by see_katie_run » Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:37 pm
Just curious if you've tried food presentation? Finding ways to appeal to your son? If he likes Lego, maybe you could have his characters holding carrots sticks on his plate, and standing on top of some healthy banana muffins instead of staves/swords/whatever. Or maybe build a lego platter to surprise him with?
What about food structures with toothpicks? Maybe you can use fruit/apple chunks to build something, and leave a little pile of toothpicks and apples so he can finish and build what he wants?
My mother-in-law came up with the craziest names for stuff. Not healthy, but she would make tomato soup and throw hot dogs cut in half, and say they were having "Bloody Fingers" for dinner. I'd never heard of "Ants on a Log" (celery, PB and a few raisins "climbing" on top) until I met my husband.
I guess, in summary, maybe you should let him play with his food. Play with it for him. I don't get crazy every day, but nearly every day, I shape sandwiches, or make a picture out of the food for my children. EVERY time I do it, sure, they play with it, but every scrap ends up in their mouths.
What we call failure is not the falling down but the staying down. -Mary Pickford