hello all,

i have a 2.5yr old son who doesnt eat much fruit or any veg. he has terrible nappies, and i can only assume its a lack of good stuff. my partner thinks he is allergic to milk.

in an average day he will eat

3 weetabix or a good portion of shredies or cherios

lunch is a sandwich usually ham, cheese triangle, youhurt and a mini box of raisons and a banana.

dinner is terrible, he wont eat veg, wont eat potatoes, today he did eat chicken and bacon pasta bake, normally refuses things like this, he wont eat pies/ shepherds pie/ spag bol. if i do roast dinner he will have yorkshire pudding and the meat.

so to actually ask my question are these friut flakes and friut strings any good? or are they all sugar. im hoping they are actually good for the children as ive managed to convince ds2 the flakes are chocolate and the strings are sweets. if they are a healthy choice then i will give him one each day as got to be better for him than nothing.

it upsets me he wont touch veg, no matter what i try for him. today he wanted sausages. i try to do a varied meal for them buut sometimes its easier to do processed food as they eat it. my eldest son eats all veg and most fruit so its come as a shock. dd is fussier but not as bad as ds2.

many thanks in advance

gemma

hi and welcome

sounds like you have your hands full there.

are his nappies worse on days when he has loads of milk/cheese/yoghurt etc. that would be a good sign that hes dairy intolerant.

sorry but i have no idea on the fruity things you mention - we never have stuff lick that, not sure why but not something i've ever bought really.

it sounds like hes getting full at breakfast - 3 weetabix is a lot for a 2.5yr old imo. the sandwiches sound good. does he like the fruitpots? my dd loves jacket potato with frutapura mixed in.

x

Hi

I do buy them, and I think they are very far removed from fresh fruit. But mine will eat both!

BW

Fran

Hiya

My soon to be 4yr old is an extremely fussy eater (won't eat any veg, little fruit, and nothing wet) I think these products do contain sugars but normally of the fruit kind so slightly better for you.  I think its a balance in your mind - in my eyes they are good for Ed as they give him some vitamins he wouldn't get anywhere else - he won't take vitamin supplements, and also they are a variety to his diet, and he is that fussy that any variety is a step in the right direction!!!  I have almost stopped being fussy about what he eats and just started being glad when he eats something remotely different!! 

Ed loves dried apricots, maybe you could try those, they are very sweet and a good colour so tend to be more appealing.  Humzinger bars were also one of Ed's favourites.

Emma x

HI

I agree that 3 wheetabix for breakfast is a lot. My DD has 1, one-and-a-half at most.

Could you try giving him a banana with his cereal? Or chopping banana or strawberries up and topping the cereal with it?

You could make real milkshakes by blending a banana with the milk.

Keep putting some veg on his plate, just a little at the side, if he sees you eating it he may try it. In my experience 2.5yrs is a fussy stage. Just recently DD2 has decided she doesn't like (want) carrots or peas.

I think they are OK, but like the prevous poster, I'd suggest trying real fruit. You can get little packets of dried fruit like raisins, apricots and prunes, they are usually down the babking supplies isles in the supermarket. I sometimes get 'juicy prunes' for my kids and they love them.

Also, a colourful 'fruit salad' goes down well, strawberry, banana and Kiwi diced, or orange segmented. Could be good to arrange like traffic lights if your DS goes in for that sort of thing.

Other possiblities for getting veg into them is to 'hide' it in things like pizza.

Oh, and my DD will eat carrot if it's mashed up along with the mashed potato.

And a glass of orange juice or apple juice counts as 1 portion and will give a fair amount of vitamin C.

Good luck. Try not to worry too much

Sam

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