That I agree with, rk. Totally. I never had that problem. But I noticed that the baby foods, stage 2 and 3, always had pureed veggies in there for nutrition. If all else fails....
I'd give the kid a veggie on the plate, but supplement with puree. One step at a time. And a fruit. Never saw a kid who didn't like fruit cocktail!
Frankly, my df isn't as good as I'd like him to be about veggies. He loves green beans, broccoli, cauliflower if it has cheese on it (@@) and salads. Other than that, I would do well to sneak in purees on him. At almost 60, he ain't gonna change. KWIM?
I got lucky...my oldest two had been in foster care for 3 yrs. and the family ate lots of veggies. My biggest problem was with my dd....she was 4 and anemic because that's all she would eat - veggies and fruits. Now, I'm not putting-down vegetarians, BTDT. I found out she did like brown beans. But in order to keep her red blood cell count up, I had to make her take just a few bites of whatever meat we might be having. Hey, she loved hotdogs (not particularly healthy, unless you get the pricey ones...lol). Since she moved out at 18, she's a junk-food-junkie now. Still, if I take some fruit over there....it's gone in a heartbeat. Candy to her!
My youngest, the birthchild, just plain loved to eat. Put anything before him, he'll chow down. I don't know of anything he doesn't like.
Breakfast 5/18
- AmosFarkle
on Feb. 24, 2012 at 11:49 PM