If you do not know, please go to MK1615.org for more information. Its an awesome conference, and life changing. Limited seating so act fast.
Monday, July 9, 2012
MK1615
If you do not know, please go to MK1615.org for more information. Its an awesome conference, and life changing. Limited seating so act fast.
Eat yo veggies!
I used to think that kids only liked bland food, or that they could only handle bland. When I had Jo, I started making my own baby food, and one mom mentioned that her baby loved hummus. I love Arabic food, and had hummus on hand often, so I tried it with my little one and he loved it! Then I thought, I bet kids in Asia eat spicy, interesting and a variety of foods that are more nutritional than pizza and french fries (not that we had those a lot). I make lunches relatively simple since its just me and the boys all day, but dinners I take chances and my kids are always willing to try. This is amazing since my boys are 2 and 4 (peak picky eater season). Jo has a longer list of foods he will eat than Mo who was raised on bland food. When we go out to eat, I tend to buy off the sides menu for the kids and I have fun watching the waitress's surprised face that my boys are eating broccoli with gusto!
Another thing I have learned to getting the kids to eat more veggies, is to offer more veggies. A few nights ago I made a meal where the main dish had lots and lots of vegetables, so there were less sides because the main was so awesome. Jo asked, where are my veggies? My 2 year old was concerned that his plate did not have enough vegetables on it. Awesome. It must be working. I also put out some chopped raw vegetables, like carrots or cucumbers, etc in a bowl on the table while I am working on dinner. This cuts down on hungry visitors hovering while I try to finish making the meal, and adds more vegetables to the kids daily intake. They tend to have fruit for snacks and dessert, so I try to keep the bowl full of vegetables. On occasion, if its the day before shopping day, and we are low on vegetables, I will put out peanuts. They do not eat very many, and the little bit of protein helps keep the whine away. I have always offered a few vegetables, but as my tastes have grown, so has my offering to my children. They will eat a variety of veggies now, but a couple years ago it was slim pickings on what Mo would eat at all. I just kept trying, and offered often. Now he does not even think twice when he sees a pile of broccoli or beans. In fact, for a long time, Mo would not eat pizza, but eat a very leafy green salad instead. We would have to almost beg him to eat one small slice. I make the pizza we eat most often from scratch, and I found out recently he really likes whole wheat dough. I still have to offer a lot of side veggies when we have pizza, otherwise he does not get enough to eat. I guess that is not a bad thing. Just inconvenient and awkward when others want to bless our family with pizza and Mo refuses to eat it. This may not be a very interesting or entertaining post, but its something I want to remember about my boys. They love vegetables and fruit.
Another thing I have learned to getting the kids to eat more veggies, is to offer more veggies. A few nights ago I made a meal where the main dish had lots and lots of vegetables, so there were less sides because the main was so awesome. Jo asked, where are my veggies? My 2 year old was concerned that his plate did not have enough vegetables on it. Awesome. It must be working. I also put out some chopped raw vegetables, like carrots or cucumbers, etc in a bowl on the table while I am working on dinner. This cuts down on hungry visitors hovering while I try to finish making the meal, and adds more vegetables to the kids daily intake. They tend to have fruit for snacks and dessert, so I try to keep the bowl full of vegetables. On occasion, if its the day before shopping day, and we are low on vegetables, I will put out peanuts. They do not eat very many, and the little bit of protein helps keep the whine away. I have always offered a few vegetables, but as my tastes have grown, so has my offering to my children. They will eat a variety of veggies now, but a couple years ago it was slim pickings on what Mo would eat at all. I just kept trying, and offered often. Now he does not even think twice when he sees a pile of broccoli or beans. In fact, for a long time, Mo would not eat pizza, but eat a very leafy green salad instead. We would have to almost beg him to eat one small slice. I make the pizza we eat most often from scratch, and I found out recently he really likes whole wheat dough. I still have to offer a lot of side veggies when we have pizza, otherwise he does not get enough to eat. I guess that is not a bad thing. Just inconvenient and awkward when others want to bless our family with pizza and Mo refuses to eat it. This may not be a very interesting or entertaining post, but its something I want to remember about my boys. They love vegetables and fruit.
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