Friday, May 15, 2015

Veggie tales

How I usually serve Allison her meals is all the food together; most, carbs and veggies. As an eater, she focuses on one type at a time because she wants to indulge in that type. So usually I would serve her most first for the protein, then carbs bc she loves carbs and I didn't want her to fill up on that first. The veggies haven't been prominently served so she shows no interest in it.

In an effort to get more fiber in her to help with bowel movements (after suffering from some painful constipation), I served her smoothies made from frozen fruit and veggies (beets, carrots, spinach). It helped and she was none the wiser.

However, a nutritionist that I follow online made such a wise point that sneaking veggies into things like smoothies is a disservice to kids bc it doesn't give them opportunities to love and embrace veggies. Her son delights in veggies the same way as desserts. I would love it if Allison would love veggies as much as I do, but how?

I then came across an article from a blog that I follow called Super Healthy Kids. It was mind blowing. The main point is, serve the veggies first on it own, without any other to distract them. With given a choice between veggies, carbs or meat, of course veggies will lose. But on its own, especially dinner time when she is the most hungry, it has a chance.

I am so proud to say that it's worked. So far she has happily eaten roasted cauliflower, boiled Japanese yam, and edemames. "yum" with a smile :) I also feel like she is more open to trying out new foods, so I will totally take advantage of this to introduce other fruits to her besides tangerines which she loves. Other fruits I have also served through smoothies or oatmeal but now will try it fresh.

Friday, May 8, 2015

Mother's day, 2015

Mother's day gift/craft from school. Homemade lemon scrub and coasters <3 Also enjoyed the mommy and me breakfast that they hosted this morning.