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» Blog Archive » Our Way of Getting Rid of the Bottle — Tue, 19 May 2009 06:21:47 +0000

[...] her to drink her milk, since it seemed to be the only real nutrition she was getting. The girl is a picky eater after [...]

By: Melanie (Modern Mami)

Melanie (Modern Mami) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:59:10 +0000

No I haven’t! Thanks so much for that link…will definitely take a look.

By: Moms At Work

Moms At Work — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:52:28 +0000

Oh we have the opposite issue at my house … my kid will eat nothing BUT meat! Have you checked out weelicious.com? Excellent recipes and ideas for picky eaters.

By: Melanie (Modern Mami)

Melanie (Modern Mami) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:31:44 +0000

Thanks all for the tips. I shall keep on trying.

By: Carla

Carla — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:04:16 +0000

I was the same way growing up. In a Cuban household my parents thought I was nuts not to want everything they put on the table. It was just my natural taste, even into adulthood I loved chicken and hated meat. We’re vegetarian now and are raising DD that way (she’s almost 19 months). We have had to learn as we go along so I’m no expert but there are lots of sources of protein – eggs, various whole grains, even plain yogurt (not the fruity fun stuff). You could also buy tofu and just stick into meals she does eat now. It tastes like whatever it is cooked with. Check out http://askdrsears.com and they’ll have a section on nutrition. If I discover anything else I’ll let you know…GL =)

By: dizzymum

dizzymum — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:54:50 +0000

I also hated meat as a child, and as soon as I left home became a vegetarian. It wasn’t until I was pregnant and anaemic that my husband started making me eat meat and cooking it for me. It took a while, but I now love it – he does great lamb and pork roasts with crackling, steak with mushrooms etc, all food I loathed as a child. But I still love my vegies and fish, and we only eat meat a few times a week. Funnily enough, as a kid the only meat I ate was chicken, and now I’m not fond of it at all. Maybe just your tastes change?
I have one picky eater, and find he will eat spaghetti bolognaise, lasagne etc (with vegies hidden in them), also homemade sausage rolls with loads of vegies and sausage meat.
Also, if you sit them down with other kids and an assortment of foods, they will often try what they see their friends tucking into quite happily.
We perservered with our picky eater, and he eats most things now.
Good luck!

By: Alexander Morentin

Alexander Morentin — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:13:23 +0000

I can help you with a few suggestions if you like.
Been vegetarian for more than 6 years.
You can email me if you like.
Have a great day.