[blparent] Ideas for Toddler Meals

[Scott Lawlor]

I know when I was 2, or so my parents told me,  just quit eating meat.  My 
mom was a bit concerned and even today, some people don't believe that I 
became a vegetarian at that age and I'm the only one in the family who's 
like that.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Ideas for Toddler Meals


> 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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