One week since my last blog, oh my! And why? Because there has been much happening on the homefront, so much so that I truly could not get here to share as I would like. Between massive amounts of leaves in the yard, soccer, school projects, homework, laundry, work-work, work, and some work, it's been a little busy around here!
I wanted to share about a recent accomplishment, one that I believe will continue to show improvements over the next months and years. Remember my "picky" eating 7 year old daughter? Well she has ventured out of her comfort zone a little more in the past couple days, and this I see she does with a look of "I will try my best Mommy" look on her face.
Peace people, I will eat when I am ready... chill ......
For the longest while I worried that I would never be able to get her to eat certain things, and it baffled me that she refused to eat certain things that other children (particularly her own brother) seemingly enjoy.
A few weeks ago, I made kale, tomato and onion omelette, and I was not sure if I was able to truly believe that she enjoyed it even though she did eat the entire thing with absolutely no hesitation. I had been down this road before with her where I thought she was "sold" on something only to find out the next time I tried to serve the same something, that she suddenly reverted back to her original "don't like it" position. I tread lightly and cautiously.
To this day I can't understand what it is about ground meat that my precious princess does not like. She refuses to eat any dish that is produced from ground meat, turkey, beef or otherwise, and that includes sausage as well. I never really worried about it because I figured we can live just fine without sausage, bolognese, meatballs, burgers, meatloaf, meat lasagna --- sure, we can do without all of those lovely, delicious "when made at home with love" -- they are awesome dishes!
No way! Again, I figured I would just go slowly and keep revisiting the idea with her until I could sway her to "try again."
A couple nights ago, I/we (Miles and I) literally BEGGED her to let me cook something other than chicken and she agreed to a Turkey Burger. I was pleasantly surprised when I watched her take her first bite and her eyes lit up.
I will take these 2 accomplishments and feel proud of my sweet angel for having an open mind to try again. This in itself is truly fantastic, the fact that her mind is OPEN to at least try.
Parents out there, it's time to stop saying your child "does not eat....." and try again and again, especially if it is something that is good for their health, such as fruits and vegetables. We must do this for our children. Most of the time, their dislike is based on one bad experience or perhaps a not-so-ideal preparation of "said" food, so one should definitely explore new ways to present the food(s) to make it pleasing to the children.
Maturing gracefully
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