While we were away we discovered some new things Li’l Foot will eat…she ate scallops and tofu (not together) but still she tried both with little coaxing. She loved them and we are going to try new things every once in a while to find more new things she’ll eat. Just like us, their taste buds evolve and change as they get older so what they may like or dislike today, they may change their mind in a week or two or five. So we continue to try new things so she perhaps will start liking new things too.
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Here is what has worked in our household… we always offer a bit of everything and we don’t make a big deal about things being weird for a toddler to enjoy. Finn loves everything from guacamole to sushi to salads to spinach raviolis. He went through a phase when he didn’t want any meat whatsoever for months and months and then one day we had grilled steaks and he told us he wanted some. Right now, he is in a phase where he will eat anything and everything so we’re introducing as much as humanly possible. We don’t give him a bunch of crap, but we don’t freak if he wants a cookie or a few m&ms. Hell, sometimes my mother in law gives him a glass of milk with a splash of coffee in it, so now he tells everyone he likes coffee. I’m quite sure people think we’re the worst parents ever.

A couple of quick things that we’ve found… giving a smorgasboard of items usually goes over better than one thing on his plate. He’ll eat 10 healthy things with no problem at all, but if we just have one of those ten on a plate he won’t eat it at all. He is all about the choice. Also, allowing him in a small way participate in the preparation of the meal means that 99% of the time he will eat what we’re having.
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On a semi-related tangent: Do you know why organic produce is so much more expensive? Because without the chemicals, the plants just don’t produce as much fruit. They aren’t being engineered to grow bumper crops. There are no pesticides to prevent the bugs from eating them or herbicides to keep the molds or blights from spoiling the produce or killing the plants. You get what nature gives you. Which is less than what the mass-producing farms will generate. And therefore, it’s more costly to put on your table. This from the girl who grew up eating produce that came directly from the garden or the orchard in my grandparents’ backyard and onto my plate. I’ve seen how it works with my own two eyes.
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