Kids and food!

KG · 10-04-2008, 07:36 PM

My 13 year old will not eat anything but meat, potatoes, rice and veggies. Can't touch each other on the plate either! FORBID! LOL!
But with winter coming, I like to use the crock pot for casseroles. FORBID again!
How do I convince him that it tastes good? I AM NOT cooking 2 seperate meals, and the summer was a lot of grilling, which suited him fine. He learned how to cook on the grill.
But now...
Any ideas?

Victoria66 · 10-04-2008, 07:43 PM

I REFUSE to make 2 seperate meals. I tell my son this is not a resturante. It is frustrating believe me. My son's diet is SO limited. We basically eat the things we know he will eat and when we go out to eat then we eat things we like. Ican REALLY sympathize with you here. I have been driven to tears to get my son to eat. At the same time I do not want to drive him into an eating disorder. Definately do not make 2 meals though.

CallingAllAngels · 10-04-2008, 07:45 PM

I would lay down the law KG. As tough as this sounds, it has to be done. You can't end up catering to him his whole life.

I imagine when he's hungry enough, he'll come to the table and eat

agent · 10-04-2008, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KG

My 13 year old will not eat anything but meat, potatoes, rice and veggies. Can't touch each other on the plate either! FORBID! LOL!
But with winter coming, I like to use the crock pot for casseroles. FORBID again!
How do I convince him that it tastes good? I AM NOT cooking 2 seperate meals, and the summer was a lot of grilling, which suited him fine. He learned how to cook on the grill.
But now...
Any ideas?

Leave him until he's hungry.
Casseroles smell good anyway, so if you leave him to it, he'll probably come around.

iLoveMyBabyCairo · 10-04-2008, 07:51 PM

Okay, to start...crockpot meals are the BEST.

Second, tell him... "I'm making *meal* tonight. You can eat it or you can go hungry. Or learn to cook!"

KG · 10-04-2008, 07:54 PM

Tough love! And you ladies will cater to my aspirin needs when I tell him? LOL!

kaoticbaby · 10-04-2008, 08:12 PM

also, invest in a george forman for the cold nights that you don't want to hear him complain

(im betting you already have one)

but i agree with the others. if you cook it... they will come (when theyre finally hungry

)

**annie24** · 10-04-2008, 08:13 PM

not like i have kids - but some book i was reading said to make some stuff that you like, and some stuff that you know he likes at each meal, and not to pressure him. so, like make a casserole, and then have some potatoes too. he could fill his entire dish up with potatoes, i guess. but i bet he would quickly bore of that and try your casserole.

KG · 10-04-2008, 08:15 PM

^^^You don't know my kid...digs heels in, and the battle begins! By the time it's over, I have no appetite. Guarantee he will be a lawyer! LOL!

CallingAllAngels · 10-04-2008, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by KG

^^^You don't know my kid...digs heels in, and the battle begins! By the time it's over, I have no appetite. Guarantee he will be a lawyer! LOL!

Then you don't have to worry about your retirement! LOL

10-04-2008, 07:36 PM	#1
KG Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 2 miles east of Hicksville Gender: Male Posts: 4,905	Kids and food! My 13 year old will not eat anything but meat, potatoes, rice and veggies. Can't touch each other on the plate either! FORBID! LOL! But with winter coming, I like to use the crock pot for casseroles. FORBID again! How do I convince him that it tastes good? I AM NOT cooking 2 seperate meals, and the summer was a lot of grilling, which suited him fine. He learned how to cook on the grill. But now... Any ideas? __________________ Life is just a word until you go through it. I've got the scars to prove it.

10-04-2008, 07:43 PM	#2
Victoria66 Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: for now where the CF sends us Gender: Female Age: 43 Posts: 4,601	I REFUSE to make 2 seperate meals. I tell my son this is not a resturante. It is frustrating believe me. My son's diet is SO limited. We basically eat the things we know he will eat and when we go out to eat then we eat things we like. Ican REALLY sympathize with you here. I have been driven to tears to get my son to eat. At the same time I do not want to drive him into an eating disorder. Definately do not make 2 meals though. __________________ ADHD= Attention Dialed into a Higher Dimension. For my Indigo son. Know how to suffer and how to laugh. Mother Teresa If you judge people you have no time to love them. Mother Teresa Run amok empath= the end of little miss nice girl. Tomorrow IS another day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EM7FaOc3Zk What Child Is This.

10-04-2008, 07:45 PM	#3
CallingAllAngels Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Gender: Female Posts: 4,911	I would lay down the law KG. As tough as this sounds, it has to be done. You can't end up catering to him his whole life. I imagine when he's hungry enough, he'll come to the table and eat __________________ "Accept Life On Life's Terms"....JAH You can't change yesterday but you can ruin today worrying about tomorrow. God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change The Courage to change the things I can And the Wisdom to know the difference...

10-04-2008, 07:54 PM	#6
KG Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 2 miles east of Hicksville Gender: Male Posts: 4,905	Tough love! And you ladies will cater to my aspirin needs when I tell him? LOL! __________________ Life is just a word until you go through it. I've got the scars to prove it.

10-04-2008, 08:12 PM	#7
kaoticbaby Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 1,904	also, invest in a george forman for the cold nights that you don't want to hear him complain (im betting you already have one) but i agree with the others. if you cook it... they will come (when theyre finally hungry) __________________ ILMBC: whatever. im getting him drunk and making him my bride.

10-04-2008, 07:51 PM	#5
iLoveMyBabyCairo Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Liverpool, where the sun never shines. Gender: Female Age: 22 Posts: 6,037	Okay, to start...crockpot meals are the BEST. Second, tell him... "I'm making meal tonight. You can eat it or you can go hungry. Or learn to cook!"

10-04-2008, 08:13 PM	#8
annie24 Online Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 29 Posts: 26,813	not like i have kids - but some book i was reading said to make some stuff that you like, and some stuff that you know he likes at each meal, and not to pressure him. so, like make a casserole, and then have some potatoes too. he could fill his entire dish up with potatoes, i guess. but i bet he would quickly bore of that and try your casserole.

10-04-2008, 08:15 PM	#9
KG Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 2 miles east of Hicksville Gender: Male Posts: 4,905	^^^You don't know my kid...digs heels in, and the battle begins! By the time it's over, I have no appetite. Guarantee he will be a lawyer! LOL! __________________ Life is just a word until you go through it. I've got the scars to prove it.