[blparent] fruits and veggies

Sun Mar 1 02:25:42 UTC 2009

With a 2 or 3 year old, you need to feed them a little bit of everything. 
We all know they won't eat everything on their plates.  but we can ask them 
to try a bite or 2.  I believe the kids we are talking about are a little 
older. V
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Baldwin" <mbaldwin at gpcom.net>
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Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 8:09 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] fruits and veggies


> Agreed, but I think this shouldn't be done to a small child, like2-3 years
> old.  They won't understand why their tummy hurts in the middle of the
> night, and not be able to associate that with not eating their supper. 
> Then
> you might just get woken up by a screaming toddler at 1:00 a.m.  So you 
> have
> the potential of receiving some consequences as well.
>
>
> Michael Baldwin
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jennifer Massey
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 11:21 PM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [blparent] fruits and veggies
>
> children learn from natural consequences as well.  My daughter did not
> always eat what was on her plate.  We would sometimes have to send her to
> bed with no dinner for not eating it.  Even though we did put it in front 
> of
> her to eat.  eventually she learned to eat what she was given or she did 
> not
> eat for that meal.  I know this sounds cruel but you can't force a child 
> to
> eat and can't keep giving them the same things that are there favorites.
>
> Jennifer
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> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
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> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 11:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] fruits and veggies
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>> Hey, guess what, you can get minute rice brown rice. I know for a fact, I
>> have some in my pantry right now.  and you can also cook it in the
>> microwave.  1/2 cup rice, 1 cup water, some salt and 4 minutes on high.
>> Make sure to stop and stir after 2 minutes and then continue. Wala!
>> Barbara, not to be mean- Maybe its time to branch out.  As my Dr always
>> said, a child will not starve themselves, if you only give a certain food
>> and they don't eat it, keep giving it to them and they will.  When you're
>> hungry, you'll eat anything.  I know I will. V
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 2:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] fruits and veggies
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>>
>>> We're never tried brown rice because we cook minute rice and have not
>>> dabbled into cooking "real" rice.
>>> They won't eat fruits and vegetables at all except Paul will eat green
>>> beans
>>> and he goes in carrot all-or-nothings.  Right now he won't eat them.
>>> Green
>>> beans are the only one that seems to be tolerated any time they're 
>>> given.
>>> The only things they drink are mostly water but a little milk.
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
>>> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 1:39 PM
>>> To: "blind parents" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: [blparent] fruits and veggies
>>>
>>>> Barbara, do your kids only like white rice, maybe you could add in some
>>>> brown rice.  Do they like fruit juices?  You can make fruity slushies,
>>>> using juice and fresh fruits.  How about cereals, you could add some
>>>> fruity things there as well.  I like the idea of pureeing stuff and
>>>> slipping it into the brownies. V
>>>> I wish You a day of Peace, Happiness and Joy.
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