Very Picky Preteen?

i have a extremely picky little preteen, she doesn't get breakfast, even how hard i try to make her. she alway's says i'm not hungry, all she eats is ramen noodles, which i know are very unhealthly! but the kid's gotta eat. doesn't take vitamins there "nasty", and the doctor said she needs vitamins. I've tried carnation instant breakfast that was good for a while, then she hated it. so i want suggestions for vitamins, healthy foods, etc.

Very Picky Preteen?
if she likes raman noodles then that is great. you could feed her for a whole year for just 50 bucks!
Reply:As a preteen, she's old enough to understand consequences. She's also old enough to swallow pills (5 year olds can do it--have her practice on m%26amp;m's if she doesn't know how). Give her a multivitamin. They even make gummy ones now. And, if she doesn't want what you're feeding her, she can sit at the table until she's finished or take away privileges-- phone time, friends, after school activities. She'll get the hint. Have the doctor talk directly to her and then force her. She's old enough to reason with. She's being stubborn and you're caving in. Suck it up and feed the kid.
Reply:Maybe you could try looking up recipes with her. See if she can find any she likes that are healthy. Take her to the store with you and let her pick some foods to try from each food group. A reward system might help too. Let her get something she really wants monthly if she tries a certain amount of new foods within that time period. I've also heard that children are more likely to eat certain foods if they help make them. You could try that too.
Reply:She sounds a bit on the spoiled side and childish ( and i mean as in 2 yrs old ) .. i hate to say that but who is in control here you and your husband or your daughter ?

First i would cook/give her whatever i wanted and if she doesnt eat so be it , let her go hungry for a while she will eventually eat something , just make sure that something is healthy ( simply quit buying ramon noodles ) ..

If you have other children in the home maybe you should all do this together as a family or if anything hide the foods you DONT want her to eat .. i know its hard and its hard to control her habits in school and when she is away from home but do what you can in Your home .

As for the vitamin problem try buying the ones that look like gumballs but take them outta their package and put them in another type of container and sit them on the counter or somewhere in her view , maybe she will walk past and want some gum .. just a suggestion , if not try finding a powder form of something or simply just crush up a vitamin pill and hide in her food / drink whatever ..

Alot of this behavior just isnt right for a pre teen girl , i would try to stop some of this now , as it may get worse as she gets older !!! My 6 yr old daughter is extremely picky but i make her try everything at least once before she screams she doesnt like it and if its something she does like i make her eat it anyway w/ no other options ..
Reply:Just have healthy foods available then she won't have anything unhealthy to pick from.

There are vitamins in some bottled water, maybe you could try that.

Does she like milk shakes, you could sneak some ground up chewable vitamins into it.

Or get them into some other foods she likes.
Reply:Even if anyone reports me..it sounds like she's a spoiled brat, period.
Reply:First of all you and your husband are going to have to start MAKING time to sit down to dinner. YOU are the ones teaching your daughter such horrible eating habits. To tell you the truth though I didn't eat breakfast unless it was Lipton's chicken noodle soup and I'm still alive at 54. However we also ate regular meals. So you fix regular meals. If she doesn't want to eat tell her fine and excuse her from the table. She is to get NOTHING else to eat for the rest of the evening. If she makes herself a snack, go pick it up and take it away from her. She isn't going to starve to death by skipping a couple of meals and she will be more inlcined to start eating regular. But you and your husband are going to have to stop being "too busy" as well.
Reply:As far as swallowing pills she should be able to do that at this age. My daughter is 8 and has been swallowing pills for about a year, maybe a little more. If the doctor says she needs to take vitamins then give her a choice between vitamins meant for little kids (gummy or chewables) or pills. Take her to the store and tell her she HAS to pick out her vitamins. You may also want to talk about the importance of a balanced diet and maybe take her shopping for much healthier food. Let her pick her food but make sure it is healthy choices. If this doesn't work (she throws a fit because she can't have what she wants) then do the shopping without her and don't buy ramen noodles. Maybe if she doesn't have her favorite food she will eat something else. You can tell her if she doesn't start taking vitamins and eating better then she will have to drink Pediasure to get the nutrients. She will eventually eat when she gets hungry.
Reply:There are children's vitamins that are gummy bears and gumballs which taste great and are still packed with nutrients for growing kids. Also you could buy a variety of fruit and she could sample them for breakfast and see if there are any she likes. Maybe by adding seasoning or cream of mushroom/ soup to chicken with rice it will be more appetizing with the flavor she loves? Good luck!

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