[blparent] fruits and veggies

Sun Mar 1 04:54:32 UTC 2009

However, developmentally they are around one and three.
Barbara

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From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 8:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] fruits and veggies

> 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
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> 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
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>> 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
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
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>>>> 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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