Meatballs on a hoggie roll

Loaded baked potatoes

Anonymous wrote:One thing that works in our house (6 year old) is to look him in the eye and say, 'I don't think you are old enough to enjoy this.". And eat it in front of him. Suddenly he wants to try things he would never try.

One thing that works with our twins..."A, if you don't want this, I'll just give it to B" At 2.5 they are at a very competitive stage, competitive for attention, for love, for hugs, and territorially competitive (Mine!). The thought that something would be given to the sibling is enough to make them gobble it down.

Negative psychology also works with toddlers. Sometimes it works to look at the child and say that I really don't think you should eat that. I'll just take it away because... and they'll grab the plate back and will look straight into your eyes as they smugly put the item into their mouth and dramatically chew and swallow it. I then sigh and lament that I had told him not to eat it...and the game goes on.

Anonymous wrote:All 1 year olds eat anything, peeps, they don't get picky until later. Just FYI.

I completely agree.

roasted chicken with carrots and potatoes
Spanish rice (we serve it with burritos)
Hunters Chicken http://www.food.com/recipe/hunter-style-chicken-138543

Steak
Fajitas
Salmon
Tilapia
Tortellini
Chicken tortilla soup

Anonymous wrote:All 1 year olds eat anything, peeps, they don't get picky until later. Just FYI.

NOT

One thing that works in our house (6 year old) is to look him in the eye and say, 'I don't think you are old enough to enjoy this.". And eat it in front of him. Suddenly he wants to try things he would never try.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All 1 year olds eat anything, peeps, they don't get picky until later. Just FYI.

So true. And then he tend to get better again in their teen years, especially when they try new foods (correction -- foods you've been trying to get them to eat for years) with their friends.

Yup. Kid ate anything until about 18mths and then it went downhill. She eats what we eat but sometimes with a lot of fuss and we never know what will cause fuss. It can be something she loved the last time. Although lately she seems to be eating without the drama. She will be 5 soon. Among her favorites:

Grilled steak with blue cheese
Roasted carrots, broccoli and green beans
Grilled chicken tacos with lots of guac
Pasta carbonara

Our toddler twins love almost everything that is on Mommy & Daddy's plate, even if it is the same thing that is on their plate and they hate that.

Soup - lentil, vegetable or chicken noodle
Tilapia - cooked in the pan, with a huge side of lettuce and ranch dressing
Roast chicken or lamb, with roasted broccoli
Tuna salad sandwich (or just tuna salad without the bread) with raw veggies - red pepper strips, cucumbers or carrots
Omelette
greek salad - cucumbers and carrots with olive oil and feta cheese
cold cucumber soup

The above is just my 7 year old. My 2 year old eats nothing In general, if we make something and hype it up as sitting down together "as a family", my 7 year old will try anything except for mushrooms

Anonymous wrote:All 1 year olds eat anything, peeps, they don't get picky until later. Just FYI.

So true. And then he tend to get better again in their teen years, especially when they try new foods (correction -- foods you've been trying to get them to eat for years) with their friends.

All 1 year olds eat anything, peeps, they don't get picky until later. Just FYI.