I told myself that I would not have a picky eater and that I would never cook a separate meal for my children. Then Davis came along and messed up my plan.
Here is the list of foods that Davis will eat:
- All fruits (except for pineapple)
- hot dogs
- bologna
- ham
- Cheddar cheese
- cheese pizza
- chicken ( any form)
- french fries
- Yuca Frita (fried yuca)
- Sweet plantains
- cookies
- fruit snacks
- animal crackers
- And any other junk food (but we try not to keep that in the house)
- Pasta
Do you have a picky eater? What can I do to help him eat/try new foods? Should I worry so much? I am a new mommy and I want my son to be healthy.
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Girl!.. I am SOOO with you! lol .. felt like I was reading about Nathaniel there for a moment! Wish I had some advise..I NEED it too unfortnately!
I still (and he is almost 5 -yikes!) can't get him to eat any vegetables! He does love fruit also though and we have gotten him to do much better eating lots of different meats. no potatoes, or rice here either though...
I am getting a new Bullet mixer and am going to try to puree veggies and "hide" them in foods! There is a cookbook a friend of mine has called "decptively (sp? lol)delious" She says it really works and I'm desperate so I'm gonna give it a try.
Let me know if you get any great insight or ideas!!!
My mom gave me the "Deceptively Delicious" book by Jessica Seinfeld since I was having trouble getting my then 1 year old to eat most foods. The concept is you puree vegetables and hide them in recipes. The good thing is you can trick your kids into getting their vitamins, the bad part is it's a real pain to take the time to cook & puree the veggies. If you have a good food processor it helps. My whole family loves the sweet potato pancakes, Macaroni and Cheese or scrambled eggs w/ hidden cauliflower, & noodles w/ squash are good as well. There are also some dessert recipes. I was very excited when I first got the book and tried quite a few of the recipes, however my excitement kind of wore off and I've dreaded the thought of taking the time to puree a bunch of stuff. :) Being a working a Mom is no joke and I don't exactly have a lot of extra time on my hands. I'd recommend you puree a bunch and keep it in the freezer otherwise you will opt not to make the meal if it means you first have to take the time to puree the veggies. It's a great concept and actually writing about it makes me motivated to drag out the food processor. :) Last recommendation with the book I found that some of the measurements are a bit off, so you may have to make some adjustments. I'd say it's worth a try! There's another very similar book, I think the Sneaky Chef that has the same concept. You may even be able to get a few recipes on line by looking up Deceptively Delicious. Hope this helps! :~)
Thanks Michelle and Charissa. I will have to get that book. I will have more time on my hands soon.
I'm not there yet...
Lari is picky about temperature and texture. She'll eat fried eggs right off the griddle but not after they start to cool off. She eats pureed veggies out of a baby food jar but not off a plate. She eats yogurt cold but drinks milk warm. She'll eat table food if it's bread-y or if she thinks she's getting away with something by taking it off your plate, but not if you put it in front of her most of the time. Often she won't even taste foods we put in front of her before refusing them. It's rough. She also refuses to switch to sippy cups from bottles.
We've seen some success by mashing table foods she refuses and putting them in a baby food or applesauce jar. (And sometimes I just give in and give her cookies for dinner. Go go gadget parenting skills!)
Ask your mother-in-law. She raised 5 kids. I am sure some of them "tried" to be picky. I'd bet money that she seldom gave in to making them a separate meal and no one starved. I read really early on in being a Mom that kids from the large families of yesteryear were seldom picky bcs moms just didn't have the time to cook seperate meals. You ate what was served or you went hungry until the next meal. I have personal and professional advice on this. I'd love to talk to you about it sometime, if you want to. Hope it gets better, whatever you try.
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