Its days after Thanksgiving 2009 and I am still on a high.
The last time that my son ate a turkey leg he was 11 months old. He ate all the food on his plate (adult food) and went grabbing for more. He was also quite chubby!
About a month later he received a vaccination cocktail that his body couldn't handle and landed in the ER. Then he got sick, and sicker, and spent almost a year on one antibiotic after another. During that year he ended up getting diagnosed with Autism.
He never ate another Turkey leg again. In fact, he wouldn't touch most of the comfort foods of Thanksgiving - really he wouldn't eat any of them. We had to always make him separate foods. When we started him on the gluten and casein free diet, his eating improved but then still had to make him separate foods that he would like.
This year, he ate turkey. He started with the turkey leg at his request and moved on to white meat. He has been eating leftover turkey meat the entire weekend.
He's happy.
I'm happy.
And even happier is that when I shared this conquest with friends I learned that 2 friends who are also parents of boys like Alex - on the autism spectrum, super picky eaters... Their boys ate turkey too. Such a huge accomplishment to be thankful for, one worthy of celebration.
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I could just imagine the joy that turkey leg brought!
My 7 yr old son eats 3-4 different foods and that's it!
Been on the gfcf diet for a few years, but still refuses to try anything new..won't even smell any other foods!
At least your son tried something new that was good for him..protein.
Great post, thanks for sharing.,
Oh, and what a chubster your son was!! So cute!
I know what a huge milestone that is! Nigel just started eating turkey last Thanksgiving - at age 14! He had it again this year, and it was such a great feeling that he could eat with us and I didn't have to prepare something else for him and his brother. Yay, Alex!
Adorable ;)!
That is absolutely wonderful! Dakota is so darn picky I would give anything for him to start eating meat again. There are only certain things he will eat and it seems like every day gets tougher and tougher.
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Add us to the turkey eating club! We started GFCF/DAN! in July. So, I made a complete GFCF Thanksgiving dinner in hopes that he would eat the stuffing. Well, my carb-loving son preferred the turkey and "gobbled" it up! So happy to hear about your success too.
Wow, I think I would seriously keel over if my son ate turkey or chicken not in nugget form or hamburger or mac and cheese..... That is such a huge accomplishment. It is always cause for celebration in our house when Danny tries something new.
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