Sounds like he eats even more variety than I did at his age! I was an extremely picky eater, and I'm not sure if it was the IBS but I never did like beef.
A couple things to try that are easy with kids, is spreads for sandwiches. If he likes peanut butter, quite a few IBS-D can tolerate it. Also there is a non-dairy version of Nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread, mmmm good) which is the only spread I ate as a kid.
What about soups? Chicken noodle soup is great. Throw some extra pasta or rice in, some carrots too if he likes them.
For meat, chicken and turkey are good to try plain. For years I never ate meat in sandwiches. I liked things to be separate. So I'd just take some turkey slices (meat for sandwiches) and ate them with nothing. I'm not sure if you can find a breaded chicken that's safe? I'm thinking of something like chicken nuggets, and he can dip them in ketchup.
As for snacks I recommend Arrowroot cookies, animal crackers, bananas, apples, carrots, and plain oatmeal muffins. Applesauce is great, and the one I like best is Mott's strawberry applesauce.
And finally, one snack I just found and wish I had as a kid, are Cuties (made by Toffuti). They are non-dairy ice cream sandwiches that taste absolutely delicious! Try the vanilla ones first since they are easiest on a picky eater's taste buds.
One thing to note, a lot of parents give box juices to kids in their lunches for school. If you check this website, I think somewhere it says they are not really that great. The high sugar concentration can cause problems. Cranberry juice is good, and although I have a feeling he won't like it, it's worth it to try.
And one more thing I wanted to add is don't try and introduce new things all at once. As a kid I liked eating the exact same stuff every single day. Sounds boring but that's what I liked. If he's the same way, then offer new things, keep them around, but it may take him a while to try even one new type of food.
Good luck,
Kat
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