Open Question: Food Idea Help for your atypical picky eater…?

31/07/09

My 6 year old niece has recently stopped eating, again. She has never been a good eater, but now she has stopped eating her few foods that she would eat. She has issues with texture, mixed foods, etc. She was a failure to thrive baby and had many other health complications. As a result she is the size of your average 4 year old. My sister brother in law have done everything they can to help her daughter. They have put their lives on hold many times and traveled all over the country for weeks at a time seeking the best doctors in order to help her. My niece is great with liquids so dehydration is not a concern, but her lack of caloric intake is taking its toll. She is getting sick again and breaking out in sores around her mouth. My sister doesn’t know what to do, I am trying to be as supportive as possible. My daughters and I just finished making fudgecicles with protein powder mixed in. I was wondering if anyone has some creative ideas to get her to eat. Remember, she is not a typical picky eater, if she was we’d send her to bed without dinner, she litterally has a hard time eating, one bite will be delicious to her and the next will cause her to gag and throw up.
Any ideas and recipies are appreciated.
Thanks

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