Any supper ideas I didn't think of??

amother

Offwhite

Yesterday at 8:07 pm

Chili (parve or with ground meat) I let my kids eat it with tortilla chips so it's fun
Tuna/avocado/egg salad wraps

Knishes or blintzes

When I really am uninspired for supper I'll do rice, tuna, and diced cucumbers mixed with some salt

amother

Diamond

Yesterday at 8:38 pm

Take the food that they like and dip it in the food that they don't like. Show then. Then they eat it even though it only has a minuscule amount. Over time you increase how much "bad" goes on "good"
(Example pasta and dip it in meat sauce for a few bites. Then put a small chunk of the meat on the pasta. Eventually they will eat pasta mixes with meat)

amother

Saddlebrown

Yesterday at 9:03 pm

OP, some people responding here sound clueless about extremely picky eater kids (arfid maybe?). I totally relate as I have one kid who sounds like yours and others a bit less extreme.
I am laughing at some responses. "Just put it out and theyll eat it eventually" No.not how it works with these kids.
Dip the pasta into a drop of meat sauce, then add small chunks etc.. And soon he'll be eating meatballs... Also no. My son wont eat meatball just because its in small chunks. He hates tons of food.
And No its not a control/anxiety/ocd thing at least not with my son. He rely truly hates most food. He has agreed to try food (with bribes) and he would want to like it but he spits it out and says its really disgusting. He just realky dislkes the taste of it.
Its very very difficult. And even more annoying when people who dont get it give silly advice that works for other kids.
Hatzlacha!

amother

↑ Melon ↓

Yesterday at 10:09 pm

amother Saddlebrown wrote:

I never ate food. And my parents were nice and understanding and just gave me the few foods I liked.

And now I'm grown up and still don't eat most foods. And yes, I resent the fact that they didn't push me.

I don't force my kids to eat anything. But I strongly encourage. And even if they won't eat it, it goes on their plate.

Also. I can believe there's one picky eater. If everyone hates the same things, it's just because that's what everyone else is doing.

amother

Freesia

Yesterday at 10:26 pm

There are a million different versions of chicken out there. They have to try it to say for sure they don’t like it. Crunchy breaded, sweet, hot poppers, Chinese, bbq, grilled, herb flavored etc…
Try to work with their flavor palette, if they like fried food try a few different fried crunchy versions till they hopefully like one at least.
Do they like franks? You can do goulash- franks and potatoes.
What about meat? Like skirt steak, pepper steak, beef stew.

amother

Cognac

Yesterday at 10:29 pm

Sometimes I offer dessert for those who eat the protein.

So if I make noodles and salmon, anyone who eats salmon will get ice cream. Amount of ice cream is based on how much salmon they ate...

I don't do this every time, just once in a while...

amother

Mint

Yesterday at 10:37 pm

I don't know you and I don't know your kids, I'm just going based on what you shared so far so please forgive me if this is off base.

I think it might be time to deep dive into exploring food and working on picky eating. There are so many resources out there nowadays that can help with this, a personal favorite is the Kids Eat in Color blog. There are doable, small shifts you can make to encourage your children to broaden their horizons without fighting with them. Some things I have implemented that really changed my life are I make one safe food at every meal so even if a child doesn't like the protein, at least they're eating something, I also put the main dish on everyone's plate regardless of whether they will eat it or not, putting the same food on the plate of the kids who won't eat it every time I make it and I offer my pickiest child opportunities to cook with me. Has it solved the picky eating? No. But it has given me the ability to make a variety of foods that I and my not picky kids will enjoy without the stress of worrying what the picky ones will eat.

I say this as a kid whose mother made the same 5 suppers every night for my whole childhood and forced me to eat food I didn't like, learn about this stuff, it's worth it.

amother

Mauve

Yesterday at 10:47 pm

Do your kids like any variations of soups? Bh most of my kids really like soup and they got a lot of their vegetables through that. My kids are picky but not as picky as what you're talking about so I do have supper options. What about like breakfast for supper - waffles, pancakes, hash browns, eggs.
Or I do bean chili and tacos
Granola and smoothie? I know it's not really a supper but it is healthy. My kids recently got into this and keep asking me to make. I do it for breakfast/dessert usually.

amother

↑ OP

Yesterday at 11:31 pm

Ty all
After reading these posts I admit that I kind of got lazy recently when it comes to cooking supper since I know it's usually rejected either ways and therefore I just make on repeat what will actually get eaten.
I will try to incorporate some of these ideas and hoping to broaden their taste buds...

↑ tichellady

Yesterday at 11:52 pm

Some things my kids sometimes eat:
Cottage cheese pancakes ( with or without smoothies)
Raw tofu with soy sauce and cucumbers- they can dip themselves
Edamame
Dutch baby pancake
Chickpeas
Red lentil soup
Sometimes I make a plate with cut apples, nuts, cheese, crackers, etc and that’s dinner for the kids

I think it’s fine for the kids to have eggs for dinner frequently, they are healthy. Just add another new thing at dinner to expose them

amother

↑ Melon

Today at 12:14 am

amother OP wrote:

Good luck.

It's important to remember the long term goal, which is healthy children with a healthy relationship with food.

Exposure to food, whether they eat it or not, is helpful. Remember that when your kids don't want the supper you made.

Yesterday I made chicken. I got 3 UGHS when the kids came home from school and found out. But I gave them all chicken, they all tasted it, and then they all said it was yummy. (No one asked for doubles, but they finished the 1/8th of a chicken I gave them)

I can post the recipe tomorrow if you want. It was pretty easy. Sweet chili sauce, maple syrup, soy sauce, ketchup. And I baked it for 3 hours so it was super soft. Flipped halfway through so the flavor was really absorbed on all sides.

amother

Eggshell

Today at 12:39 am

Focus on protein not variety.

Being that they anyways are picky (and only like relatively easy to prepare food) make a weekly menu for your kids and different menu for you and your husband.

Greek yogurt has a lot of protein, eggs and beans are good as well. Let them eat bread for lunch and dinner if they want as long as they got protein (which can be peanut butter).

Eventually you can try saying they’re not allowed to have from mommy and Tottys food even if they want - make your food look yummy, present it nicely, and say it’s a treat for mature ppl. They’ll come around.

And treat yourself! Don’t get burnt out! Make nice dinners for you and husband and enjoy not having your work thrown back at you…