Easy. I sat her down, looked her in her eyes and said…”you
will eat what I cook.” And she replied, “yes mommy.” –Wait, I wish it was that
easy and simple. Wouldn’t all our lives be easier?!?!?!?!
Trying to get her to eat real food other than cereal…that
was and still is a complicated task, but she’s coming around….slowly. Now she
loves breakfast foods such as pancakes, waffles, French toast and of course,
fruit, but that’s plain (& very yummy) and doesn’t always have the nutritional
value that I would like.
Pinterest was a life saver, besides the fact of it being
very addictive! I found so many kid friendly recipes and ways to make breakfast
and include veggies! I even started experimenting on my own and created some
yummy zucchini carrot strawberry pancakes! (Don’t worry, I’ll post the recipe
soon J )
But how I really got her to start trying new foods was to
let her taste different foods off of my plate. I laughed when I realized that
she’s more likely to experiment on my plate than hers with the EXACT same
items! Huh??? Who knew?!?!?!?!
So now, every time I’m eating, she comes up to me and eyes
my plate, then asks “what’s that?” I respond and if it sounds appealing enough
to her, she asks for some.
Ohhh…how I long for the day when anything can be cooked and
she’ll eat it.
What special techniques did you use to introduce new foods to
your child??
(All suggestions are
welcomed as I’ve just begun this long, long journey)
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