I realized that Tom really doesn't get a lot of mention on the blog. He is of middle child syndrome. He just likes to watch and observe and then suddenly surprise us with all that he has learned. But he doesn't like a lot of foods at meal time. Since he first began eating solid foods he has rejected nearly every fruit or vegetable and mostly everything else unless it is BREAD. As a survival instinct he has learned to eat unnatural portions at breakfast because it is heavily laden with carbs. As a two year old he would consume 3 adult size bowls of frosted flakes or frosted mini-wheats. When dinner rolls around he seems to only have room for the bread.
We have made a lot of strides over the last year and a half. He now loves beans especially green beans, he eats pickles and pickled asparagus, and applesauce and my homemade strawberry freezer jam. Not sure why it must be a processed fruit/vegetable item to be able to make the cut.
Lately I have been on a Tofu kick. We are trying to cut back at least one meat based meals in a week and eat tofu. At first my kids were thoroughly disgusted but by the third time we had it, they all love it. So last night for dinner we had fried tofu strips dipped in Mr. Yoshidas, another acceptable food choice for Tom, broccoli, baked potatoes, and corn on the cob. Thomas tried everything on his plate even without much persuasion.
I have to say that the turn around to success that only a mother sees began when Grandma and Grandpa F. came and stayed with the kids while we were in Hawaii. They bribed Tom everyday at dinner with ice cream if he ate his vegetables. He would sit eating one carrot for 15 minutes but for ice cream he would do it.
My favorite thing that he does when he eats his veggies is how he says how much he loves them after he takes one minuscule bite but then no more. I guess he loves it so much that he hates to spoil the experience by overindulgence. If only I could do that when I make Chocolate Chip cookies.
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