My son is turning 5 this year and has a very bland diet, and very resistant to trying new foods. I totally recognize that this is due to my attitude towards his eating; it is one of the after effects for me of having cared for my older son through his cancer treatments and all the eating and food issues that come with chemo and transplant. If E was to eat ANYTHING, I was so happy that being forceful about eating a varied diet was not at the forefront of my mind at all. This has trickled down to my younger son, who has always eaten, is healthy and growing; he just prefers a bland, repetitive diet. I always put a bit of other foods on his plate, and he goes without eating if he doesn't like our food....but this has continued for the last two years. This kid will not eat any supper, go to bed and sleep all night without a fuss. He just doesn't care about trying new foods or varying what he eats.
This is what he does eat: bread, eggs, cheese, yogurt, apples, bananas, strawberries, watermelon, grapes, perogies, cereal, breaded chicken or fish, yam fries, mac and cheese, crackers, pancakes/waffles, cheese quesadilla, carrots, milk, protein smoothies, muffins (even ones made with lentils/beans/veggies). He won't eat: beef, sausage, hotdogs (which I don't mind), sauces of any kind (tomato sauce, ketchup, dips), and basically all veggies.
He would eat a cheese sandwich with a scrambled egg and fruit for every meal every day, I'm sure. I thought it would pass, but nope. How can he not get bored? We just had our yearly check up with the DR, and he is in great shape right on track for height/weight and no behaviour concerns either. Anyone ever have a kid who was so blah with food?