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July 26, 2005, 5:40 am PDT
My 4 year old also is pickier than my 2 year old
Quote From: jettavactually, my 4 year old is more picky then my 2 year old but what I do now is give my daughter choices and she must choose one of those. It is always something that she likes and always nutricious. That usually goes for snacking times. for meals, I cook meals that I know every one will like something being served, therefore there is no excuse for being hungry. I will sneak a veggie mixed in with mashed potatoes or sliced bananas in banana pudding. I have also discovered things that she likes to make something she doesn't care for more appetizing to her, like she doesn't care for green beans but she loves french fried onions and will eat her green beans with the onions on top. My 2 year old will only eat green beans if she can dip them in catsup! yep, pretty gross, but she is eating green beans now. LOL I have noticed also that taste buds change, so I wouldn't worry about your two year old, maybe make a tray in the refrig with nutricious snacks and let him help himself when he is hungry, my two year loves helping herself to the refrig. My two year old got my husband's eating habits -- she hasn't met a vegetable or fruit she doesn't like (although she has never tried brussel sprouts!) But my four year old son is pickier than I am -- if it wasn't for salads I woudln't eat vegetables! I like corn, lima beans, baked beans, peas, pea pods, and some chinese veggies but that's it and yes most of those veggies are starch! My son won't eat ANY veggies -- "I don't like vegetables!" His doctor said not to worry his eating habits will change and I started giving him fruit with dinner instead. I also have been reading some recipes in kids recipe books and have found some veggie recipes that I want to try. He LOVES macanoni (as he calls it) so last night I served the tri colored ones -- he fought it at first but then after tasting said that he liked all three colors! (green is made with spinach, orange with tomato and the whte is regular) Well we take our battle wins where we can get them! ;-)
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