[blparent] rejecting foods

Fri Dec 12 13:24:15 UTC 2008

Jo Elizabeth, 
A couple things here. 
1. Her body will sort a lot of this out. Your job is to provide healthy
options, hers is to decide what she wants to eat and when. 
2. As for Steven, he may not be processing wheat properly, hence his
favoring of carbs. I'd look into that. 
All this is to say that while you do need to be aware of what your kids
are eating, the job is not yours alone, much of it depends on them, even
Sarah. 
Know too that many people are not big meat eaters. Tofu and seafood do a
good job with providing proteen, as does peanut butter and sunflower
seed butter for those who can't eat peanut butter. 
Cheese also works. 
I've read too that people who have had a lot of ear infections crave
sweets. Unfortunately, I can't provide chapter and verse, it was
mentioned on MSNBC, and I've got friends who back up what the article
said. 
Something to consider if Sarah shows a craving for sweets. 
Another thing to keep in mind is that tying values to foods gives foods
more importance then they should have, i.e. you're good so you get a
cookie, or, you're bad so you must eat your veggies. 
Lastly, I can assure you that nothing bad will happen if you, or your
kids eat five cookies in one sitting. So long as they don't do it every
day, (and you can control what comes into your house to a large extent)
things are fine. 
In all seriousness though, if you or your loved ones show a favoring of
certain foods, that goes beyond "I really love lobster" do explore why
this is happening. 
Our bodies are great at sorting out what we need to remain healthy, and
that applies to teens and little ones as well. 

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 8:40 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] rejecting foods

Hi.  I know that my baby is still getting most of her nutritional needs
met by formula and breastmilk, usually a mix of about half of each.
That's a great comfort, but in a few months, it won't be true any
longer.  By the time she stops taking breastmilk and formula, I'll need
to have my act together as far as what to feed her and how much, so I
don't like to let myself completely fall back on the fact that her
bottles provide a balanced diet for now.  Besides, the consensus of what
I've heard and read seems to be that if you introduce healthy foods
early, and try to keep sweets and salt out of the diet, you might have
better luck encouraging good eating habits later.  I hope so, because
when Stephen is over on weekends, he doesn't seem to like much except
pizza and, occasionally, Hamburger Helper. 
I've always been pretty adventurous with new foods, and willing to eat
healthful options, and I hope Sarah will be as well.

Jo Elizabeth

It is easy--terribly easy--to shake a man's faith in himself. To take
advantage of that to break a man's spirit is devil's work. Take care of
what you are doing. Take care.--George Bernard Shaw in "Candide"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Amber Boggs" <amberboggs at socal.rr.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] rejecting foods

> Sena has six teath, but at first he just gummed the foods rather then 
> chooing them. With chicken I just gave him very small bites so that 
> even if he did nto gumm it he would not choke. Remember at this point 
> food is just for the experience and not really for neutrition. She 
> should still be getting most of what she needs if not all of what she 
> needs from your breastmilk.
>
> Amber
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 9:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] rejecting foods
>
>
>> Well, we're still waiting for teeth.  I thought for sure a few would 
>> be in by now, with all the pain the baby was having a few weeks back,

>> but none yet.  So I don't want to go too chunky right away, though 
>> she does eat grated Cheddar cheese and the like.  Maybe I'll try a 
>> bit of seasoning. She ate a few bites of beef puree last night, but 
>> the faces Gerald said she made!
>>
>> Jo Elizabeth
>>
>> It is easy--terribly easy--to shake a man's faith in himself. To take

>> advantage of that to break a man's spirit is devil's work. Take care 
>> of what you are doing. Take care.--George Bernard Shaw in "Candide"
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 7:50 AM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] rejecting foods
>>
>>
>>> Granted I had an older child eating the baby food, but we put spices

>>> in it to liven it up.  We put a little salt and onion powder in the 
>>> ham, salt and garlic in the beef and chicken and he didn't like the
turkey.
>>> If that's the texture you want to feed her, just make it taste more 
>>> like what you'd put on the table.
>>> Barbara
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 6:16 PM
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] rejecting foods
>>>
>>>> I tasted the pureed meats, and granted, they did taste awful.  I 
>>>> haven't tried regular soft meats with Sarah, but maybe I ought to.
>>>> I've been impressed with the tastes of the fruits and vegetables 
>>>> I've given her. (I won't give her anything I haven't tried.)  But 
>>>> it's true, the meats are pretty gross.
>>>>
>>>> Jo Elizabeth
>>>>
>>>> It is easy--terribly easy--to shake a man's faith in himself. To 
>>>> take advantage of that to break a man's spirit is devil's work. 
>>>> Take care of what you are doing. Take care.--George Bernard Shaw in
"Candide"
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "sharon howerton" <shrnhow at att.net>
>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 4:59 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] rejecting foods
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Jo Elizabeth,
>>>>> Can she eat regular meat prepared so that it is very soft? I 
>>>>> remember tasting the baby food which, granted, has changed since 
>>>>> my sons were babies as they are now 25 and 22 years of age. I 
>>>>> remember it tasted terrible except for some fruits. Good luck!
>>>>> Sharon
>>>>
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