Son Won't eat meat

From my experiences, I would say he is going through a phase, and they all go through phases over a wide variety of things. You can't force him to eat anything without making him angry and resentful so just ride it out and make sure he takes adaquate vitamins until he ends the phase. Give him bread cheese and potato, and save the pizza stuff as a treat, and continue to try non veggie/non meat items such as spagetti, french toast, pancakes, mac and cheese, flavored rice, orzo, salads he will eventually come around especially if you continue to eat normally and not make a big fuss over his eating habits. Good luck till the next phase...:}

I am sorry to hear about your son. I eat meat, but my husband and his kids from a previous marriage are vegitarians, and one of them is vegan. You can buy some of the vegie meat, like big franks and stuff like that, you can find them on ebay. You compromise with you son. If he eats his portion of the veggie stuff you give him he gets to eat ice cream or pizza or anything that he likes. If not then no food at all. Try for few days. And make sure that there is no choice here play tough a bit. If he doesn't respond then you better take him to a doctor to give him appetite boosters or something. Make sure that your son gets enough vitamins and protien from milk shakes and children vitamins gumies, or this will influence his health for the rest of his life. Pizza is not good enough it is just weat and soon your son will start getting fat but unhealthy. Good luck and my prayers for you and him.

have you try telling him a story of those peoplw who wont eat ?? or let him understand what are the consequences of not eating those foods...have you compare him to others who eat a lot..?? try plss

This most important point is, find out why he suddenly changed his eating habit. Is something to do with what he had heard from some people? Or is he ill? Once you find out the cause of the problem, you may have solution on helping the child to eat a variety of foods. A child needs all kinds nutritions to building his body as he grows. You know, eating just one two kinds of foods is not a healthy habit.

He might be watching TV too much or wrong programs atleast :). You should tell him that he might damage his health. And eating meat is part of life and these are thing they are in our nature. He's only 4 so maybe he will understand soon enough that meat is important :)!

It happens some time to the children. I think you should not force him to eat, better give him what he likes. You can go to a counselor, who can make him understand for good health he needs to eat meat.

Hmmm. What about fruit? Applesauce? Bananas are great. Kids will usually eat fruit and drink juice. Try mashed sweet potatoes. They are really healthy and kids usually like them with butter on them. How about macaroni and cheese? Spagetti without meat. He will get over refusing meet when it doesn't get resistance from you. It is a way of having some control over his life. He's asserting his independence and that is a good thing. I had grandchildren go through the meatless phase. As long as you only give him healthy food, rather than candy and other sweets, he'll be o.k. Give him vitamins and don't worry about it. If he is hungry and you have something that he likes, he'll do o.k. I'll bet the doctor won't even see a difference in him at his next checkup! Hang in there. There will be a day when he will eat you out of house and home! :-)

I wouldn't worry too much. My son went through a stage like that at about the same age. For about 9 months the only meat I could get into him was hot dogs. When my kids were younger we used to get all sorts of fresh from the garden vegetables from their grandparents farm. I used to just boil everything together and mash it all up. Well, not everything at once but I'm make mashed potatoes & carrots one day, mashed potatoes and turnips another or mashed turnips & carrots, mashed potatoes & cauliflower & broccoli just mix and match.. lol. I'd put a dollop of sour cream on top and some grated cheese and my kids loved it. I always made sure that it was mashed up and really smooth.

hi , i have a 8 year old daughter who wont eat meat ever!! she has been tested, checked and rechecked and nothing, the meat is a texture thing on her tounge she cant stand the texture of it, im not sure what the problem is with the vegies but no go there either , she eats mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, and pizza rolls she will eat pizza but only with cheese nothing else, we were advise to allow her to eat what she will and to provide things with protine like peanut butter, some may think they are just being stubborn but it is a real medical condition for some children, just give him what ever he will eat maby he will come around later good luck.

and you know what, if he decides to be a vegetarian, it's not the end of the world.

I think it is not a problem. It is normal situation. Let him eat what he wants.

Oh,your son is so funny.You don't worry,mayber some days later he will eat meat automatically.

Eating meat is not good for health.Its consumption leads to many health hazards.Its nice that your son avoid it too early.But to let him eat veggies take him a field where agriculture is done.Try to convinced him that those green leafy veg. are for us that God has made.Also let him know that taking Pizza is same as taking meat.If your son is good in study,then tell him that eating veg. will make him more intelligent and sharp in his study.Children are naughty but sharing them with love solve any problem.

I think it's just a phase really.. Hehe, when I found out meat came from cute lil' animals, I was kinda scarred for a while. Now I just smile and think, "I'm CONSUMING cuteness! MmmMMmmmm!!!"

This may sound harsh, but in my house you eat what you are served or you dont eat. Now I am not going to make my child eat something I know they hate, but if you make a meal that you know is reasonable and tell your child this is what is for dinner, you eat this, or you dont eat until breakfast they will get the point, they might wake up real hungry for a few days but that isnt going to hurt them. Children will eat when they are hungry.

I think all the advice telling you not to worry is good advice. If you start a food conflict with him now it will become an issue in his life later. Just try to get in as much healty stuff as you can until he gets over his dislikes. He will be ok, but forcing him to eat things and trying to convince him to eat them will be bad for both of you. He isn't going to be malnurished. He's really young. When he gets older it will probably change. He willbe around his peers that like the food he doesn't and he will end up trying some of them again eventually. I would be more worried about making him have a bad relationship with food by forcing anything on him. Don't worry, he won't starve and he can get nutrients from the stuff he will eat.

Remember you are parent and he is the child. You know what is best for him and he doesn't. He is missing out on proper nutrients he needs for a growing boy by only eating cheese pizza, pizza rolls, and mashed potatoes. You're going to have to lay down the law. You cook food for the family and if doesn't want to eat-he goes hungry. If you always cater to him then he'll learn that he gets his way and will be in control. If you feel too cruel doing that then try cooking fake meat (soy based from Morning Star) and then if he refuses to eat it then it is too bad-he'll have to hungry. Remember you are the parent and you know what he needs better than he does even though he thinks he knows at 4 years old.

Just keep experimenting. Give him something "new" at each meal and see what he will eat. There's alot of stuff to choose from. Keep up with the vitamins. Does he still like milk? Maybe adding flavors to milk would be a good idea as well - chocolate, strawberry, etc. There's alot of good stuff in milk too.

You can prepare the home made pizza for him which is filled with lots of viggies as toppings so that he can eat. Meanwhile, invite his friends over so that your son can see his friends like to eat different things and start following them.

I dont think this is a serious issue. For your son you give all the other eatables with enough Vitamines and Proteins. Try to give him whatever he likes .Give enough fruits and fruit juices. Most of the children are like this at a certain age. It will be alright after some time.