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re: Getting a 3 year old to eat vegetables
Posted on 6/15/17 at 8:52 am to NaturalBeam
Posted on 6/15/17 at 8:52 am to NaturalBeam
Sounds typical for a three year old. Lack of vegetables won't kill him. Stop focusing on vegetables. Life is too short.
Adding: keep focusing on his eating habits/not eating vegetables may lead to an eating disorder in the future.
Adding: keep focusing on his eating habits/not eating vegetables may lead to an eating disorder in the future.
This post was edited on 6/15/17 at 8:56 am
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Posted on 6/15/17 at 9:00 am to NaturalBeam
Please tell me you didn't withhold food for 24 hours, only allowing him to have milk!!! This is abuse if true.
Posted on 6/15/17 at 9:00 am to NaturalBeam
Dip it in chocolate.
Posted on 6/15/17 at 9:50 am to NaturalBeam
Have a meal with some slightly older kids who eat veggies. Then tell your kid he can't have any because they are for big boys.
Posted on 6/15/17 at 10:24 am to NaturalBeam
quote:Yeah, don't care about it. Vegetables actually aren't that important - especially if he's eating high quality protein and fat.
Getting a 3 year old to eat vegetables
Any tips?
Posted on 6/15/17 at 10:25 am to NaturalBeam
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spaghetti (w/o noodles of course)
What exactly is spaghetti without noodles?
Posted on 6/15/17 at 10:45 am to soccerfüt
quote:it was a joke man
soccerfüt
Posted on 6/15/17 at 10:50 am to NaturalBeam
Doctors will tell you not to worry about it
Mine was a very picky eater until about 15 but now he'll eat anything. I never forced the issue because I'm picky too and wouldn't want anyone making me eat stuff that tasted or felt bad
He's over 6 feet tall, smart and thin. So lack of vegetables didn't have any detrimental effects on his development
Mine was a very picky eater until about 15 but now he'll eat anything. I never forced the issue because I'm picky too and wouldn't want anyone making me eat stuff that tasted or felt bad
He's over 6 feet tall, smart and thin. So lack of vegetables didn't have any detrimental effects on his development
Posted on 6/15/17 at 1:03 pm to NaturalBeam
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This advice makes me wonder if you and TideSaint have kids.
I have 3.
My oldest is 12 and is 5'6" and weighs 125 pounds. He was just named league MVP for his baseball league.
My middle child is 11 and wants to become a chemical engineer.
My daughter is 9 and is one of the best softball players in her league.
All three do very, very well in school.
They eat what we put on the table regardless of whether they like it or not. They do what we say because they respect our authority. They don't get spanked for not eating vegetables or whatever, but they do know that if they want to play their Xbox, PS4, tablet, cellphone, etc. they have to finish their food.
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Three year olds are pretty unreasonable
Mine weren't.
Maybe because we didn't give in when they showed the first sign of resistance.
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this really has no foreshadowing on him listening to us when he's older and can comprehend better, because he listens very well now on all things but this.
Yeah right.
This must be your first child.
This post was edited on 6/15/17 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 6/15/17 at 1:39 pm to NaturalBeam
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The reason they often don't eat their greens could be that the bitter notes in them are amplified by so many tastebuds. And as we keep pairing flavours with experiences and forming prejudices, by the time children's palates are more accepting of vegetable flavours they are negatively associated with parental nagging – an altogether different mood to that of the fun occasions when sweet treats are bestowed.
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Posted on 6/15/17 at 1:42 pm to NaturalBeam
Just give him some vitamins. Not many kids like vegetables. He will when he gets older.
Posted on 6/15/17 at 2:33 pm to NaturalBeam
Mine gets his weekly dose of veggies in his spaghetti and meat sauce. I use the food processor to chop up mushrooms, squash, zucchini, and spinach and he has no idea.
The only veggie that he willingly eats is raw baby carrots.
The only veggie that he willingly eats is raw baby carrots.
Posted on 6/15/17 at 2:35 pm to NaturalBeam
That's easy. Beat them unmercifully until they eat their vegetables with a smile.
Posted on 6/15/17 at 2:41 pm to NaturalBeam
End the battle, try again later
Posted on 6/15/17 at 2:52 pm to NaturalBeam
What the frack is wrong with you people?
I am 36, with three daughters: 12, 11, & 9.
My 9 year old would live off chicken nuggets & french fries if I let her, but I don't let her.
My daughters eat broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, cabbage, brussell sprouts, corn, carrots, zucchini, squash, potatoes, tomatoes, onion, cucumber, mushrooms, olives, banana peppers, bell peppers, sweet peppers, green beans, asparagus, snow peas, English and sweet peas.
I am 36, with three daughters: 12, 11, & 9.
My 9 year old would live off chicken nuggets & french fries if I let her, but I don't let her.
My daughters eat broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, cabbage, brussell sprouts, corn, carrots, zucchini, squash, potatoes, tomatoes, onion, cucumber, mushrooms, olives, banana peppers, bell peppers, sweet peppers, green beans, asparagus, snow peas, English and sweet peas.
Posted on 6/15/17 at 2:54 pm to NaturalBeam
In ancient Sparta, they would throw the weak kids off a cliff. Try that.
Posted on 6/15/17 at 4:59 pm to NaturalBeam
don't stress out. my youngest only wanted to eat cheese, grapes, hot dogs with ketchup for a while when she was three. then she spent 8 years as a vegetarian in her teens 
Posted on 6/15/17 at 5:07 pm to NaturalBeam
Also, he can get many of the same nutrients from fruit. Turning meal time into a battle of wills is not the point. Just put whatever you are serving on the table with a plate of fruit for everyone to enjoy. He will eat or not and will be fine. I know it's hard!! I hated veggies when I was young, they literally made me gag.
Posted on 6/15/17 at 5:11 pm to Isabelle81
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Please tell me you didn't withhold food for 24 hours, only allowing him to have milk!!! This is abuse if true.
Oh, frick off. He said they offered the boy food in the form of vegetables and he chose not to eat. No 3 year old is going to chose to starve himself to the point of physical harm.
Posted on 6/15/17 at 5:13 pm to NaturalBeam
cover them with lots of butter and bacon grease
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