My 6 yr old niece is so picky with the food she eats?!
Question: My 6 yr old niece is so picky with the food she eats!?
i'm really concerned with my niece's health because she don't eat nutritious foods our body needs!.
she only eats the ff:
chocofilled dough nut
chocolate cake (it should be plain chocolate)
chocolate bars
all sorts of junk foods
bread (plain)
biscuits (plain)
mango
grapes
orange
banana
french fries
ice cream
marshmallows
those are the only food she eats!. no meat, rice, vegetables, nuts, everything! my dad once flogged her just to force her to eat but she just ended up crying!. what should we do!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
she only eats the ff:
chocofilled dough nut
chocolate cake (it should be plain chocolate)
chocolate bars
all sorts of junk foods
bread (plain)
biscuits (plain)
mango
grapes
orange
banana
french fries
ice cream
marshmallows
those are the only food she eats!. no meat, rice, vegetables, nuts, everything! my dad once flogged her just to force her to eat but she just ended up crying!. what should we do!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Hi,
I am a step mum of 2 young children and found it really difficult at first to get them to eat a balance diet!.
What worked for me was that I got them involved with the cooking and they ended up eating what they helped to cook!.
You just have to make it sounds like fun and have a "one mouthful rule"!.
They both did not like greens or salad like every children so I started them with a mouthful of greens or salad first before they ate the rest of their meal!. Soon they tastebuds adapted and they now eat pretty much everything even if they don't like it they make the effort!.
Don't try to make your niece eat a huge amount of food she does not usually eats, just start small and even though she only has a small bite, congratulate her and leave her alone until the next meal!. Slowly but surely she will eat!.
Also, if you are responsible for what she eats, limit the amount of the food you mentioned in your blog!.She will understand eventually that if she wants ice cream, she has to eat a tiny bit of greens!.
If you can though, as much as possible, try and get her involved in preparing the food, that will help!.
Good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
I am a step mum of 2 young children and found it really difficult at first to get them to eat a balance diet!.
What worked for me was that I got them involved with the cooking and they ended up eating what they helped to cook!.
You just have to make it sounds like fun and have a "one mouthful rule"!.
They both did not like greens or salad like every children so I started them with a mouthful of greens or salad first before they ate the rest of their meal!. Soon they tastebuds adapted and they now eat pretty much everything even if they don't like it they make the effort!.
Don't try to make your niece eat a huge amount of food she does not usually eats, just start small and even though she only has a small bite, congratulate her and leave her alone until the next meal!. Slowly but surely she will eat!.
Also, if you are responsible for what she eats, limit the amount of the food you mentioned in your blog!.She will understand eventually that if she wants ice cream, she has to eat a tiny bit of greens!.
If you can though, as much as possible, try and get her involved in preparing the food, that will help!.
Good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
Create a "milkshake" (smoothie) that has plenty of fiber and protein and vitamins in it that she likes!. This can have yogurt (no sweeteners in it) mixed with banana, mango, unsweetened cocoa, nutritional yeast, and/or other things added that she wouldn't normally eat!. Once she has at least one source of nutrition, her other habits may not be as alarming to you because you know she has at least some of the basics!. But I was a very picky kid; it was a texture and taste thing to me!. I was addicted to sugar!. and I grew up to have some nasty health issues!. I think of this issue often, and it is important to focus on what the child enjoys, and then expand upon that!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Since she is six she can only access the foods that you make available to her, let her have the bread and fruit but don't give her any of the other stuff!. Instead provide the nutritious food that you want her to eat!.
If she is eating lots of fruit and wholegrain bread you are not going to have to add very much more to her diet to make it healthy!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
If she is eating lots of fruit and wholegrain bread you are not going to have to add very much more to her diet to make it healthy!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
The first poster is not a parent!. simple as that!.
You need to take charge or at least the parents do, you are the adult and know what is best!. A 6 year old doesn't know how to take care of itself!.
Basically a good rule is that either you sit there until you eat it or you don't get anything else until you finish it!.
So if you make pasta and they want french fries and ice cream they either don't get any until the pasta is gone, or they simply just go to bed hungry!.
its time for some tough love!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You need to take charge or at least the parents do, you are the adult and know what is best!. A 6 year old doesn't know how to take care of itself!.
Basically a good rule is that either you sit there until you eat it or you don't get anything else until you finish it!.
So if you make pasta and they want french fries and ice cream they either don't get any until the pasta is gone, or they simply just go to bed hungry!.
its time for some tough love!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
get rid of all of the junk in your house!. i mean all of it!. there shouldn't be one unhealthy thing for hr 2 break into!. then, eat healthily, && give her healthy things- even at school, make her pack a lunch instead of being hot lunch!. eventually, she will be so hungry that shell eat it, and hopefully like it!. little kids tend to like the fattier cuts of beef and chicken!. also, let her try sushi!. shell feel like a grown up, because sushi is such a 'classy' food && its good for you!. if she likes hamburgers, make her turkey burgers!. those kinds of things!.
good luck, i was one of these children, && im still struggling with it!. you have to isolate her from junk food long enough for her to learn the lesson!.
byeWww@Answer-Health@Com
good luck, i was one of these children, && im still struggling with it!. you have to isolate her from junk food long enough for her to learn the lesson!.
byeWww@Answer-Health@Com
Lets look at this in another way,
these are the foods the parents lets the child get away with eating!.
You take such a child as old as 6 and say this is what there is to eat, period!. Not "is this what you would like to eat today"!.!.!.!.!.who is the parent!?
A hungry child will eat!. It is the job of the parent to make sure the child eats right!.
I have yet to see a child of 6 doing the food shopping for the family!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
these are the foods the parents lets the child get away with eating!.
You take such a child as old as 6 and say this is what there is to eat, period!. Not "is this what you would like to eat today"!.!.!.!.!.who is the parent!?
A hungry child will eat!. It is the job of the parent to make sure the child eats right!.
I have yet to see a child of 6 doing the food shopping for the family!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Fix what you normally fix for a meal, and set it on the table!.
Tell her!. This is what I am serving in "my house!."
If you don't like it!. Go to a restraunt, or go back home, and
leave the food on the table until she leaves the table!. Then
put it away!.
The next time she wants to come to visit her aunt!.
She can expect to eat what you serve, or stay home!.
And learn to treat you with "respect!."
I know!. I learned the hard way!.
If I complained, I did not have enough to eat!.
I would then, be offered, another piece of bread!. <}:-})Www@Answer-Health@Com
Tell her!. This is what I am serving in "my house!."
If you don't like it!. Go to a restraunt, or go back home, and
leave the food on the table until she leaves the table!. Then
put it away!.
The next time she wants to come to visit her aunt!.
She can expect to eat what you serve, or stay home!.
And learn to treat you with "respect!."
I know!. I learned the hard way!.
If I complained, I did not have enough to eat!.
I would then, be offered, another piece of bread!. <}:-})Www@Answer-Health@Com
I was a picky eater as a child - my Mum would send me to my Grandparents to be 'fattened up'!!
I'd suggest getting your niece involved in the whole 'cooking is fun' thing - invite her round and you can make fun, healthy, kiddie things to eat - mini burgers, veggie pizzas and fruit kebabs!.
Some children won't eat something if they don't know exactly what it is - the things she does eat she could consider familiar and 'safe'!. Getting her involved in the making, and smelling of the food could awaken her interest in it!.
Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com
I'd suggest getting your niece involved in the whole 'cooking is fun' thing - invite her round and you can make fun, healthy, kiddie things to eat - mini burgers, veggie pizzas and fruit kebabs!.
Some children won't eat something if they don't know exactly what it is - the things she does eat she could consider familiar and 'safe'!. Getting her involved in the making, and smelling of the food could awaken her interest in it!.
Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com
My 7 yr old son is also picky,even eats less foods than your niece!. I give him a muti-vitamin with immune support a few times a week,and also something that taste good to kids and is very good is Caranation Instant breakfast!.Lots of vitamins and minerals!. Plus, I wouldn't worry, most kids outgrow this!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Children must learn who is boss (hint: it must NOT be them!)
put a balanced and nutritions meal in front of her and make her sit there until she finishes eating it!.
Do not give in to her crying, pouting, temper tantrums or any of the other things that she has learned will make you bend to her will!.
Do this often enough and she will get the message!.
BTW, she will eat when she gets hungry!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
put a balanced and nutritions meal in front of her and make her sit there until she finishes eating it!.
Do not give in to her crying, pouting, temper tantrums or any of the other things that she has learned will make you bend to her will!.
Do this often enough and she will get the message!.
BTW, she will eat when she gets hungry!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
it is a fase she will grow into normal eating habits for now buy her sum peidialight an let her go eat what she wants when she gets sick enough times she will learn!. try to keep her eating fruits more than junk and slowly try to make her eat other things and try other things bribary works!. tell he rif she eats one or two bites of the meat or whatever you will let her eat a pice of chocolateWww@Answer-Health@Com
She can only eat what you give her!. She's not old enough to go out and buy her own food!. Do what they use to do back in the day--You either eat what's put in front of you or you don't eat at all!. It's that simple!. If she gets hungry enough, she'll eat about anything!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Try to explain to her the benefits in a kid-like manner!. Have different people brag about eating meat and other healthy foods!. A little peer pressure should help!.!.!.!.!.Then after that teach her the benefits of not following the crowd !.!.lol!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Make a game out of it!. Encourage her that eating healthy is not only good for her, but it can be fun too! Tell her to try to eat every color of the rainbow!Www@Answer-Health@Com
She's 6 years old, let her be a kid!. =]
When she gets older she'll realize what she needs to do to be healthy!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
When she gets older she'll realize what she needs to do to be healthy!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
If she won't eat, sneek it in the things she eats!. I did that with my cousin and it worked!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Of course she only eats that stuff! She's six years old and it's delicious!.
But if her family doesn't build healthy eating habits now, she's at risk for health problems and social problems later in life!. Trust me!.!.!. I just lost a friend last month to gout!. :(
As I'm sure you know, little kids can be headstrong!. :) So I'd say don't use sweets as rewards or forbid them outright!.
That will just increase their allure for her!. If you try to force a little kid eat "right," she'll resent it on principle!.
Encourage her to have a little piece of chocolate everyday!. Dark chocolate actually has several benefits!. But also talk to her about: A) the nutrients her body needs, and B) the adverse affects of sugar on skin (acne) and body (obesity, poor health)!. Six isn't too little to understand things like that!.
To expand her palette:
- She loves fruit and bread, so build every meal off of those!. - Try giving her strawberries and letting her dip them in different sauces!.
You can be successful!. Cheers to the poster above who said "she can eat only what you give her!."
Storytime:
I knew a girl in college who had never eaten a salad before!. All her family ate was macaroni and cheese, french fries, and chicken!. That's it!. I am not making this up!. She was 5'4", diabetic, struggling financially with health bills, and weighed 220 pounds!. Save your beautiful niece from this fate!!!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
But if her family doesn't build healthy eating habits now, she's at risk for health problems and social problems later in life!. Trust me!.!.!. I just lost a friend last month to gout!. :(
As I'm sure you know, little kids can be headstrong!. :) So I'd say don't use sweets as rewards or forbid them outright!.
That will just increase their allure for her!. If you try to force a little kid eat "right," she'll resent it on principle!.
Encourage her to have a little piece of chocolate everyday!. Dark chocolate actually has several benefits!. But also talk to her about: A) the nutrients her body needs, and B) the adverse affects of sugar on skin (acne) and body (obesity, poor health)!. Six isn't too little to understand things like that!.
To expand her palette:
- She loves fruit and bread, so build every meal off of those!. - Try giving her strawberries and letting her dip them in different sauces!.
You can be successful!. Cheers to the poster above who said "she can eat only what you give her!."
Storytime:
I knew a girl in college who had never eaten a salad before!. All her family ate was macaroni and cheese, french fries, and chicken!. That's it!. I am not making this up!. She was 5'4", diabetic, struggling financially with health bills, and weighed 220 pounds!. Save your beautiful niece from this fate!!!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Some experts believe kicking sugar is harder than kicking cigarettes or even heroine
I had to take sugar out of my home period for a while when my son was the same age as your niece
And I had only healthy food so he had no choice but to eat what was their or he would starve now he is far from picky and eats soo healthy
now he would rather have fruit with yogurt and granola instead of donuts and cake
he doesnt even care for junk food at all
Since less variety is less appealing, consider buying only one kind of cookies or chips!. If your niece is really hooked on the bad stuff, try weaning her off of it slowly by offering similar
I had to take sugar out of my home period for a while when my son was the same age as your niece
And I had only healthy food so he had no choice but to eat what was their or he would starve now he is far from picky and eats soo healthy
now he would rather have fruit with yogurt and granola instead of donuts and cake
he doesnt even care for junk food at all
Since less variety is less appealing, consider buying only one kind of cookies or chips!. If your niece is really hooked on the bad stuff, try weaning her off of it slowly by offering similar
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