One of my favorite Pixar characters is Dory, the forgetful fish in “Finding Nemo.” Dory is the encouraging character that keeps going on even when it seems like quitting is the thing to do. It is the same here when we try to get the boy to eat his vegetables and other healthy foods. We just keep trying them and trying them. And sometimes, we obtain success!
Sunday was one of those success days. My husband is usually the weekend cook as he loves to cook and I love his food. It is a win-win situation. This past weekend was no different. On Sunday, he made a delicious pasta sauce with ground turkey along with a side dish of roasted broccoli. Oh my, was it good! Now, usually when he makes it, except for the ground turkey in it, the sauce is a smooth texture. This time, however, he added some crushed tomatoes. They were small. But – there were still tomato chunks in there. The boy gobbled it down. We did ask him about if he noticed the tomato chunks in there and he said, “yes” but that he was trying not to think about them being in there.
Yes, he did eat his broccoli. He wasn’t happy about it, but he ate it. I did notice that he is more apt to eat his vegetables when he sees me eating mine at the exact same time. I might have to do an experiment on that. But, if I tell him to eat his veggies and then start to eat mine at the same time, we have less of an issue about eating them. Hmmmmm….Something to think about.
While our success is limited to eating tomato chunks in a sauce is little. It is a success! Oh think of the possibilities of what he will eat next!
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What Deb didn't mention is that the spices I used were chili spices, chili powder, ground mustard, tumaric, garlic and onions. So he would have normally turned up his nose at chili. But what you don't know, is well, what you don't know.
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