It seems counter-intuitive to eat when you aren’t hungry since hunger is the body’s communication mechanism saying it needs something. But then for a young girl like “Ella” to wait beyond the hunger stage while trying to focus on school work, and growing, and such, does not seem healthy either.

By the way, that school she goes to; they allow for students to have a snack break somewhere around 9:30 or 10:00. I asked the principal. She said that Ella should bring some healthy snacks to school and eat them mid-morning during nutrition break.

My daughter (4) refuses to eat breakfast too…She won’t touch a single food item until at least 9:30ish…I can get her do some milk…I figure she just needs time to really wake up and know what she wants to eat…

I’m with you on not forcing people to eat just to eat…I’m sure she is old enough now to know when she is hungry…

and I’m a big fan of those drinkable yogarts and fruit smoothies…

Oh, I know at my sons school they a recess called nutrition break at like 9:15…and since he skips breaksfast a lot too…I put an extra snack in like a bar or freezed yogart stick to eat really quick…

I’m sure you’ve done this but I’d keep offering healthy options. Eggs prepared different ways. Slow cooked oatmeal with different toppings. Some kids prefer foods that aren’t “breakfasty”. Maybe some trail mix? Fruit? What about something to drink such as a smoothie. When I’m desperate I give my kids Stonybrooke drinkable yogurts. Not the best choice, I know, but better than much of other junk out there. We have also made whole grain pancakes and waffles in bulk and frozen them so we could toast them in a pinch.

Maybe she’s a “warrior”. http://www.warriordiet.com/ Yet, another diet philosophy based on The Flintstones.