[blparent] fruits and vegetables! Yuck!

Fri Feb 27 21:10:42 UTC 2009

I like the idea of pumpkin but they are hit-and-miss on drinking.  Some days 
they drink a lot and other days they barely drink.
Barbar
If wisdom's ways you wisely seek, five things observe with care:  of whom 
you speak, to whom you speak, and how and when and where.

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From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 1:27 PM
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> Actually pumpkin is recommended for babies to loosen them up.  But you 
> have to remember to drink alot of fluids. VV
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>> all grate ideas, I just want to add, if the bos are constapated, anything 
>> in
>> the squash family witch includes squash pumpcan etc will make them more
>> constapated. But I bet they will like them. Grin
>>
>> Amber Boggs
>>
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>> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
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>>> Hi Barbara.  I know you said your boys like meat.  Maybe you could try 
>>> the
>>> baby meatloaf I made yesterday.  Sarah seems to be eating it okay.  Just
>>> take a pound of ground beef or turkey, put in some veggie purees--I 
>>> added
>>> spinach and squash--a couple of eggs, and enough oatmeal or bread crumbs
>>> to hold the meat together.  I used oatmeal and wheat germ.  Bake the
>>> meatloaf in a standard pan for about an hour.  I left it covered with 
>>> foil
>>> so that the top never got hard during baking.  You might cut the recipe 
>>> in
>>> half the first time because it makes a lot.  I sliced up the meatloaf 
>>> and
>>> wrapped the squares individually in foil so I could take them out of the
>>> freezer one at a time.
>>>
>>> As far as purees to add to rice, pumpkin comes to mind.  You can get it 
>>> in
>>> a can, and it is smooth and slightly sweet.  Maybe add a little cinnamon
>>> into the rice.  You could do the same with sweet potato, which also 
>>> comes
>>> in a can.  Or you could boil or bake fresh sweet potatoes and mash them
>>> yourself, then add them to the rice.  If you want to cook a pumpkin or 
>>> any
>>> kind of a winter squash like butternut or acorn, which would all make 
>>> nice
>>> purees, just cut the squash in half, scoop out the seeds, and place the
>>> halves cut side down in a pan with a little water in the bottom.  Bake
>>> them till the squash is tender and comes off the rind easily.
>>>
>>> I would think you could add mashed banana, pureed pear or peach, or even
>>> grated apples or carrots to rice.  Cooked carrots mash nicely if the 
>>> kids
>>> won't eat the raw grated ones because of the texture.
>>>
>>> I hope some of these ideas work.  I'll keep thinking.
>>>
>>> Jo Elizabeth
>>>
>>> "Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one 
>>> holds
>>> water."--Swedish proverb
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
>>> To: "blparent" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:03 PM
>>> Subject: [blparent] fruits and vegetables! Yuck!
>>>
>>>
>>>> Now I know a bunch of you out there use creative ways to get the fruits
>>>> and vegetables in your kids.  I'm thinking of the food processor trick 
>>>> to
>>>> make a puree to mix in with the rice and more rice.  What kinds of
>>>> vegetables don't your kiddos eat like this?  I know corn and peas won't
>>>> work so well this way and I've thought of green beans and carrots but
>>>> what other are good?  And if you say any kind of squash, how do you 
>>>> cook
>>>> it?
>>>> Now for the fruit.  Would any fruit work like the vegetable trick?
>>>> My twins are taking a capful of Miralax a day and still seem to be 
>>>> having
>>>> tummy trouble.  I know rice is a constipator but they won't eat 
>>>> potatoes.
>>>> I think I'm ready to try dabbling in different foods to expand their
>>>> horizons.
>>>> Barbara
>>>> If wisdom's ways you wisely seek, five things observe with care:  of 
>>>> whom
>>>> you speak, to whom you speak, and how and when and where.
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