seriously...my son is 2.5, when he was starting foods he ate everything. I suppose it was because his taste buds were developing at that point, but I mean...he ate any veggie I gave him, he ate chicken and turkey, eggs, you name it! I was pretty pumped because my husband is an excellent eater. There is not much he wont eat, with the exception of mushrooms. I thought my son was going to take after his daddy. BOY was I wrong. I have the hardest time feeding this boy. If he had his choice he would live solely on yogurt and "cackahs." I will give him credit, he loves his mamas homemade pasta sauce! Probably the only proof that there is some of me in him somewhere. He looks and acts like his daddy, at least we know he has the Italian in him. Other than that, I can try all I want to make the healthiest meal for him, he will push it away and ask for crackers. It is not like I make him a gourmet meal of like salmon and asparagus or something. I will do something simple like grilled chicken (seasoned) with a side of sauteed broccoli and some cut up strawberries or something. He wont touch it. I know broccoli is a long shot, but the way I make it is so freaking good. I just offer it at random hoping once he will try it. I dont even bother asking him to try a "tree" because honestly, he is too smart for that. The struggle is real mamas. Toddlers SUCK to feed. HOWEVER once in a while you find something that works and you want to praise the all mighty that your child ate it and had no idea it was good for them! I wanted to share a recipe I tried (thank you pinterest). My son ate these for breakfast 4 days in a row and you know what? I dont care! I highly recommend these to any other parents that have a picky eater on their hands. The best part is you can tweak the ingredients to your liking which is what I did for some of it. So, here goes:
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*1.5 medium organic carrots shredded
*1 whole semi ripe medium organic banana
*1/4 c homemade applesauce
*1/4 c organic strawberry yogurt
*1/2 organic zucchini shredded
*2 large organic eggs (thank you my dear chickens!)
*1tsp 100% pure vanilla (none of that artificial stuff)
*1/2 c sugar
*1/4tsp cinnamon
*1/2tsp salt
*3/4tsp baking soda
*1 cup all purpose unbleached white flour
*1 cup 100% whole wheat flour
(By the way....using organic products is my choice, you certainly do not need to use those. This recipe works with any type of fruit or veggie:)
1. preheat your oven to 375 degrees. 2. Mix your flours, baking soda, salt and cinnamon together and put to the side. 3. Soften your butter. 4. Mix together sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla. 5. If you have a food processor this part can go quickly...combine your fruits and vegetables with the applesauce until mixed through. 6. Now combine the puree with the yogurt and your wet ingredients, beating until mixed. 7. Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined and wet. 8. Add your muffin papers to your pan OR spray your muffin pan with a cooking spray. (I prefer the muffin paper b/c I dont like the taste of the sprays). 9. Fill each paper about 3/4 full. Bake 20-25 minutes. Tops should be a bit springy and lightly browned.
It seems like a lot of work, and yes I always make a mess when I cook. But it was worth it to me b/c my child ate these up. You can also freeze these!!
The original recipe is on the Super Healthy Kids website if you want to find it. And like I said, you can use different veggies and fruits or just omit what you dont want. I was going to attempt broccoli but decided against it assuming once he saw it in there he wouldnt touch the dang things haha. We have to take our wins as they come!
Enjoy!
xo
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