New menu
Nori has been saying this to me several times: "Does Yoshi always eat the same thing everyday?"
In fact, yes, I have been introducing new food to Yoshi in a very slow pace. Part of it is because I try to give him healthy food, so without any sugar, salt, oil.... the cooking methods are pretty limited. For example:
- BREAKFAST: oatmeal mix with fruits. I have just recently subsitute formula with whole milk in oatmeal. And I tried to put different fruits each time (strawberries, kiwi, blueberries & pear). Then follow by half an apple.
- LUNCH: most of the time is soup noodle/pasta with different meat (beef/ chicken/ pork),egg & vegetables (tomato, onion, carrot, cucumber, cabbage & tofu). Sometimes I do steam egg + meat. Then followed by side item like mash sweet potato/ squash/ potato.
- AFTERNOON TEA TIME: Milk (still trying half formula & half whole milk, he prefers formula) + banana & cookie snacks.
- DINNER: Always congee (rice) + meat & vegetable (spinach/ brocolli)
- BEFORE BED TIME: Milk
Yoshi is pretty good with his meals, not being too picky at all. Unless I'm giving him something new, then we will have to go thru a trial phrase. Yesterday, I have decided to take Nori's "request", and cook his lunch in a different way. I even used tiny drops of olive oil for pan fry. Ingredients are about the same- tomato, beef, onion, carrot, eggplant & egg. It's pretty tasty even without salt. And guess what's his reaction........................(see below photos yourself). The struggle last for about 30 mins, took few bites here and there. Long story short~ he was playing with his food and flipped the bowl upside down. Well, it takes patience for sure, will try again today before exploring something else.
Just curious: What are some of your kids' favorite menu when he's around 15 months old?
4 comments:
He is such good eater, you are lucky!
For my Charlene, her breasfast is
1/2 slice bread + 1/2 slice cheese
(or) whole milk + cheerios
Lunch and dinner is same:
noodles (or rice) + pork / beef / fish + vegetables
My baby doesn't like things mix together, she is a total chinese, rice and other food serve separately
Snacks is usually fruit / seaweed / crackers.
Her doctor said baby after 1 years old can eat food with oil, and that will make her weight gain too.
i do think yoshi's original menu is pretty varied already (good job, mom!), if compared to rafael's weekday menu. like your friend's daughter, rafael's lunch/tea/dinner is always rice/pasta/udon + pork/fish/chicken + vegetables. we tried to make omelete, dumplings and other innovative/fusion dish, but most of the time, rafael is just curious to play w/ the food and not eat them.
Mom, I suggest to keep the original menu with some minor alteration such as :Coffee instead of Milk for AFTERNOON TEA TIME and Beer instead of Milk for BEFORE BED TIME. I'm sure Yoshi's reaction will be completely different.
kk & pp
oh I like his reaction ! I can fully understand how he felt, being so picky with food myself ... ha.
Auntie Anna
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