What can i feed the fussiest eater in the world?

moogiegirl

How about an omlette with salad or a savory pancake.

charlies_mum

abbecer wrote: »

I will be moving soon and plan to grow a few of my own veg so will be probably turning to you for advice. It appeals to me so much to go into the garden and pick our tea. The kids will love it as well and can't wait as it is one of the activities we have planned for the school hols. My two year old will probably eat all the seeds though!!!

Rebecca x

Eating your own is great - last night we had pasta and bolognese sauce with our own lettuce, onion and beetroot - DH just went outside and picked a few lettuce leaves - no waste, and it was lovely :j

moanymoany

If you bake a batch of spuds he can have one or two with meal number one.

Next day cut a couple into wedge shapes and fry them.

Next day cut them into slices - and fry them

Get the piccy. Done like this they do seem to go with most things and they are not too difficult.

Fussy eaters eh! My FIL refused to eat cabbage and custard because they were common. My SIL said she absolutely HATED custard and it never passed her lips. What a shock for her when I pointed out the yellow stuff in trifle (her fave pud) was the dreaded custard. Nasty looks from MIL. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Uniscots97

Hi All, looking for a bit of help here. I'm running out of ideas what to feed the youngest (13, so she's not exactly a little kid) of my new family. She doesn't like fruit or veg and just refuses to eat them. I've been a bit sneaky and pureed things and put them into bolognaise etc but am running out of ideas what to do. Her brother and my OH will eat anything put in front of them. I want to keep us all eating healthily but keep cost down as we're watching the pennies.

So far I've managed to convince her to eat:-

onions
peas
sweetcorn
potatoes (mash, which she wasn't keen on before)


Please help as she would eat pasta at every meal and I'm not getting into cooking two separate dinners (which I have done in the past!).

P.S. She won't touch baked beans and she won't have spread (butter or marg) when I make sandwiches.

pukkamum

If she will eat mash have you tried her with cauliflower cheese with mash my son wont eat cauliflower so i mash it in with his potatoes and pour over cheese sauce he loves it! You can also chuck on any veg she will eat (and maybe try some she wont) as the cheese sauces disguises everything. x x

whatatwit

At 13, she is old enough to cook her own pasta...my daughter does.
Does she just want a plain tomato sauce with it, as you could make a load and freeze it. You could hide plenty of veg in it and just leave what she likes showing.
That way, you would stop any potential arguements and no doubt she would start to eat whatever you have cooked.

Pink.

Hi unixgirl,

I don't know if it will be any help but it might be worth having a look through these threads for ideas:

Heeelpp! Having problems menu planning due to fussy kids!

Help, I have a fussy teenager

Feeding a fussy eater on a budget

Help..Any Recipes for a fussy family?

Help With Fussy Eaters

Fussy boyfriend!

Introduction and first question - fussy OH

Pink

Sharra

My 13 yr old is very fussy but has improved dramatically over the last couple of months - partly maybe cos he's growing loads and is hungrier but partly because I started getting tough and insisting he at least ate one mouthful of something that I put on his plate or else he went hungry.
Oh and for a little while I also linked eating something he hadn't eaten before into pocket money. For tea tonight he ate some curly kale and carrots which would have been unheard of 6 months ago.

lynzpower

Not having butter or marg is no biggie, she and plenty of others word wide do without these, and its not like they are an overly nutritious part of the diet So on this note Id say pick your battles

At 13, she'll be testing those boundaries to the Nth degree. She will be wanting to see that you give a damn, but beware dont let her see shes pulling your strings!

TBH my OH didnt eat ANY veg until he moved in with me, and now he eats almost everything put in front of him. ( courgettes still a no go, but everything else goes down well, even mushrooms he claimed he could never eat! Now has daily )

Is this anything to do with "model behaviour" as I like to call it- wanting to live like the pop stars. If it is, then capitalise with salads ( potato salad,colslaws are cheap enough to make) grilled lean meats/ fishes. jacket potatoes?

Is she cooking herself- this makes a big difference being involved. As per jamies school dinners

Saying that there are STACKS of healthy pasta meals - and they are cheap too- on a budget 3 times a week isnt unheard of - maybe a chicken lasagne ( with rubber chicken, veg, cream sauce) spag bol, and a tomato & veg type thing.

MRSMCAWBER

Hi there

how about getting some cookery books/mags out and letting her choose some things she would like to try.... or look on sites like www.bbc.co.uk/food or www.uktvfood.co.uk i know you are probably very busy, but even just a couple of things made up at the weekend and frozen might take the pressure off. She may be more interested if she got to make it herself too...

On those sites you can put in the 3 ingredients she likes and it will try and find you any recipes that uses them.. so she could put her faves in and see what comes up..