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I guess i could pack an assortment of snacks that equal out to what he needs.
That's the way to go. Lunch is simply a substantial serving of food that is eaten mid-day; the food in question can be anything the person likes. Sandwiches are not the only item on the lunch menu, just as cereals aren't the only thing you can eat for breakfast.
I had one that didn't like sandwiches or most traditional sandwich fillings. I often cooked boneless buffalo wings for her, wrapped them in foil to stay hot, and sent that. Soup in a thermos (not practical in summer I know) was another lunch option. Sometimes it was a hard boiled egg or two and some fruit/veggies. She would also eat tuna salad in a small container. I would core an apple some days and stuff it with peanut butter. There are plenty of other nut butters available now.
They make small freezer packs to fit into a lunch box to keep things cold. I'd recommend purchasing a few to expand your options.
Like others mentioned, she is still the one that will try "exotic" foods. Her fiance's mother cooks very traditional Chinese proteins including organ meats, etc. My daughter tries them all. I can't even bring myself to think about eating some of the things she has tried.
NO I have never tried food aversion therapy. He was given OT for other issues and sensory problems. I will ask about it when he starts back in september.
Please let the OT know about his feeding/eating issues as they are usually connected to other sensory issues. In fact, in some/many cases the feeding/eating issues can be far more of a problem in real life than the other issues.
Try using cold packs in his lunch box if you are concerned about foods going bad. Also, try using a wide mouth thermos to keep hot foods hot/warm. Or just have him try dinner leftovers cold. Maybe he will be like many adults and enjoy things like pizza cold the next day.
I am not a parent, but I was a picky eater and I know in hindsight what would have worked for me.
I was a kid when the conventional wisdom was, "Require them to eat adult foods and keep re-serving the uneaten portions. They will eat when they're hungry." This taught me how to be stubborn and I even fainted a few times for lack of eating.
Meanwhile, had anyone bothered to at least give me things I did like, I would have been ok. I liked raw broccoli, for example. Nuts, sunflower seeds, granola, soup, etc. I liked a lot of healthy things.
How about soup in a thermos? Would having him participate in making the lunch help? You could get a bento box and make it fun.
Shop around for the thermos. Target has one that is as wide as a bowl. I send pasta in it and it stays a safe temp till lunch. The best trick is to preheat it with boiling water from the kettle before you put the food in. Also, sunbutter tastes just like peanut butter to us.
Second the suggestion that food aversions can be part of sensory issues that an OT can help with.
So do you of you have kids who don't like "traditional lunch food". Basically cold foods. He wont eat deli meat. Only crab salad sandwich and I don't want to send that in a lunch box. Not knowing if the temp will keep long enough.
He has basically had PB&J for (school) lunch for the last 3 years. He wont eat school food at ALL. He also wants left over dinner but its not possible for them to heat it up.
Well camp doesn't allow peanuts and I don't know what to feed him.
Any suggestions?
this is an easy fix. what you do over a course of several weeks is have your son cook or prepare a meal. what many parents don't realize is that they're enabling the pickiness by having their children be passive recipients of food prepared by others and also sending subliminal msg's of what's good and bad. the truth is, it's your parenting that's lead to this. you ask your child what do you wanna make, and then show him basic instructions on how to make it. have him/her make it.. you'll see instant results. they'll start eating anything.
How about hummus with pretzels or pita chips? They sell it pre-packaged in the deli section. It's not filling enough by itself for an adult lunch, but it might be good enough for your kid. And speaking of hummus, why not go the Middle Eastern route? Foods like kebabs, shwarma, falafel, etc. taste as good at room temperature as they do piping hot.
this is an easy fix. what you do over a course of several weeks is have your son cook or prepare a meal. what many parents don't realize is that they're enabling the pickiness by having their children be passive recipients of food prepared by others and also sending subliminal msg's of what's good and bad. the truth is, it's your parenting that's lead to this. you ask your child what do you wanna make, and then show him basic instructions on how to make it. have him/her make it.. you'll see instant results. they'll start eating anything.
He will cook a whole meal with me and won't eat it. I have tried the taste it over and over again still won't eat it. He's one of those kids that will not eat it If he doesn't have a option he likes he would rather starve literally he will go all day without food.
He will cook a whole meal with me and won't eat it. I have tried the taste it over and over again still won't eat it. He's one of those kids that will not eat it If he doesn't have a option he likes he would rather starve literally he will go all day without food.
Been there, done that. It is NO fun.
I tried EVERYthing and did a lot of things wrong. I consulted every specialist I could think of and even forced our way onto the schedule of an eating disorder specialist for teens even though my son was only 6 at the time.
He told me to back WAY off. Just let it go.
I stopped mentioning eating or his diet at all. NO discussions about trying things or anything like that. I had to get the grandmothers to stop also. I just made food and he ate it or didn't. He managed to feed himself enough to grow to be a 6'4" adult now.
Hang in there. Provide what he will eat, give him a vitamin and send him on his way.
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I just made food and he ate it or didn't. He managed to feed himself enough to grow to be a 6'4" adult now.
