Help a 7 year old eating me out of house and home!

littleredhen

porridge should only take 3 mins in the microwave and it definately fills them up

full-time-mum

It might be worth looking into the principles of the GI diet. A lot of it is seeds and nuts which aren't exactly child friendly but I've found that understanding a little about hi/low GI foods work has helped me not to get hungry too quickly after a meal.

I'm not suggesting you put them on a GI diet, just that you use some of the ideas in conjunction with your normal regieme.

nzmegs

I have just had a nightmare weekend with my 5 year old daughter who is going through a very faddy stage - constantly hungry but tells me there is nothing nice to eat. Previously she was very healthy but has now started refusing to eat fruit (except tinned pineapple) won't eat meat as it is too chewy, sandwiches are boring, only one flavour of crisps will do, won't eat bread rolls or toast, cereal is also boring unless it is the very sugary variety (which i will only buy on special occassions).
I am pulling my hair out and have put my foot down. Now they have 3 meals a day plus two snacks and if they refuse to eat at one meal they must wait till the next. I have started a meal sticker chart and I am hoping for success. My 8 year old son has joined in, but to be fair he isn't really the problem....
I long for the problems you have with your son. My daughter would happily survive on sweets if given half a chance.
The only thing i would say though is that homemade muffins go down well in our house. I make them with oats and bran and banana and 50/50 wholemeal/white flour and the kids love them - but just one of these monsters will fill up any rumbling tummy!

me_and_me_monkeys

Thanks you guys!

He has toast school mornings as he has a lot of difficulty co-ordinating his hand and mouth so often there isn't time to give him and then get him dressed or to change his clothes cos he is in a mess.

Tonight for tea he had turkey tomato and lentil risotto (all white rice as I was in a hurry) and he'll scoff a banana on the way to beavers.

school dinners don't seem to touch the sides - I have been called into school to give him a snak in the afternoon as he was sobbing from being hungary

ailuro2

You HAVE checked him for worms, haven't you?:p

If he's crying through hunger not long after having school dinners, then I'd get him checked out by a doctor.

Keep a diary of how much and what he's eating before he goes- so the doctor can see you're giving him healthy food, and proper portions of it.

Try a chunk of cheese with the toast - easy to eat, hard to make a mess with- remember kids do need fat in their diet to give them enough energy- not processed junk food type fat, but good honest food without additives and preservatives.

india

My son's five and he's the same

me_and_me_monkeys

I have checked for worms!! I'll ask the school nurse for some advice (ha ha) it seems she can get an appointment at the GP better than I can!

nz megs can you give me the receipe please sound yummy

sooz

me_and_me_monkeys wrote: »

Thanks you guys!

He has toast school mornings as he has a lot of difficulty co-ordinating his hand and mouth so often there isn't time to give him and then get him dressed or to change his clothes cos he is in a mess.

I make my boys have breakfast first, then get dressed for school. That way only pjs get dirty, not school clothes!

me_and_me_monkeys

there wouldn't be time to dress him after - it takes him so long to sort himself out - we already get up at 6.00am to get them all sorted. Special Needs are so much fun!!!

BernadetteN

It's really hard to compare without seeing your portion sizes, but I'd say your son is eating about the same as my 11 year old eats who swims competively for 10 hours a week (that's around 20km of swimming), plays rugby for 2 hours, walks 10 miles to school each week and is generally quite active outside those times. He weighs 35kg and is 153cm tall so on a BMI index is underweight but not dangerously so. The only thing that stands out is the amount of fruit that your son is eating but of course it depends on the size of apples and bananas.

How about, apart from keeping a food diary, trying to measure the amount of calories your son is eating and also try gauging how much exercise he does in a day (exercise which would get his heart beating faster such as running, cycling, jumping). Then it would be time to consider any medical issues in conjunction with your diaries.