[blparent] Ideas for Toddler Meals

[Veronica Smith]

Since those days are too long ago for me to remember but I think I just gave
her what ever we were eating.  My friend Darlene has a 23 month old and what
ever the family is eating, so is Eric.  The only difference is his is cut up
for him in smaller pieces and his milk is served in a special cup with a
leak proof straw. Like today, we had teriyaki chicken with veggies and he
ate the same.  If he doesn't like it, he just have to wait until the next
meal.  I don't remember making Gab special food at this age.  Yesterday I
went to McDonald's with my neighbor and her 18 month daughter and Haley had
a hamburger and fries.  First she pulled off the top bun, then the bottom,
then just ate the meat, then mom gave her a few fries. V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 2:29 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [blparent] Ideas for Toddler Meals

Hi, all.  I'm looking for ideas on what meals to give a toddler.  Sarah is
eighteen months old now--where does the time go--and she's still shown no
interest in a spoon.  She likes to feed herself, so finger foods are best.
She'll eat all fruits and most vegetables like they're going out of style,
and she'll eat cheese every time she can get it.  Once in a while she'll eat
chicken, but the only way I can get other meats into her is to make meat
loaf and then mix that in with stuffing or mashed potatoes to hide it.
She'll eat dry cereal, and sometimes rice or noodles.  She gets about 24
ounces of milk a day, still mostly in the bottles--I've got a sippy cup
graveyard on my kitchen counter because of all the cups I've tried and given
up using.  Anyway, I feel like I'm just giving her the same meals over and
over, so I was curious what all foods you moms and dads out there have had
success with.

Jo Elizabeth

"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed
until it is faced."--James Baldwin
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