15 year old fussy eater

carmina_piranha

I'd say maybe buy him one pot noodle a week though.

elsien

The not eating sandwiches thing is interesting. I know someone who hates sandwiches because he likes his food "separate", but will quite happily eat the same two slices of bread and ham (or whatever) if it's on the plate and not in sandwich form. Then again, he is on the spectrum, which makes a difference.

sooty&sweep

Hi
Have you spoken to a Dr about this ? Nutritionally what he's eating isn't great.
I wonder if some time with a nutritionalist trying to understand what it is he doesnt like & why.
Also explaining to him why he needs a more balanced diet. Children / young people sometimes switch off to their parents as they see it as nagging.
Jen

ivyleaf

Spinkz wrote: »

Has it crossed your mind that he is trying to bulk up but is too ashamed to admit it to you?

Pot noodles and fried chicken are both protein rich! You said he eats half a loaf of bread as well, is it whole wheat or white? Both are used to increase muscle mass but whole wheat is better. He's 15 and probably image conscious and wont admit it but i bet that is what he's doing

I forgot to add eggs, they are also protein rich.

I wondered this as well.

Rambosmum

Let him eat what he wants but don't fund takeaways. That'll mean he lives off shreddies and potnoodle. I suspect he'll get bored pretty quickly. But you have to not give in to the fast food.

persa

Has your son been tested for food allergies?

To this day, I'm still annoyed I was labelled a 'fussy eater' when I was younger. The truth of the matter is certain foods made me ill, and that put me off eating most foods. Getting diagnosed was a real turning point. Now I know what I actually have to avoid, I'm quite adventurous with food.

If I had identified pot noodles didn't make me feel sick, well, I'd have quite happily eaten them day in day out too. Boredom was never an issue. It was all about what tasted 'safe'.

Do you have have meals out in restaurants? If so, does he order anything you might not expect? That would indicate the problem wasn't the food, but the cook. My school dinners were gross and I'm not the biggest fan of my mum's cooking, even though the rest of the family are.

Primrose

I wonder if you arn't simply condoning his behaviour by allowing yiurself to be manipulated . Stop buying pot noodles etc and serve only one meal for the whole family. If he's gets hungry enough he will eventually have to est something . Have you thought you're encouraging your son to become a social pariah when eating out in company when he's older with all these dislikes and fussy habits and he will drive any future wife totally nuts.

If after three days he,s still refusing to eat more normal food sit him dow and tell him you're taking him to the GP to be referred for some therapy. And follow theough with it. I reckon the fear of this becoming known to his peers will soon persuade him to be a little more adventurous in his esting jabit s.

And get him to start learning to cook some meals for himself too. and force hi to eat his failures too. He may well find then it's easier to eat what you cook than to do it himself.

Primrose

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bagpussbear

I used to be a child that was a fussy eater. Not because I was spoilt (far from it) or a little madam/ungrateful. Just simply I could not bear the taste of certain foods.

As I got to be an older teenager, it widened out. Started to gain more confidence in trying new things.

OP my advice is not to sweat this too much, it is likely just a phase and he will start to widen his diet soon enough. But in the meantime, I would suggest you make sure he has a multi-vitamins/iron every day, and if he will drink juices make sure they are available in the fridge.

peachyprice

restless6 wrote: »

Thing is if you enable Her now , what sort if adult will you make of her ? How will she cope if she doesn't get her way ?
You can do this while she lives at home but in the longer term you will probably be making things harder for her as she might not know how to function unless she gets what she wants !!

Oh goodness, you've missed the point entirely.