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mamaKristin · 03-18-2017, 08:04 PM

I'm seeing a lot of issues in your posts, that I'm going to try to see if I've got the info right:

- none of you are eating enough vegetables/fruit
- none of you are taking in enough fibre/whole grain (and most gluten free foods are super lacking in fibre)
- crunch is good, soft is bad
- more water intake is needed
- your DH's additional aversions make this all even harder

Does that cover the bases, mostly?

A few questions:
- do your kids do any food prep with you?
- have they done any meal planning/cookbook reading?
- are your kids creative? Artsy? because that can be applied to meal planning, for sure.
- have they watched much in the way of cooking shows? (this helped my kids be willing to try new things a LOT)
- have you ever shown them/looked at a balanced plate image? Or talked about what benefits each type of food brings? (protein, carbs, fats, vegetables, fruit, calcium rich choices, and some fun choices too! Balance is helpful!)

03-18-2017, 08:04 PM	#20
mamaKristin Rose Garden parenting better than I garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: just here :) Posts: 26,586	Re: I really need help with meals. I'm seeing a lot of issues in your posts, that I'm going to try to see if I've got the info right: - none of you are eating enough vegetables/fruit - none of you are taking in enough fibre/whole grain (and most gluten free foods are super lacking in fibre) - crunch is good, soft is bad - more water intake is needed - your DH's additional aversions make this all even harder Does that cover the bases, mostly? A few questions: - do your kids do any food prep with you? - have they done any meal planning/cookbook reading? - are your kids creative? Artsy? because that can be applied to meal planning, for sure. - have they watched much in the way of cooking shows? (this helped my kids be willing to try new things a LOT) - have you ever shown them/looked at a balanced plate image? Or talked about what benefits each type of food brings? (protein, carbs, fats, vegetables, fruit, calcium rich choices, and some fun choices too! Balance is helpful!)

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