Ava appears to be in a growth spurt. She has fully recovered from her 6 day stomach virus (whatever happened to a 24 hour bug?) and has found her appetite. She takes 4 bottles a day and eats 3 "meals" a day of stage 2 babyfood. I've stopped making her food. I have no real reason for stopping except I'm over it. That's it, I'm over it.
So last night while we were eating dinner (Mom's recipe for spaghetti - yum!), Matt and I were discussing Ava's love for food. I must admit, I love knowing that I have one child who will eat anything (i.e. green veggies) I put in front of her without hesitation or complaint. Lucas used to be this way - open mouthed, eager to try whatever I put before him. But as his vocabulary grew, so did his opinions about my food. We don't call him a "picky eater" because from what I've heard from other mom's, I have no right to complain. But we do have the why you must eat your beans conversation almost every night at the table. I can almost always get Lucas to eat broccoli, sweet potatoes, corn and canned greenbeans without any prompting. But carrots, squash and spinach take a little more work.
I believe that persistance will pay off, but in the mean time, I'm ready to turn to my two copies of Deceptively Delicious by Jerry Seinfield's wife Jessica. The basic concept is that Jessica spends one night a week creating veggie purees to hide in recipes throughout the week. It's a way to get your kids to eat veggies without them knowing about it. Something about the deception doesn't feel right to me; but I think if you keep on putting the real thing on their plate every night, than it's okay.
So how do you get your picky preschoolers to eat their veggies?
Do you think I could substitute babyfood for my veggie purees? It's bascially the same thing, right?
For those of you familiar with Jessica's concepts, do you think I could add carrot puree to my spaghetti sauce without anyone being the wiser?
So last night while we were eating dinner (Mom's recipe for spaghetti - yum!), Matt and I were discussing Ava's love for food. I must admit, I love knowing that I have one child who will eat anything (i.e. green veggies) I put in front of her without hesitation or complaint. Lucas used to be this way - open mouthed, eager to try whatever I put before him. But as his vocabulary grew, so did his opinions about my food. We don't call him a "picky eater" because from what I've heard from other mom's, I have no right to complain. But we do have the why you must eat your beans conversation almost every night at the table. I can almost always get Lucas to eat broccoli, sweet potatoes, corn and canned greenbeans without any prompting. But carrots, squash and spinach take a little more work.
I believe that persistance will pay off, but in the mean time, I'm ready to turn to my two copies of Deceptively Delicious by Jerry Seinfield's wife Jessica. The basic concept is that Jessica spends one night a week creating veggie purees to hide in recipes throughout the week. It's a way to get your kids to eat veggies without them knowing about it. Something about the deception doesn't feel right to me; but I think if you keep on putting the real thing on their plate every night, than it's okay.
So how do you get your picky preschoolers to eat their veggies?
Do you think I could substitute babyfood for my veggie purees? It's bascially the same thing, right?
For those of you familiar with Jessica's concepts, do you think I could add carrot puree to my spaghetti sauce without anyone being the wiser?
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