory wise. if he likes pizza bread and sauce, have a make a pizza night with boboli pizza breads. buy bunches of toppings and let him choose. maybe he'll find something he likes to put on top. don't forget protein powder! put a scoop in milk and froth it up. add natural flavorings. we used to put butter down on holly's peanut butter sandwiches. start making a list of the foods he will eat, and try combinations. does he have a problem with the texture of foods? both my daughter and i have this problem. if he will eat applesauce, maybe he will eat other foods with that textrue. maybe he'll eat junior baby foods. just don't give up. and you can always PM me, and i can help you.
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Graceunderfyre
Member
01-22-2004
| Friday, October 15, 2004 - 6:29 pm
Julie - well soy milk is an aquired taste - my bro (who is vegan) and I both like to sub it for milk/cream/whatever - the vanilla flavored ones will be sweeter and make things (coffee, tea, hot chocolate) creamier. If you are used to drinking 2% milk, you should get a lite soy because they will not be as strong. I like West Soy's 2% Chocolate & Vanilla - but again, you sorta have to try them out to see what you like. Costco sells a 10 pack of Kirkland soymilk for $11 which is SUPER cheap (it's actually silk, one of the leading brands, but Costco pays to put the generic label o it). After discovering that buy, we have switched to that. If your son likes milk, you can take the soy milk and blend it with frozen fruit to get a variety of flavors. I am not a huge fan of Trader Joes but I know there is one on Roosevelt, I think in Glen Ellyn. It's been a while since I first investigated it, so I'll leave that to others to describe. I prefer Wholefoods/Fresh Fields (same thing) and there is one in Danada Square in Wheaton. They have lots of different kinds of soy and proteing powders and you can ask them for their opinions. I buy protein soy shakes from Shaklee (I use their vitamins) and sometimes I buy the protein powder which can be baked/mixed with just about everything. DS loves the vanilla protein shake with a little bit of strawberry or chocolate in it (he's almost 15 months now). DH has a protein shake every morning and sometimes as a pick me up in the afternoon. The great thing about protein shakes is you can mix them with milk, water or juice - we often use soy milk. I like to blend it with frozen fruit to make a great fruit smoothie. If you are interested in trying it, I can send you a little bit when we get some more (we just ran out). I learned very quickly while pregnant that protein is not as hard to get as we think it is. I am not absolutely positive about the amount of protein a 5 year old needs, but in "What To Eat When You Are Expecting" they have a whole section devoted to recipes and protein rich ready to eat foods. I may be wrong, it could have been "What to Expect When You Are Expecting" - I'll have to look and check. Soy milk alone is not going to give you a ton of protein (I think it's only like 4g per cup), but it's a good start if he'll drink it.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, October 15, 2004 - 6:44 pm
Thank you so much. Yes, Ryan does have a rather large problem with texture. His tongue is way sensitive. If he detects the slightest "foreigner" mixed in with something-out it goes. I have tried mixing in baby food veggies into the tomato sauce of pizza, but he detects it, unless I use such a small amount that it probably makes no difference anyways. And God forbid if the tiniest particle of meat gets in his mouth when he is eating a carrot or potato from the beef stew! I will check out Trader Joe's and Wholefoods/Fresh Fields. Grace, do you know if they have any in the Aurora, Batavia, Geneva area or Yorkville? Thank you guys a lot. Any more ideas, please post 'em...
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 11:47 am
Lots of kids refuse to eat foods that are "mixed" and if you continue to try to "hide" food, they will get distrustful. Lots of kids his age like their food to be separate (even to the point of a divided plate or use of a muffin tin for meals). Will he eat tortillas? They can be a substitute for bread - making roll-ups instead of sandwiches. I like the idea of writing down all the items that he currently likes, then ask him to help pack his own lunch - give him some control. If he is involved in the preparation, it may help him chose to eat it more often. Fortunately, protein needs are relatively small for kids - only about 1 g per kg (so a 40# kid doesn't need more than 20 g protein per day). The challenge is adequate calories. A 40# kid needs about 1400 - 1700 kcal/d (depending on their age) or 35 kcal/inch of height. Whole Foods market has many health-food choices and Wild Oats. If those markets are in your area. If he is involved in cutting up the fruit, making kabobs, dipping in yogurt, PB or even chocolate sauce (if he likes that), sometimes that gets kids to try them. Is he a salt-craver vs a sweet-craver (I've seen kids who prefer one over the other). Just some thoughts off the top of my head. 'squeek' (I'm a Pediatric Dietitian)
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Graceunderfyre
Member
01-22-2004
| Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 1:45 pm
yeah an expert I just blab off the top of my head!!! As far as health food stores go. . . I see there is one in Geneva called Soup To Nuts Natural Foods (630) 232-6646 716 W State St The closest Whole Food Market to you is in Danada Square in Wheaton - it's right on Butterfield (next one is in Willowbrook). Trader Joe's Co {630) 879-3234 1942 W Fabyan Pkwy, Batavia Trader Joe's Co (630) 355-4389 44 W Gartner Rd, Naperville and then there's the one in Glen Ellyn on Roosevelt.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 3:08 pm
Yay Kona!!! You are 100% right about him getting distrustful when I try to "hide" stuff. That actually only makes things worse. Cuz then he is is on "high alert" and I think he lets less in than if I didn't mess w/things at all... Kona, if he is in a normal range of ht and wt, how much should I worry about his nutrition anyways?
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Racsan
Member
04-09-2004
| Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 4:54 pm
"we used to put butter down on holly's peanut butter sandwiches." Isn't this the ONLY way to eat a peanut butter sandwich.[Peanut butter is good, jelly is good, but when the two meet....NASTY]. You have to remember to put the butter side up so the peanut butter doesn't stick to the roof of your mouth. My grandpa told me this 35 years ago and it's never failed me yet! *L*
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 7:53 pm
I have ALWAYS put butter on peanut butter sandwiches. Well, actually, I have always put butter on all sandwiches. My mother was Australian. You will find that in the British origin countries, UK, Australia, New Zealand, sandwiches just naturally come with butter.
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 8:04 pm
yuck
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Secretsmile
Member
08-19-2002
| Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 8:04 pm
Oh Gosh, I thought it was only my family that put butter on all sandwiches! When I got married my husband thought I'd lost my mind.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 9:36 pm
The anglophiles are aghast that we wouldn't think of putting butter on a sandwich, like we are trying to cheat them or something. Okay, better quit hijacking this thread. To get back on topic: Julieboo, how about butter and sugar sandwiches? It sounds awful, but is actually not bad to a kid's palate. You butter the bread and then sprinkle sugar on it. Apple butter on bread?
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, October 17, 2004 - 12:33 pm
If any child is following their own growth curve (i.e. they do not deviate more than 2 major percentiles) and do not have any clinical (or blood test) signs of deficiencies, let them learn to try new foods on their own. You might have to present a new food 20 times before it is out of the question. Put a small amount in a separate container (some kids will turn up their nose at the whole plate if one food item is new) and just leave it for the child to decide if he/she is going to try it. If the dominant male figure in the home is at the table and is eating that particular food, your chances of the child trying it are going to be increased. If the dominant male in the home doesn't eat that food, very low chance the child will even try it (this is "in general"; kids most often imitate the eating habits of the dominant male figure in the home - so get those men to eat their veggies - and to LIKE them). 'squeek'
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, October 17, 2004 - 5:43 pm
Interesting stuff, Konamouse.
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