Looking for **Kid Recipes** for picky eaters!!

french toast sticks.. i have the rec. here at the house and you are welcome to come and look at it


what about the yummy chicken? and hash brown tatos like we have?

Most picky eaters like grilled cheese sandwiches for a lunch treat. I've always found that a picky eater will eat when they are hungry. I used to give one of mine when he was little a piece of bread a small cookie cutter and told him he could cut the bread into magic shapes if he wanted to but if he did he would have to eat the bread. He would cut it up into stars and hearts and then eat it. LOL He's grown now and no longer a picky eater.

that's a great idea!! yeah my kids love grilled cheese. If they werent so tiny I wouldn't put up with them being so picky..

They will eat when they are hungry - so don't worry. My concern is the hot dogs and chicken nuggets - both processed foods - NOT good for them. Plain chicken you grill yourself - MUCH BETTER. Natural peanut butter - NOTHING Lite as it is full of aspertame. Yogurt - same thing - must get it in the organic section of your grocery story.

The problem is these foods are addictive - including fast foods.

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my kids when they were young liked anything on a shish kebab skewer, chicken, beef, hot dogs. I removed the meat from the skewer in front of them and tossed out the stick.

Never thought of that thanks

I regret letting my daughter be a picky eater!

English muffin pizzas. Let each child make their own with some shredded mozzarella cheese and cooked meat like pepperoni, sausage or bacon (and they might choose to add some veggies if they are making it themselves so it can't hurt to have bowls of tiny chopped mushrooms, tomatoes or onions just in case!). Toss it in the oven for about 20 minutes.

It might be helpful to find out if they will eat certain veggies with certain foods. For instance, my picky son only likes green beans if it's with ham. He loves carrots but only in chicken noodle soup. He will eat red and green peppers and onions but only in my jambalaya. Maybe it has to do with textures or the combination of flavors but whatever it is, it works. Then of course there are the times that the veggie is on the side, like broccoli, cauliflower or brussel sprouts. I put some sea salt on them (while they watch b/c they don't believe me!) and he will eat them, though lets me know the entire time how much he hates vegetables. Some shredded cheddar cheese on top of the vegetables could be popular too.

My youngest is picky in a different way. He won't touch spaghetti-os and steals the broccoli from his siblings' plates!

My son is like that with some veggies. Like corn--he will only eat it on top of mashed potatoes because he saw his cousin do it. I tried to get him to eat peas that way, but it wouldn't work.

He likes raw baby carrots and celery, with no dips, but unless they are in chicken noodle soup or he doesn't notice them in a casserole, he won't eat them cooked.

For whatever reason, my kids all hate peas, but LOVE sugar snap peas. I guess it's fun to take them out of the pod.

Corn on top of mashed potatoes is good :)

Yeah, I think he likes raw veggies because of the crunch...I've watched him eat green beans straight from the garden, but won't eat them cooked.

Yet the first time I served him asparagus, he ate it all and asked for more, and he loves broccoli!

I've heard some parents do the whole "You have to try two bites before you decide you don't like it" with new foods, so it's worth trying, but my son doesn't go for that...so I just packed up leftovers and sent them to the babysitter's house and he would eat ANYTHING for her.

I think it has something to do with the fact that we let them get away with it...

The french toast sticks sounds like a good idea. i had a friend years ago, her daughter is the same age as my oldest, she was very tiny. The doctor told her to let her daughter eat anything she could

yep that is the same way with one of my twins.. the picky one. he is awfully tiny for his age.. he is 4 1/2 but looks like a 2 year old. his doc told me.. if he likes hot dogs.. let him eat hot dogs..just to get meat into him.. and so on

Also, get rid of the white bread. Whole wheat is best.

Linda, when I eat bread it is whole wheat but I try not to eat bread because the Arimidex makes on heavy in the belly.

Find creative ways to make the food more appetizing to children. As with adults it is all in the presentation. Make a game out of the food and once the game is complete then so is the food. Make boats out of cucumbers etc. but let the children be involved in the making of the food. Kids love to be creative and usually will eat what they create.

Do your kids like rice? Elliott loves rice, and we eat it a lot. His favorite way to eat it is with cashew chicken or orange chicken, although there are plenty of other ways we eat it, too.

I'm really lucky and Elliott isn't picky at all. He doesn't like peas, but that's the only thing I can think of off the top of my head that he doesn't like.

The little ones I babysit are picky, especially the little girl. They are more likely to eat something if they help me cook it, though.

they don't like rice i think its the texture.. my one twin eats about anything.. and my daughter isnt that bad besides the veggie thing.. but the smaller twin and my oldest is really picky it sucks!

Jerry Seinfeld's wife has a book out that makes food look good while sneaking the veggies in, in a puree form. It sounds like it is worth looking into in your case.

I would still try to put out a new food with maybe a dot of ranch dressing. Introducing the foods is the first step. You could also try cookie cutters on sandwiches to see if that helps.

they love ranch..so thats a great idea.. maybe ill get out some carrots and other veggies with some ranch

well hamburger and tuna helper are out lmao.

tuna fish sandwiches.
biscuits and gravy
pork roast with only potatoes and no carrots
taco salad with shredded chicken
grilled cheese
cheese crisps

i'm not sure where you could incorporate corn, other than a side dish. =/

hmm I never thought about taco saled with chicken instead.. that will work! what are cheese crisps

cheese crsips are like quesadillas [sp?] but you take tortillas and sprinkle cheese over them and put them in the microwave or fry them on the skillet and eat them like that, instead of folding them over and putting other things inside. i think it's a southwestern thing lol.

or you could do shredded turkey for the taco salad!

those sounds good I bet my kids would like them

make the food look fun, bright colors, shapes, use cookie cutters
they will also eat what they help make, proud of thier own cooking

thanks so much :)