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Message: <blockquote data-quote="--Eleanor--" data-source="post: 57143" data-attributes="member: 3620">Oh, yeah.  We deal with this kind of thing all the time with my 7 year old.  He has always gone through phases about what he will eat.  Fortunately, there are three basics that we can always get him to eat--chicken nuggets, soymilk and apples--that keep him from starving.  Two pieces of advice: (1) If your son will take pills, give him multivitamins, an anti-oxidant supplement, and a cod liver oil pill.  Not the same as getting nutrition from your food, but better than nothing.  (2)  Offer rewards.  With sufficient incentives (bowling trip, video rental, etc.) my son has, on occasion, even been willing to try some vegetables.  (He gags in distress when he eats them, and needs to wash them down with a lot of water.  Clearly, there are a lot of sensory issues going on here.)Best of luck!</blockquote>