My 15 year old is very picky on what she eats. If I make food she does not want to eat she will make her own food. She does not bug me about it I just want to see her eat healthier. She is not intrested in trying new kinds of meat and will only eat a little ground beef and chicken nuggetsšµ. She is a great at eating veggies and eggs maybe can fool her with ground chicken but no other beef.
I would like to get at the very least sugar and flour out of my kids dietās, slowly over the summer.
Any Vegetarian keto recipies you love? Any one transition their family to a no sugar low carb diet? I have 5 kids ages 7-17
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NetNet
(Annette Hobwood)
#1
TheMotherOfAllKeto
(Kristin)
#2
We are coming from a different starting point ā but Iāll give you my background and then tell you what Iāve done.
My youngest (now 6) has been on a theraputic diet for seizure control for a few years (success!). I started mainstream keto for me about 8mo ago and my husband has recently gotten on the bandwagon with me. I also have a 12yo who is a carb freak ā but for the last month he has been forced to eat with us for most meals - although he does make his own meals occasionally.
I havenāt made a big deal out of it. Butā¦because heās lazy, if I offer to make him something he will normally take it. Heās pushing back a little bit, but heās also finding that he enjoys the food. I am really trying to lure him in slowly with things he will enjoy ā like we just had bacon wrapped cheese stuffed hotdogs (who could say no to that?).
I did a version of this method when we put our youngest on keto for seizure control (he was 4 at the time) ā I told him that if he didnāt like something I wouldnāt make it again, but he had to eat what I gave him for that planned meal. Slightly different scenario, as I wouldnāt give that sort of leniency to my older boy.
So this is not directly where youāre headed, but there might be something in there that might work for you with your particulars!!
PetaMarie
(squirrel-kissing paper tamer)
#3
Kids have very little impulse control or long term imagination. I think I would just remove all sugar and ājunkā food from the home. If we wanted a snack as kids we got a piece of cheese or an apple. If she was feeling really generous, sheās pop us some popcorn on the oven and melt butter for it. We were pissed but we survived. (My mom couldnāt afford and refused to buy snack food)
Iād go to my friendās house and they drank soda for every meal, had M&Ms in a big bowl on the table, had Hostess cakes we were allowed to binge on, etc. I couldnāt believe it.
The point is that kids will adapt to whatās available (and probably complain because theyāre good at it) so if you donāt buy it, they canāt eat it. On the flip side, preparing and having healthy options available will help the transition and show you care. Eating the same foods sets a good example.
Good luck!
barefootbob
#4
Iāve been working the crap out of my kidsā diet but they get unlimited junk and fast food from their grandparents and mother on visitation. Thankfully I have custody so they eat pretty well with me. One of the first changes I made was refusing to buy chocolate unless it was at least 70% dark. Oldest refused to eat itā¦I laughed and said that was even better. One thing that Iāve had as a help is that the oldest is 13 and Iāve been able to prove to him that every time he gorges on junk at grandmaās he comes home broken out with acne. Heās a bit vain so this helps but he still has terrible impulse control. Some of the other changes have been getting almonds, vienna sausages, pepperoni, and such instead of pretzels and chips. I also try to keep pork rinds around.
David_Stilley
(Full Metal KETO AF)
#5
I started alone, my sonās mom and her husband followed seeing my success, and my 24 year old autistic son is now keto too. He loves the food. Heās starting to show significant improvements with his overall functionality and heās gaining weight finally. Keto isnāt always about weight loss, itās about getting healthy and weight normalization is part of that process.
Itās tough if your daughter isnāt interested there wonāt be a lot you can do at her age if sheās not onboard and pushing will likely cause a result opposite what youāre hoping for. 
anon54735292
#6
Please excuse my minor thread hijack OP but that is fantastic to hear @David_Stilley 