Sneaky vs. Picky

So today in an act of desperation I ordered "The Sneaky Chef" Book. I have read some rave reviews and the OT therapist recommended it.

My three year old will not eat most things, and even things he would eat before are being refused. His diet mainly, and please don't judge, consists of cereal, eggos, Yogurt, bananas, peeled apples, pop corn, pickles, rice, gold fish, raisins, milk, and juice. Sometimes crackers and sometimes chicken strips/nuggets and mac & cheese.

He has food sensitivities to some foods like strawberries and anything with red dye in it. Slowly we are weaning out any thing with dyes and most preservatives. But with his being picky it has been very hard.

He has learning and speech delays. He talks and behaves more like a 18-24 month old rather than a 3 1/2 year old. There has been much improvement especially since we removed the red dye. But I am so frustrated as well as woried that he isn't getting adequate nutrition.

I want him to eat but, I want him to try new things, he refuses even 1 bite of things he doesn't think he likes. Not even hot dogs, corn dogs, or pizza. I have sent him to bed hungry, and have let him eat cereal for Breakfast, lunch and dinner. I have tried everything in between.

So I will see how this helps, wish me luck and I will be sure update once we get the book and give it a try.