He eats WHAT for lunch???

[schoolmom07]

we adult can go with it but the little ones are oftentimes used to home cooking and they just don't care for restaurant food..
sweets is different story.. they can settle for that.


I can attest to what this poster said. My dd really does eat better at home rather than when we go out and she is 7.

[DaughterOfKali]

I'm speaking as a mom of a child with severe feeding issues (even Feeding Therapy isn't working.)...

The mom most likely knows that the food isn't healthy. However, you could always give her some fun, healthy cookbooks for kids. It may not help, but it's something positive you can do.

[TCMoulton]

If this little boy truly had a mouth full of rotten teeth the ice cream would most likely cause him extreme pain, both from the sugar and the cold causing tooth sensitivity. Some children do have a tough time with molars breaking through.

I would MYOB unless she directly asks you for advice.

[sapphire_chan]

Originally Posted by mama1803

Organic doesn't necessarily mean healthy. There are many organic foods sold at Whole Foods and other stores that are heavily processed and/or contain ingredients that have questionable nutritional value.

The ingredient list for the Batter Blaster is pretty much what you'd use to make pancakes from scratch. (I, however, wouldn't be buying the organic milk and flour and such so my at-home version wouldn't be as healthy)

Snowflower, is it at least real maple syrup on the pancakes? That at least has calcium and potassium and some other nutrition. Maybe suggest switching to that as a way to boost his nutrition.

Another thought, cheesy eggs. Has she offered scrambled eggs, maybe with some cheese mixed in? It's a nice soft protein.

[tjjazzy]

oh my goodness. if i fed ds1 like that, he'd be a HANDFUL!! and i thought it was bad that the sitter fed him tostitos and salsa (black bean and corn) for supper the other night. wow. i have to say though, i'd mmob UNLESS she asked me why he wasn't behaving. then i'd say all that junkfood is probably contributing to his behaviour.

[Tuckoo]

If she's aware of what's nutritious, then she's making a conscious choice and, since she doesn't seem to be asking for advice, I'd mind my own business.

The foods we allow our children to eat are a touchy subject and it can be very difficult to really know what is going on.

For example, dd, who is 5 y.o., isn't really hungry during the day, but she'll have a super-healthy late dinner every single day. She'll have a so-so breakfast (whole-wheat crackers and goat cheese), she brings a healthy lunch to school but doesn't really eat all of it (today, for example, it was pasta, cherries and almonds). Then she'll have something when she gets home from school (like some pita bread with greek yogurt). And then, around 7 pm, she'll have a huge bowl of organic rice pasta with lentils and fish, a pear, a tangerine, some papaya, broccoli, grapes and mango... I don't know... I have a friend who sees her eat and I know she doesn't believe me when I tell her she has healthy food (and in large portions) at home. I'm sure she thinks I'm a lousy parent and I am spoiling my dd letting her eat whatever she wants.

[Theoretica]

Originally Posted by tjjazzy

oh my goodness. if i fed ds1 like that, he'd be a HANDFUL!! and i thought it was bad that the sitter fed him tostitos and salsa (black bean and corn) for supper the other night. wow. i have to say though, i'd mmob UNLESS she asked me why he wasn't behaving. then i'd say all that junkfood is probably contributing to his behaviour.

Umm. What's wrong with chips and black bean/corn salsa??

[Adamsmama]

I would MMOB. When I first became a mom I had these awesome ideas of feeding my kids this 100% healthy diet and then I had my first DS. He ate fine for the first 18 months and then by age 2 he developed SPD/SID and gagged on lots of differnt foods and started becoming so picky that he would only eat a handful of foods -- mostly carbs. It has been a long long road for us (he is now diagnosed with classic autism, spd, and mild cerebral palsy) his eating is still a battle but we've made progress. I've heard all kinds of well intended "help" but for a child with SN there is no help -- because it isn't a matter of just only giving them "healthy" foods. My son never ate ice-cream/cookies at meals but his main foods would be cheese & crackers, pizza, mac & cheese, or chicken nuggets because for a long long time that was the only success I had with protein. I wouldn't consider those healthy foods and was a bit ashamed of myself for a while that I couldn't get him to eat veggies other meats, etc. The road to progress has been a tough one and a slow one but we are making progress, sadly those well-meaning friends are no longer in the picture because they were more hurtful, than helpful. The only reason I bring that up is that most moms are just doing the best they can. Unless she is being outright neglectful, just MYOB.

[dogretro]

I was thinking about this one a little more, and I do agree that it WOULD be difficult to see a child *who has no known food problems* to be constantly fed junk food. I know even my own kid gets tired of cookies after a while and would rather eat something else. However, I do not see it as something to end the friendship over, or anything like that. It can be SO difficult at times to see parenting that is different than ours, we often want to judge!

[tjjazzy]

Originally Posted by Theoretica

Umm. What's wrong with chips and black bean/corn salsa??

what's wrong with chips for supper and salsa that he's not used to eating? the diarrhea he had later is what's wrong with that. i just don't think that was a good supper. snack, yes. supper, no. i'm not saying i feed him good foods all the time but as a sitter who is getting paid to care for my kids? not acceptable. thank goodness i left food out for the baby! who knows what he would be eating.