Julie Bove > wrote:
>She doesn't like meat really, except for chicken and I hate chicken.

Can you not make her chicken more often as you did a few weeks ago?

>As for the fish, she will eat tuna, fish sticks and gluten free breaded cod.
I don't personally think fish is a very good thing for children to eat very
>much of because of the mercury in it and I can't stand most fish. So it's
>just not something I keep around much. The gluten free cod is very
>expensive so I only get it every few months. She also likes it with French
>fries, so that's not a very good meal.

Fish are so amazingly varied in flavor and texture that I'm sure you and Angela
could find fish you both like, and it doesn't all have to be breaded. I love
seared fish with Thai curry poured over it at the last minute so that the fish
doesn't get soggy. The crispness comes from searing rather than breading.

>The problem is... When I let her get her own food, she doesn't eat a good
>healthy meal. I have been letting her do that. She will eat nothing but
>rice cakes. Or just some popcorn. She will not usually eat vegetables on
>her own and rarely gets any protein.

Angela is twelve! Twelve! You can control everything she eats in your presence,
as long as it stays within her permissible foods, which you're good at. She
just needs to eat what you give her and quit fussing.

>She has nut allergies so nut butter is
>out of the question. I do keep cooked chicken and turkey in the fridge.
>Sometimes she will eat that but I generally have to push her to do it.

It's easy to get anyone to eat something if there's nothing else around or
prepared. The more choices you give her, the less healthy items she'll pick. I
was a picky eater as a child and finally learned to like many foods because I
had no choice but to eat them.

>No. She has outgrown a dairy allergy and can have dairy only twice a week.
>She can not have Slim Fast because of the soy in it.

There are plenty of protein powder options without dairy or soy. You could make
her shakes with yogurt and fresh fruit, which would be better than half the
processed foods she seems to want.

Don't give up.

Orlando