Daughter with Alphabetaphobia and Won't Eat

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geekyjock76
geekyjock76 Posts: 2,720 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I have a 5-year old daughter who has a very unusual problem with food - she hates everything that starts with the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, O, P, R, S, and T. Because of this "alphabetaphobia," she resists any food beginning with any of those letters. That basically leaves only foods starting with N, Q, and U through Z. What can I do to get her to eat foods from this list?
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  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
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    NYQUILZ
  • thedreamhazer
    thedreamhazer Posts: 1,156 Member
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  • SoViLicious
    SoViLicious Posts: 2,633 Member
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    nuts?
  • SoViLicious
    SoViLicious Posts: 2,633 Member
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    I would take her to the mall and "wander off".
  • Lift_This_
    Lift_This_ Posts: 2,756 Member
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    e5a7_canned_unicorn_meat.jpg

    available at your local grocer.
  • yuckidah
    yuckidah Posts: 290 Member
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    I would take her to the mall and "wander off".

    Hahahahaha, me too!
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
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    Teach her to stalk Zebra in the wild, bringing them down with only her teeth.
  • majope
    majope Posts: 1,325 Member
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    Buy foods labeled in non-Latin scripts: Russian, Greek, Hebrew, Korean, etc. If she's bright, you should be able to stay one alphabet ahead of her for years. If she isn't, you're set until she leaves the house.
  • Mainebikerchick
    Mainebikerchick Posts: 1,573 Member
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    I would take her to the mall and "wander off".

    OMG sooo funny! :laugh:
  • Dee_84
    Dee_84 Posts: 431 Member
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    Nuts, nut butter
    Navy beans, Northern beans
    Nutella
    Nectarine
    Noodles
    Navel oranges
    NY cheese cake
    Nachos

    Quark
    Quinoa
    Queso fresco
    Quesadilla
    Quiche

    Udi's Bread
    Udon noodles
    Upside Down Cake

    Whole Wheat Bread, buns
    Whole Grain pasta, cereal
    Watermelon
    Wasa crackers

    Yogurt
    Yellow Squash
    Yellow Rice
    Yams
    Yolk
  • majoki
    majoki Posts: 151 Member
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    'That's not broccoli - it's woccoli.That means you can eat it.'
  • rensife
    rensife Posts: 18 Member
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    Yes - it is time to get creative ... I would make simple desserts like pudding and decorate it - It would become"Bats in the Belfry, or Pigs in Space. Get rid of all labels and make up your own!
  • algebravoodoo
    algebravoodoo Posts: 776 Member
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    Buy foods labeled in non-Latin scripts: Russian, Greek, Hebrew, Korean, etc. If she's bright, you should be able to stay one alphabet ahead of her for years. If she isn't, you're set until she leaves the house.

    THIS!!! :bigsmile:
  • ElizabethKalmbach
    ElizabethKalmbach Posts: 1,416 Member
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    Teach her to make QUICHE. Put in all the things.
  • qotu79
    qotu79 Posts: 13 Member
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    Have you tried renaming the foods with her? Or perhaps finding out the names of foods in different languages?
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
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    Coffee enema cleanse...it's really the only way. And since she won't be "eating" anything, it should work.
  • unicornhug
    unicornhug Posts: 68 Member
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    'That's not broccoli - it's woccoli.That means you can eat it.'

    this ^^

    used to do that to a cousin who thought he was allergic to apples..lemons...meat... gluten (he wasnt) , dairy, a few other things ...

    "Yeah, robby, dont worry.. thats gluten free, vegan pizza," and hed eat it and not die... so...
  • ellygolightly
    ellygolightly Posts: 61
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    How about calling things Unprocessed food.

    Begins with a U.
  • _Lori_Lynn_
    _Lori_Lynn_ Posts: 460
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    HAHAH! These comments are hilarious. I needed a good laugh. Thanks.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
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