Norway Mom thanks for the site
Linda good idea..wow I wil ltry anything to see if it opens new doors to foods.
Trader Joes carries a snack called veggie sticks, they are crunchy (like cheetos) but made from veggies, they are pretty good, my boys love them.
Kim
Hi there. We brought veggies in by giving them to him straight from the freezer. Peas and corn for the most part. Then we started freezing small pieces of fruit. We have now introduced dehydrated fruits.
Your son has interesting dietary craving similar to my son's a year ago.
Good luck!
Hi,for snack's rice cakes ,they have lots of different flavours now.or popcorn
my son will eat corn chips,and is just starting to dip them in salsa or cheese.
Will he the crust from pizza,start with just crust ,then slowly leave a little sauce on the edge ,then a little more ect..
My ds was an only Mds nuggets ,I cooked store bought nuggets and replaced one of the Mds with it ,I told him it was a new thing at Mds,and that only special kids were chosen to try it,He ate it
Good luck,Linda
I haven't dealt with a crunchy craving, but my youngest son is a picky eater, so I know how frustrating it can be to expand their diet.
Here's my collection of free online resources associated with picky eating, including several articles from a sensory perspective.
http://www.autism-pdd.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18317&am p;KW=pickiness
Good luck with everything.
Matt has become such a picky eater he willeat certain foods maily crunchy things and some bland ones
here are som things Matt loves :
toast and butter
crackers
french fries crunchy
cheese doodles crunchy
waffles crispy
pretzels
For bland foods
pancakes scramble eggs(only way he will eat them)
yougurt
cheese
whip cream
For meat
chicken nuggets from Mcdonalds only
drinks chocolate milk
juice
refuse to drink water
any thing you guys can come up with that is crunchy that I could try?
thanks .. good idea I will be trying it this week.Hmm, crunchy foods....Granola (plain or on yogurt), carrott sticks (w/ ranch if he likes to dip), apples cut into sticks (dipped in brown sugar? Cream cheese?) various nuts, thats all I can think of :(
Hmschlmama2five thanks great ideas!