New Food 2 Baby

I found a great article for moms trying to indroduce new foods to their babies. It's a great read and I think this would help many out. This article was found on Parenting.com, which happens to be a wonderful site for pregnant women and women with children

One-food-at-a-time:
This is exactly what it sounds like: From first solids to about age 3, start meals with the food you most want your child to eat (meat, veggies) and don't show her the next until she's finished. The idea? If she's hungry, she'll eat--and learn to like--what's in front of her.

Repeat-till-she-eats:
It can take as many as ten tries for a child to accept a new flavor, says Jennifer Shu, M.D., coauthor of Food Fights. Try preparing foods different ways (boiled, roasted, raw) and make sure she sees you eating 'em, too.

Baby-led weaning: 
Instead of starting solids with spoon-feeding, proponents hand kids small pieces of soft, age-appropriate foods. She'll decide what, when, and how much to eat. (While this technique is currently trendy, Dr. Shu has her doubts: "Six months is really early to expect a child to be self-guided on anything," she says, also pointing out the motor skills to handle food might be lacking.)

Kid Wont Eat it? Trick It!

I found this article at parenting By Missy Chase Lapine which I thought was a good idea. Thanks for sharing this with the world, MCL.

My first child, Emily, ate whatever was put in front of her. My second, Samantha, followed suit  -- until she turned 2. Then she'd eat only food that was smooth or a certain color; soon Emily wouldn't touch anything that was the wrong color or texture, either. I tried to make food cute or mini, using the "10 to 15 times" exposure rule. Nothing worked for long.

Then I had an "aha!" moment. Emily was sick, so I mixed her antibiotic into chocolate pudding to get it down her throat. If I could do this with medicine, I thought, why not with healthy ingredients?

I drew up list A: Foods Kids Eat Happily. Then I compiled list B: Most Healthful Ingredients. I set out to find the cleverest ways to hide items on list B in foods on list A and came up with these nutritious purees to blend into kid favorites. The result: peaceful, relaxed family meals where my kids eat everything!

Swt N Sour Meatballs

*Two 3-oz packages ramen noodles (save seasoning packets for another use)
* 12-oz package cooked turkey meatballs, cut in half
* 16-oz bag frozen Asian sitr-fry vegetables, thawed
* 3/4 cup sweet-and-sour sauce (in the Asian-food section of grocery store)
* 1/2 cup reduced-sodium, fat-free chicken broth



1. Boil 4 cups water in a covered pot over high heat. Break noodles in thirds (for easier serving); add to water. Reduce heat to simmer and cook, uncovered, 3 minutes, stirring. Drain; keep warm.

2. Meanwhile, combine remaining ingredients in saucepan over medium-high heat. Cover; simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until meatballs are heated through and vegetables are crips-tender. If pot bubbles too vigorously, reduce heat to medium. Serve over noodles.

Per serving: 411 calories, 11 g fat (3 g saturated), 956 mg sodium, 65 mg cholesterol.

BIB
7 Min