Back in the day when I was making all of the babies pureed foods they would pretty much eat anything I cooked. Well, they really didn’t care for broccoli or eggplant, but can you really blame them. =) When they started finger foods they weren’t all that picky. They loved tofu, soy dogs, soy chicken, even soy meatballs.

Shenzie has always been a great eater. She will try new foods and if she doesn’t like them she just spits them out. So far there are few food she doesn’t like. Of course veggies are always a problem. She will eat carrots and peas but that’s about it. I thought for sure she would like corn on the cob, but is was a no go. I can’t complain though, she eats a big variety of foods and isn’t scared to try new foods. Her new food process is first to smell it, then to taste a nibble. If she likes it she immediately does the sign for more, if she doesn’t the food usually ends up on the floor.

Heaten is an entirely different story. He has a handful of foods he will usually eat, but even those sometimes end up on the floor.

Foods he will eat:
His very favorite - Yogurt (favorite flavor - Banilla)
Peanut butter and jelly or honey sandwich
Applesauce
Frozen Yogurt Pops
Eggo Waffles with cream cheese or peanut butter
Blueberry muffins
Apple/Banana muffins
Mashed potatoes mixed with peas
Soy hot dogs diced small and mixed in mashed potatoes
All crackers, goldfish, cheddar bunnies, etc.
Most times he will eat bananas

When he was younger he ate ok, and then one day he didn’t like food anymore. From that point on every single meal with the exception of breakfast has been a fight. I dreaded dinners. Trying to find something he would eat was and still is a never ending battle. The throwing of the food when he decided he didn’t like soy chicken even though the night before he ate it like a champ. The worry that he would be hungry. Etc. Etc. Etc. Lately we’ve been doing ok as far as food goes, but I always worry Heaten isn’t getting enough protein since he won’t eat most soy meats and zero veggies. Fruits are iffy, one day he likes bananas the next he hates them.

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I have to get very creative in finding ways to sneak healthy foods into his snacks. Our popsicles are either vanilla yogurt mixed with mixed berry applesauce frozen or our latest “chocolate/vanilla” swirl. Yum!!

Imagine my surprise when my little fussy eater suddenly started trying new foods. We have a special treat everyday - Edamame. I am still shocked every single day when he “pops” the bean into his mouth and chows away. He loves to “pop” the beans from their shell. In the last month he has eaten so many new foods including…. Edamame, Soy Hot Dogs,

Soy Corn Dogs, Chicken Enchiladas, Cheesy Bagels, Pizza Bagels, Amy’s Cheese Pizza Snacks, Oatmeal,

peas, and carrots. I really, really hope this is the beginning of a much less picky Heaten!!! Wish us luck!