If you have a toddler or child that is a ” good eater ” then you are one of the few lucky parents. Julian had his yearly Allergy visit yesterday and we saw a new Allergist as his Dr wasn’t available. We were going through his allergens , when she stopped and asked if we had ever seen a Nutritionist for Julian. Well, we have never. She recommended we saw a Nutritionist, if i am concerned of Julian’t eating habits to make sure he is getting enough nutrients.
So, i am sitting here at work writing a list of what Julian likes to eat and what he would never touch. So, i have decided to lure Julian into eating more Veggies.
This boy will eat, raw unseasoned Broccoli, Raw baby carrots, Apples sliced like fries, loves Edamane, corn, chapati, fried Plantains, fried potatoes, chicken wings, chicken nuggets, roasted pork, ocassionally will eat ground turkey and ground beef. Will eat anything baked into cup cakes, cake, muffin etc.
Writing all these down really doesn’t seem to be too bad. I would love to see him eat more frsh fruits and veggies, but this is not too bad.
So, I am going to work on tricking Julian this weekend. He has never had Cauliflower, since it is white i am going to cook and mash it and mix it with white rice and see if he can eat it. Bell peppers- I am going to to slice them into different shapes and offer him raw and see if he will be willing to try them, if not i will puree them in my blender and mix it with pasta sauce and add on to his pasta.
Peas and green beans- mmmh, i may have to cook them puree them and mix with pasta sauce for his macaroni or i am yet to figure this one out.
sweet potatoes- He will eat them baked as fries or wedges, but i am actually going to cook mash them and bake bread and muffins out of them. I can actually seeing this work. It worked with bananas. Zucchini in bread, yuuum – that i will definitely try.
Kiwi- This is one of the fruits with high nutrients compared to any other fruit. Since i have no luck in getting him to eat it, i am going to try mixing with strawberry , banana, and so yogurt and some soy vanilla icecream in a blender and see if he will drink this smoothie.
greens and spinach – I know a mom that used to puree this as well, she would add a handful and have the child eat that. See i can see this working if am making the pasta sauce actually…
celery sticks- mmmh I am going to make him watch the wonder pets DVD, lol… and when they finish rescuing that cow off that tree , i am going to give him celery and see if he will eat it. You may think this is crazy, but i will try it.
I mean the list is endless, but after our visit to the Dr yesterday, it got me thinking of what he is not eating and what fun or tricky ways , i can get him to try them.
Hey, if you have ideas be free to post as i could sure use them.
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