Guest guest Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 how about spaghetti type dishes?? My son will eat ANYTHING with tomato sauce. cherrie - " Hippie Girl " <plur4aloha Wednesday, June 01, 2005 11:56 AM Childrens meals... > HELP! > > I need healthy nutritious meals to feed my step daughter! My daughter > eats what I make her but my step daughter only wants McDonalds. I > cannot begin to express how anti McDonalds I am. Anyhow, it is her > week to come over and I am out of ideas of what to try to make for > her. I understand that we are each entitled to our own beliefs but as > a parent our job is to take good care of our children how do we do > that feeding them all the foods they are used to . I feel that I do > not need to change my house to suit her " Mother " . Can you please give > me any kid friendly recepies you know of. She is also ADHD so I try to > avoid sugar. Thank you so much and if anybody has any advise I am more > than open to any suggetions. Thanks! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Spaghetti works great unless she is having a hyper day then it ends up on my walls. Have you ever tried to give your son spaghetti squash? I am wondering if anybody has had any luck with it. Cherrie Jacobsen <glitterophelia wrote:how about spaghetti type dishes?? My son will eat ANYTHING with tomato sauce. cherrie - " Hippie Girl " <plur4aloha Wednesday, June 01, 2005 11:56 AM Childrens meals... > HELP! > > I need healthy nutritious meals to feed my step daughter! My daughter > eats what I make her but my step daughter only wants McDonalds. I > cannot begin to express how anti McDonalds I am. Anyhow, it is her > week to come over and I am out of ideas of what to try to make for > her. I understand that we are each entitled to our own beliefs but as > a parent our job is to take good care of our children how do we do > that feeding them all the foods they are used to . I feel that I do > not need to change my house to suit her " Mother " . Can you please give > me any kid friendly recepies you know of. She is also ADHD so I try to > avoid sugar. Thank you so much and if anybody has any advise I am more > than open to any suggetions. Thanks! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 carbs are okay, I have no issues with carbs.. mainly sugar and things that stain. I can try to prevent choas... at least a bit! Cherrie Jacobsen <glitterophelia wrote:I haven't tried it, but only because I can't stand spaghetti squash, myself. haha. So are carbs right out? Cherrie - " Tina Nunes " <plur4aloha Wednesday, June 01, 2005 12:56 PM Re: Childrens meals... > Spaghetti works great unless she is having a hyper day then it ends up on > my walls. Have you ever tried to give your son spaghetti squash? I am > wondering if anybody has had any luck with it. > > Cherrie Jacobsen <glitterophelia wrote:how about spaghetti > type dishes?? My son will eat ANYTHING with tomato > sauce. > > > cherrie > > - > " Hippie Girl " <plur4aloha > > Wednesday, June 01, 2005 11:56 AM > Childrens meals... > > >> HELP! >> >> I need healthy nutritious meals to feed my step daughter! My daughter >> eats what I make her but my step daughter only wants McDonalds. I >> cannot begin to express how anti McDonalds I am. Anyhow, it is her >> week to come over and I am out of ideas of what to try to make for >> her. I understand that we are each entitled to our own beliefs but as >> a parent our job is to take good care of our children how do we do >> that feeding them all the foods they are used to . I feel that I do >> not need to change my house to suit her " Mother " . Can you please give >> me any kid friendly recepies you know of. She is also ADHD so I try to >> avoid sugar. Thank you so much and if anybody has any advise I am more >> than open to any suggetions. Thanks! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 I haven't tried it, but only because I can't stand spaghetti squash, myself. haha. So are carbs right out? Cherrie - " Tina Nunes " <plur4aloha Wednesday, June 01, 2005 12:56 PM Re: Childrens meals... > Spaghetti works great unless she is having a hyper day then it ends up on > my walls. Have you ever tried to give your son spaghetti squash? I am > wondering if anybody has had any luck with it. > > Cherrie Jacobsen <glitterophelia wrote:how about spaghetti > type dishes?? My son will eat ANYTHING with tomato > sauce. > > > cherrie > > - > " Hippie Girl " <plur4aloha > > Wednesday, June 01, 2005 11:56 AM > Childrens meals... > > >> HELP! >> >> I need healthy nutritious meals to feed my step daughter! My daughter >> eats what I make her but my step daughter only wants McDonalds. I >> cannot begin to express how anti McDonalds I am. Anyhow, it is her >> week to come over and I am out of ideas of what to try to make for >> her. I understand that we are each entitled to our own beliefs but as >> a parent our job is to take good care of our children how do we do >> that feeding them all the foods they are used to . I feel that I do >> not need to change my house to suit her " Mother " . Can you please give >> me any kid friendly recepies you know of. She is also ADHD so I try to >> avoid sugar. Thank you so much and if anybody has any advise I am more >> than open to any suggetions. Thanks! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Thanks so much! I hope you have a great day! Cherrie Jacobsen <glitterophelia wrote:haha, I can't blame you there!!! Check out our recipe files, and maybe there's something there that might help! meanwhile, hopefully another parent will speak up! Cherrie - " Tina Nunes " <plur4aloha Wednesday, June 01, 2005 1:04 PM Re: Childrens meals... > carbs are okay, I have no issues with carbs.. mainly sugar and things that > stain. I can try to prevent choas... at least a bit! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 I had to laugh at this, Cherrie as my kids won't eat anything with tomato sauce! If it's red and they can trace it back to tomatoes, forget it! I'm hoping as they get older their tastes will become more " sophisticated " ! LOL But you are right, most kids love tomato sauce things. Where oh where did I go wrong! LOL God's Peace, Gayle - Cherrie Jacobsen Wednesday, June 01, 2005 3:38 PM Re: Childrens meals... how about spaghetti type dishes?? My son will eat ANYTHING with tomato sauce. cherrie - " Hippie Girl " <plur4aloha Wednesday, June 01, 2005 11:56 AM Childrens meals... > HELP! > > I need healthy nutritious meals to feed my step daughter! My daughter > eats what I make her but my step daughter only wants McDonalds. I > cannot begin to express how anti McDonalds I am. Anyhow, it is her > week to come over and I am out of ideas of what to try to make for > her. I understand that we are each entitled to our own beliefs but as > a parent our job is to take good care of our children how do we do > that feeding them all the foods they are used to . I feel that I do > not need to change my house to suit her " Mother " . Can you please give > me any kid friendly recepies you know of. She is also ADHD so I try to > avoid sugar. Thank you so much and if anybody has any advise I am more > than open to any suggetions. Thanks! > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 haha, I can't blame you there!!! Check out our recipe files, and maybe there's something there that might help! meanwhile, hopefully another parent will speak up! Cherrie - " Tina Nunes " <plur4aloha Wednesday, June 01, 2005 1:04 PM Re: Childrens meals... > carbs are okay, I have no issues with carbs.. mainly sugar and things that > stain. I can try to prevent choas... at least a bit! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 How about quesadillas or grilled cheese sandwiches (baked or fried), savory pancakes, macaroni and " cheese " , Boca or flame grilled Gardenburgers with cheese slices, lettuce and tomato on them, bean burritos, soups (you can make a great chickenless noodle soup using not-chicken broth and chicken style seitan and noodles), fruits and veggies with dips or peanut butter. Also check out the sites I've listed below as well as our the vegan crock-pot recipe files an see if you can find anything in them. You might be able to come up with more recipes also by doing a search for vegan recipes. Hope this helps a little. God's Peace, Gayle http://vegweb.com/recipes/kids/ http://www.vegforlife.org/eats_recipes2.htm http://veggietable.allinfo-about.com/recipes/recipes-kids.html http://www.recipezaar.com/r/161/168 - Tina Nunes Wednesday, June 01, 2005 4:04 PM Re: Childrens meals... carbs are okay, I have no issues with carbs.. mainly sugar and things that stain. I can try to prevent choas... at least a bit! Cherrie Jacobsen <glitterophelia wrote:I haven't tried it, but only because I can't stand spaghetti squash, myself. haha. So are carbs right out? Cherrie - " Tina Nunes " <plur4aloha Wednesday, June 01, 2005 12:56 PM Re: Childrens meals... > Spaghetti works great unless she is having a hyper day then it ends up on > my walls. Have you ever tried to give your son spaghetti squash? I am > wondering if anybody has had any luck with it. > > Cherrie Jacobsen <glitterophelia wrote:how about spaghetti > type dishes?? My son will eat ANYTHING with tomato > sauce. > > > cherrie > > - > " Hippie Girl " <plur4aloha > > Wednesday, June 01, 2005 11:56 AM > Childrens meals... > > >> HELP! >> >> I need healthy nutritious meals to feed my step daughter! My daughter >> eats what I make her but my step daughter only wants McDonalds. I >> cannot begin to express how anti McDonalds I am. Anyhow, it is her >> week to come over and I am out of ideas of what to try to make for >> her. I understand that we are each entitled to our own beliefs but as >> a parent our job is to take good care of our children how do we do >> that feeding them all the foods they are used to . I feel that I do >> not need to change my house to suit her " Mother " . Can you please give >> me any kid friendly recepies you know of. She is also ADHD so I try to >> avoid sugar. Thank you so much and if anybody has any advise I am more >> than open to any suggetions. Thanks! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Dera Gayle, Thank you so very much for all your help! I want eating to be a healthy thing for my child... thank you! quintmom wrote: How about quesadillas or grilled cheese sandwiches (baked or fried), savory pancakes, macaroni and " cheese " , Boca or flame grilled Gardenburgers with cheese slices, lettuce and tomato on them, bean burritos, soups (you can make a great chickenless noodle soup using not-chicken broth and chicken style seitan and noodles), fruits and veggies with dips or peanut butter. Also check out the sites I've listed below as well as our the vegan crock-pot recipe files an see if you can find anything in them. You might be able to come up with more recipes also by doing a search for vegan recipes. Hope this helps a little. God's Peace, Gayle http://vegweb.com/recipes/kids/ http://www.vegforlife.org/eats_recipes2.htm http://veggietable.allinfo-about.com/recipes/recipes-kids.html http://www.recipezaar.com/r/161/168 - Tina Nunes Wednesday, June 01, 2005 4:04 PM Re: Childrens meals... carbs are okay, I have no issues with carbs.. mainly sugar and things that stain. I can try to prevent choas... at least a bit! Cherrie Jacobsen <glitterophelia wrote:I haven't tried it, but only because I can't stand spaghetti squash, myself. haha. So are carbs right out? Cherrie - " Tina Nunes " <plur4aloha Wednesday, June 01, 2005 12:56 PM Re: Childrens meals... > Spaghetti works great unless she is having a hyper day then it ends up on > my walls. Have you ever tried to give your son spaghetti squash? I am > wondering if anybody has had any luck with it. > > Cherrie Jacobsen <glitterophelia wrote:how about spaghetti > type dishes?? My son will eat ANYTHING with tomato > sauce. > > > cherrie > > - > " Hippie Girl " <plur4aloha > > Wednesday, June 01, 2005 11:56 AM > Childrens meals... > > >> HELP! >> >> I need healthy nutritious meals to feed my step daughter! My daughter >> eats what I make her but my step daughter only wants McDonalds. I >> cannot begin to express how anti McDonalds I am. Anyhow, it is her >> week to come over and I am out of ideas of what to try to make for >> her. I understand that we are each entitled to our own beliefs but as >> a parent our job is to take good care of our children how do we do >> that feeding them all the foods they are used to . I feel that I do >> not need to change my house to suit her " Mother " . Can you please give >> me any kid friendly recepies you know of. She is also ADHD so I try to >> avoid sugar. Thank you so much and if anybody has any advise I am more >> than open to any suggetions. Thanks! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 *Coming out of the lurkers corner* I learned with my son, that you have to make him want to eat what you cook. Half of it is the name. I made a rice dish, with broccoli, rice and mushroom gravy. I called it BuRP. He would eat it just so he could tell his friends he ate burp for dinner. (Boys are so much easier than girls lol.) I also made different variations of " shut up and eat it " (his terminology) which was basically some form of experimental hot dish that I threw together. Regarding the McDonald's eating stepchild.... Most of that is attention seeking behavior and a control thing. With real ADHD, sugar really doesnt make a difference in their behavior. My advice, dont make an issue out of her eating. Serve your meals as you normally would. If she starts complaining, ignore her. She doesnt have to eat the meal, but she should join in on the meal time anyway. As long as she is sitting with you and being appropriate, give her lots of attention. Talk about things that interest her. If she starts acting out, ignore her (until she starts a food fight lol.) Talk to the others about what she SHOULD be doing, not what she is doing. When she eats what youve cooked, reward her with a trip to DQ or some other yummy dessert. A child will eat when a child is hungry. Once she knows thats all there will be, thats what she will eat. , <quintmom@n...> wrote: > How about quesadillas or grilled cheese sandwiches (baked or fried), savory pancakes, macaroni and " cheese " , Boca or flame grilled Gardenburgers with cheese slices, lettuce and tomato on them, bean burritos, soups (you can make a great chickenless noodle soup using not-chicken broth and chicken style seitan and noodles), fruits and veggies with dips or peanut butter. Also check out the sites I've listed below as well as our the vegan crock-pot recipe files an see if you can find anything in them. You might be able to come up with more recipes also by doing a search for vegan recipes. Hope this helps a little. > > God's Peace, > Gayle > > http://vegweb.com/recipes/kids/ > > http://www.vegforlife.org/eats_recipes2.htm > > http://veggietable.allinfo-about.com/recipes/recipes-kids.html > > http://www.recipezaar.com/r/161/168 > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 Caryl, Thank you for advice. I will certainly try it. Caryl <cadee2c wrote: *Coming out of the lurkers corner* I learned with my son, that you have to make him want to eat what you cook. Half of it is the name. I made a rice dish, with broccoli, rice and mushroom gravy. I called it BuRP. He would eat it just so he could tell his friends he ate burp for dinner. (Boys are so much easier than girls lol.) I also made different variations of " shut up and eat it " (his terminology) which was basically some form of experimental hot dish that I threw together. Regarding the McDonald's eating stepchild.... Most of that is attention seeking behavior and a control thing. With real ADHD, sugar really doesnt make a difference in their behavior. My advice, dont make an issue out of her eating. Serve your meals as you normally would. If she starts complaining, ignore her. She doesnt have to eat the meal, but she should join in on the meal time anyway. As long as she is sitting with you and being appropriate, give her lots of attention. Talk about things that interest her. If she starts acting out, ignore her (until she starts a food fight lol.) Talk to the others about what she SHOULD be doing, not what she is doing. When she eats what youve cooked, reward her with a trip to DQ or some other yummy dessert. A child will eat when a child is hungry. Once she knows thats all there will be, thats what she will eat. , <quintmom@n...> wrote: > How about quesadillas or grilled cheese sandwiches (baked or fried), savory pancakes, macaroni and " cheese " , Boca or flame grilled Gardenburgers with cheese slices, lettuce and tomato on them, bean burritos, soups (you can make a great chickenless noodle soup using not-chicken broth and chicken style seitan and noodles), fruits and veggies with dips or peanut butter. Also check out the sites I've listed below as well as our the vegan crock-pot recipe files an see if you can find anything in them. You might be able to come up with more recipes also by doing a search for vegan recipes. Hope this helps a little. > > God's Peace, > Gayle > > http://vegweb.com/recipes/kids/ > > http://www.vegforlife.org/eats_recipes2.htm > > http://veggietable.allinfo-about.com/recipes/recipes-kids.html > > http://www.recipezaar.com/r/161/168 > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Caryl wrote: > Regarding the McDonald's eating stepchild.... Most of that is > attention seeking behavior and a control thing. With real ADHD, > sugar really doesnt make a difference in their behavior. hey there, as an adult with ADD and some one who grew up with ADHD i can tell you sugar is a huge trigger. after eating it any smige of focus i had is out the window. and actually one of the biggest parts of treating ADHD is diet. peace jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Dear Jeff: Thank you very much for your imput. I have been told by several people that sugar is a huge trigger for ADHD. I have been treating with a homopathic doctor who has told me giving her sugar is like putting fuel under a fire and I believe that is so true. Every time she has sigar she just looses all grasp she has on behavior. jeff hartman <climbzen wrote: Caryl wrote: > Regarding the McDonald's eating stepchild.... Most of that is > attention seeking behavior and a control thing. With real ADHD, > sugar really doesnt make a difference in their behavior. hey there, as an adult with ADD and some one who grew up with ADHD i can tell you sugar is a huge trigger. after eating it any smige of focus i had is out the window. and actually one of the biggest parts of treating ADHD is diet. peace jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Tina Nunes wrote: > Dear Jeff: > > Thank you very much for your imput. I have been told by several people that sugar is a huge trigger for ADHD. I have been treating with a homopathic doctor who has told me giving her sugar is like putting fuel under a fire and I believe that is so true. Every time she has sigar she just looses all grasp she has on behavior. hey there, i am the same way (only it's my mind that goes not my behavior, i've learned to control that, most of the time lol) and i'm 30. peace jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 Tina, Regarding your advise here, I agree. I have an almost 3 year old, who I feel hardly eats enough to survive. LOL! I was giving into her, fixing meals after meals for her until she'd eat, and she would not eat anyway. It was frustrating. Then I began to let her get down from the table instead of listening to her cry. Finally, I stopped. I started by making her sit at the table (every meal) at least until I was finished with mine. Whether she ate or not! Then after a while, I began praising her for " fasting " , and then taking her plate to the refrigerator. Of course she did not know what fasting was, but she knew she was not going to get anything else. Later when she'd ask for something to eat, I get her plate out and offer her the same thing. Eventually she started eating what I offered her. Now, she will take bites of everything, and for that I give her stickers (but she is 3 and that works) for every bite she eats. It is really working. The hardest part of this process was being more stubborn then she was due to my worrying she was not getting enough to eat. Melanie Tina Nunes <plur4aloha wrote: Caryl, Thank you for advice. I will certainly try it. Caryl <cadee2c wrote: *Coming out of the lurkers corner* I learned with my son, that you have to make him want to eat what you cook. Half of it is the name. I made a rice dish, with broccoli, rice and mushroom gravy. I called it BuRP. He would eat it just so he could tell his friends he ate burp for dinner. (Boys are so much easier than girls lol.) I also made different variations of " shut up and eat it " (his terminology) which was basically some form of experimental hot dish that I threw together. Regarding the McDonald's eating stepchild.... Most of that is attention seeking behavior and a control thing. With real ADHD, sugar really doesnt make a difference in their behavior. My advice, dont make an issue out of her eating. Serve your meals as you normally would. If she starts complaining, ignore her. She doesnt have to eat the meal, but she should join in on the meal time anyway. As long as she is sitting with you and being appropriate, give her lots of attention. Talk about things that interest her. If she starts acting out, ignore her (until she starts a food fight lol.) Talk to the others about what she SHOULD be doing, not what she is doing. When she eats what youve cooked, reward her with a trip to DQ or some other yummy dessert. A child will eat when a child is hungry. Once she knows thats all there will be, thats what she will eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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