Husband and I are at odds over DD's eating

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like she is a budding vegetarian.

You can add veggies slowly.

I have a picky eater.

We bought 1/4 cup tasting bowls and started with one leaf of spinach. Once he could eat that before dinner, we added a second leaf. And built it up to a salad amount. Added cucumber and carrots the same way. The roasted broccoli. roasted brussels sprouts..... Always have a tasting bowl to eat before dinner. So you can add various foods - slowly they will added up to more variety.

She is actually starting with a decent variety of food with grains, eggs, fruits, legumes...

How does she like macncheese?

I will say, mine really does not like the nightshades including potatoes- even french fries. There is something about them that turns them off- so we don't really push those. He also doesn't like any seasoning beyond salt. Both of those are things we could not change.

[Anonymous]

You consider beans a breakfast food???

It sounds fine to me. She’s eating a big variety of foods. Who cares if she doesn’t like meat and “kid food”?

[Anonymous]

I would compromise and serve one new thing each meal along with other things. You noted that she'll eat the veggie hash if it is served alongside other 'breakfast' things, so I think there's a possibility that you could broaden what she will eat by serving it alongside her regular breakfast foods. Meat isn't an uncommon breakfast food. Will she eat an omelette with cheese and ham and veggies? What about an open faced grilled cheese sandwich, aka toast with melted cheese (a fairly common kids menu item, that could be worked up to having in the normal configuration). My 4 year old recently ate 2 foods she would have previously picked at because we let her eat with kid chopsticks (the kind with the hinge on the back).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
You consider beans a breakfast food???

It sounds fine to me. She’s eating a big variety of foods. Who cares if she doesn’t like meat and “kid food”?

Op here. I studied abroad in the UK and guess it stuck with me

[Anonymous]

I agree that you can work on adding new foods while still making sure that there is something that she likes to eat at every meal. However, I second (or third) the fact that the foods you say your DH is pushing are crap and I would focus on having your DD try a little bit of the food that you and your DH are eating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
You consider beans a breakfast food???

It sounds fine to me. She’s eating a big variety of foods. Who cares if she doesn’t like meat and “kid food”?

Op here. I studied abroad in the UK and guess it stuck with me

Omg I'm dying. Sorry to go off topic but the idea that someone spent four months in college in London and now considers beans a breakfast food is hilarious.

[Anonymous]

She sounds great. She can have beans and avocado on seeded toast at every meal. Zucchini fritters/pancakes are a staple dinner food at our house. We serve it with chicken sausage for meat eaters. I would have one thing she likes at every meal and put a tiny (seriously tiny) amount if new stuff on her olate and just stop talking about food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
You consider beans a breakfast food???

It sounds fine to me. She’s eating a big variety of foods. Who cares if she doesn’t like meat and “kid food”?

Op here. I studied abroad in the UK and guess it stuck with me

Omg I'm dying. Sorry to go off topic but the idea that someone spent four months in college in London and now considers beans a breakfast food is hilarious.

Why? They were introduced to it and decided it was something they enjoyed.

[Anonymous]

Agree with PPs that you should compromise and serve one thing from her approved list plus introduce new dinner foods at the same time. You are most likely to discover new things she will eat this way and the exposure will normalize for her that she will not always be served her favorite foods. Your DH should back off on demanding she eat certain foods and getting visibly frustrated when she doesn’t though— it’s self defeating and likely causing her to dig in her heels.

ALSO

Can you point me to recipes for both banana flax oat thing and your various pancakes because my breakfast loving 4 yr old would enjoy both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
You consider beans a breakfast food???

It sounds fine to me. She’s eating a big variety of foods. Who cares if she doesn’t like meat and “kid food”?

Op here. I studied abroad in the UK and guess it stuck with me

Omg I'm dying. Sorry to go off topic but the idea that someone spent four months in college in London and now considers beans a breakfast food is hilarious.

Why? They were introduced to it and decided it was something they enjoyed.

Beans on toast with a fried egg on top is a great breakfast.

[Anonymous]

I’m a 37 year old healthy fit vegetarian and her menu sounds delish. Breakfast is also my favorite meal. Not sure I see a problem? Could be a little heavier on veggies but it’s not like my kids eat veggies either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
You consider beans a breakfast food???

It sounds fine to me. She’s eating a big variety of foods. Who cares if she doesn’t like meat and “kid food”?

Op here. I studied abroad in the UK and guess it stuck with me

Omg I'm dying. Sorry to go off topic but the idea that someone spent four months in college in London and now considers beans a breakfast food is hilarious.

A lot of Latin American countries have beans at breakfast. Just because you didn’t/don’t have it as a breakfast food doesn’t mean nobody should.

[Anonymous]

I think she's okay. My 2 year old only eats meat sparsely and rarely eats pasta. He was a great eater as an infant and then just a bit picky. He just wants for breakfast if he doesn't like dinner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree with PPs that you should compromise and serve one thing from her approved list plus introduce new dinner foods at the same time. You are most likely to discover new things she will eat this way and the exposure will normalize for her that she will not always be served her favorite foods. Your DH should back off on demanding she eat certain foods and getting visibly frustrated when she doesn’t though— it’s self defeating and likely causing her to dig in her heels.

ALSO

Can you point me to recipes for both banana flax oat thing and your various pancakes because my breakfast loving 4 yr old would enjoy both.

https://thebigmansworld.com/oat-flour-banana-bread/ or https://beamingbaker.com/super-moist-vegan-oatmeal-chocolate-chip-banana-bread-gluten-free-healthy-recipe/ Both freeze great so I double the recipes.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013960-zucchini-pancakes or I also use the SkinnyTaste Zucchini Tots recipe

These sheet pan pancakes are so easy to pop in the oven. You can sub all the dry ingredients for 2 cups of regular pancake mix and it works just as well in a pinch. Our favorite is blueberry lemon https://www.punchfork.com/recipe/Yogurt-Sheet-Pan-Pancakes-with-Berries-Skinnytaste

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a 37 year old healthy fit vegetarian and her menu sounds delish. Breakfast is also my favorite meal. Not sure I see a problem? Could be a little heavier on veggies but it’s not like my kids eat veggies either.

+1. Kids are weird with vegetables. Why eat broccoli when you can eat bread? OP if she'll eat pancakes with veggies in them, make a batch on the weekend and freeze it. My idea is that as long as my kids are eating non-sugar foods then I'm happy.