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How to Feed April
May. 28th, 2012 10:42 amFor most of this year, April has been my picky eater. She has been hesitant to try new foods. Her favorite, most requested foods have been brown rice, saltines, and noodles (pref. spaghetti) with no sauce (or butter, or oil) and just a bit of "sprinkle cheese" on top. Also, she has a tendency to cut out of dinner early after taking only a bite or two of food.
I know it's a stage. I know that in part my seasonal eating style exacerbates my perception of the problem, because the truth is she's quite fond of many summer fruits and vegetables, but she dislikes "leaves." And this year she had some chapped lip problems that made her previous fondness for oranges problematic.
I regularly remind myself that she's hardly lethargic (!) and shows no signs of nutritional deficiency, so it's not a big deal. I manage to be pretty relaxed about it all in her presence, I think. But I'm a parent and thus I fret quietly behind the scenes.
This weekend I finally figured out how we're going to fatten April up. We just need to feed her hot dogs, macaroni and cheese (but only from Homeroom!), and french fries. Plus cherries and tomatoes. She will eat multiple servings of all of these things. She is on her second bowl of cherries right now. And yesterday she had three hot dogs (sans bun). Three. Problem solved!
Now I'll just worry about choking hazards.
I know it's a stage. I know that in part my seasonal eating style exacerbates my perception of the problem, because the truth is she's quite fond of many summer fruits and vegetables, but she dislikes "leaves." And this year she had some chapped lip problems that made her previous fondness for oranges problematic.
I regularly remind myself that she's hardly lethargic (!) and shows no signs of nutritional deficiency, so it's not a big deal. I manage to be pretty relaxed about it all in her presence, I think. But I'm a parent and thus I fret quietly behind the scenes.
This weekend I finally figured out how we're going to fatten April up. We just need to feed her hot dogs, macaroni and cheese (but only from Homeroom!), and french fries. Plus cherries and tomatoes. She will eat multiple servings of all of these things. She is on her second bowl of cherries right now. And yesterday she had three hot dogs (sans bun). Three. Problem solved!
Now I'll just worry about choking hazards.
