tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015948361468810650.post6024625626551672154..comments2021-06-11T15:59:27.055-04:00Comments on Mommytown: Who's the Picky One?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015948361468810650.post-36081930819337508722008-02-28T12:22:00.000-05:002008-02-28T12:22:00.000-05:00Elizabeth,I was watching Oprah one day and she had...Elizabeth,<BR/>I was watching Oprah one day and she had Jessica Seinfeld on, Jerry's wife. She has come up with a cookbook for kids that might give you some ideas for Emma. Here's an excerpt from the website:<BR/>"Jessica Seinfeld, like many busy parents, struggled to get her three kids to eat healthily. After much trial-and-error — and many mealtime battles — she discovered a foolproof system: delicious and easy-to-make stealth recipes that sneak in puréed veggies so kids will never suspect the foods they love are actually good for them! <BR/><BR/>Her new book, Deceptively Delicious, is packed with Jessica's own mouthwatering recipes, tips on making healthy snacks and improving store-bought foods, and her advice on creating harmony around the kitchen table. Now, parents will never again have to say "Eat your vegetables!" <BR/><BR/>Here's the site:<BR/>http://www.deceptivelydelicious.com/site/<BR/><BR/>I wanted to get the book for Holly, she's having trouble with Leah eating properly too, but she didnt' want to mess with it but I think you would enjoy trying it out. They might have a sample of a recipe you could try.<BR/><BR/>Good luck! Leah will only eat for her Dad and myself.<BR/>Love,<BR/>SherieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015948361468810650.post-66097811626017537942008-02-25T21:13:00.000-05:002008-02-25T21:13:00.000-05:00Hi,Talia too is a snacker, so I try to get as many...Hi,<BR/><BR/>Talia too is a snacker, so I try to get as many fruits/veggies in at snack time as I can, figuring it doesn't matter whether these foods show up at snacks vs. meals. One favorite (expensive! but so darn healthy!) is the various products available from Just Tomatoes (at justtomatoes.com and Whole Foods). Crunching on dried peas at the playground is somehow way cooler than finding them in her tortellini. One book I really liked around the time T was first starting solid foods was Child of Mine, by Ellyn Satter--the entire message was, "It's parents' responsibility to provide a variety of healthy foods; it's kids' responsibility to decide whether and how much to eat." (There--I've just saved you $11.53 and 500 pages.) : ) As a kid, I had many power struggles w/my mom about food, and the book relaxed me quite a bit--and as the author predicted, after I relaxed about it Talia became a better eater b/c it was less exciting to struggle over.<BR/><BR/>And for whatever it's worth, Emma's list looks pretty good to me--T will sometimes eat a hard-boiled egg (if she gets to "tap it" herself) but won't go near the scrambled kind. : )<BR/><BR/>Happy chomping,<BR/>PamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015948361468810650.post-19030354784093709622008-02-25T16:51:00.000-05:002008-02-25T16:51:00.000-05:00Can I just tell you that we have the EXACT same ch...Can I just tell you that we have the EXACT same child. Corinne snacks to her hearts content all day and then really only eats a real meal twice, maybe three times a week. Spaghetti is the ole standby at our house. My thing (and I tend to blame myself here) is that I do not want to make food a control issue with her. I want her to have a healthy relationship with the food she eats, when she eats, why, whatever. I myself do not have a healthy relationship with food - and was always forced to clean my plate as a child. Where does the push to get them to eat healthy food end and the allowing them to eat what they want begin? This parent thing is hard...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015948361468810650.post-37615752680248171302008-02-25T15:58:00.000-05:002008-02-25T15:58:00.000-05:00I have noticed a slight increase in the number of ...I have noticed a slight increase in the number of vegetables Clara eats now that Thomas the Tank Engine "delivers" them each day at lunch time. We have a routine in which Thomas blares through the kitchen during breakfast on his way to the farms and gardens and then he comes back at lunch time, delivering his goodies for us to have at dinner. Clara asks for Thomas EVERY STINKING DAY and who am I to question this new motivation for eating all things green and orange? At dinner, I remind her that Thomas delivered that broccoli espcially for her, etc. Not sure if Emma would go for this, but perhaps caveated to her character preferences, she might find it fun. Good luck!<BR/><BR/>RobinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015948361468810650.post-2809524701631314282008-02-25T12:07:00.000-05:002008-02-25T12:07:00.000-05:00I was just thinking about snack foods. My daughter...I was just thinking about snack foods. My daughter is a great eater, but my son is a picky eater-- much to my surprise(I thought I had it all figured out.) I have noticed that he much prefers snacks to meals. He will often take a few bites of food at a meal and then demand a snack 20 minutes after the end of the meal. Drives me nuts. But overall, I try to remind myself that it usually evens out and I think he's getting plenty of nutrition.Mama Monsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153871957642696441noreply@blogger.com