[blparent] making vegetables yummy for baby

Fri Sep 30 02:12:31 UTC 2011

If you don't want cheese sauce, another option is to add prepared mustard 
instead of the cheese.  That's a hit around my house.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of 
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of 
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Brandy W" <branlw at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 6:37 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] making vegetables yummy for baby

> Yes it is easy.
> take about 2 tablespoons of butter and melt it in a pot and then add 1 
> tablespoon of flour and mix till smooth. Then add 2 cups of milk and stir 
> or whisk till combined. Then add shredded cheese of choice till it is the 
> consistency and flavor you want. I also often add garlic onion or garlic 
> to the mixture. If you want a soup instead of a sauce add the veggies you 
> want once the mixture is the way you want it.
>
> Bran
>
>
>
> "When we treat children's play as seriously as it deserves, we are helping 
> them feel the joy that's to be found in the creative spirit. It's the 
> things we play with and the people who help us play that make a great 
> difference in our lives."
> - Fred Rogers
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 6:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] making vegetables yummy for baby
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>
>> Thanks Bran,
>>
>> It sounds like a lot of your suggestions I'm already doing which Dawson
>> loves.  The squeezable organic baby food pouches are too convenient and a
>> great way for baby to get veggies on the go when it's not easy to get 
>> ahold
>> of them or too expensive at restaurants because sometimes they rob you 
>> for a
>> simple side of steamed veggies.  Do you have any good natural cheese 
>> sauce
>> recipes to put on broccoli and such?
>>
>> As for the leash there are definitely areas where a few extra feet would 
>> be
>> wonderful like the park or at the play areas of our nearby children's
>> museum.  This way Dawson can have his fun and I know where he is at all
>> times.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Erin
>>
>> I've not used a retractable leash before, but really how far away do you
>> want him from you on a string?
>>
>> Now for veggies: Sliced avocado, Oven roasted veggies like carrot sticks,
>> sweet potato sticks, or regular potato sticks. I lightly sprits them with
>> olive oil and then bake them till they are tender.
>>
>> A little butter goes a long way with all veggies, but especially sweet 
>> peas
>> and carrots.
>>
>> Squashes can also be steamed or baked. I used to steam squash till it was
>> much ad a bit of butter and a sprinkle of garlic and the babies would go 
>> to
>> town.
>> Remember he can also have rice, shredded meats, pasta, canned or baked
>> fruits, crackers and many more.
>>
>> I also do banana sticks by sticking my finger down the middle of a banana
>> and it creates 3 even sticks they can then pick up and chomp away.
>> If you can squish it between your 2 fingers than go for it. You will be
>> surprised what a child can gum down.
>>
>> O Eggs are fine also for other protein. Rairly in my care do I have a 
>> baby
>> older than 9 months still on baby food.
>>
>> Bran
>>
>>
>>
>> "When we treat children's play as seriously as it deserves, we are 
>> helping
>> them feel the joy that's to be found in the creative spirit. It's the 
>> things
>> we play with and the people who help us play that make a great difference 
>> in
>> our lives."
>> - Fred Rogers
>>
>> Brandy Wojcik
>> Discovery Toys Educational Consultant and Team Leader 
>> www.playtoachieve.com
>> (512) 689-5045
>>
>> Looking for team members nation wide!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFB blind parent listserv" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 12:17 PM
>> Subject: [blparent] making vegetables yummy for baby
>>
>>
>>> Hello list,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dawson and I recently got back from South Dakota and we had a wonderful
>>> time
>>> with family.  Our travel days were long with Saturday involving 4 take
>>> offs
>>> and four landings so we are glad to be home and in our own bed now.
>>> Dawson
>>> did amazingly well and only had one small melt-down in the Denver 
>>> airport
>>> from pure exhaustion and frustration that he couldn't crawl all over the
>>> airport.  I'm so glad I brought his harness and soft leash because it 
>>> was
>>> a
>>> life saver.  Although, Dawson got pretty ticked off when he quickly
>>> realized
>>> that something on his back was keeping him from traveling farther than 6
>>> feet away.  Does anyone have a retractable leash for their toddler 
>>> because
>>
>>> I
>>> quickly looked them up on line and they look like a great idea and I am
>>> wondering if people are happy with them?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Well, during our stay with family Dawson decided to go on strike from 
>>> baby
>>> food.  He's back to eating a lot more baby foods now that we're back 
>>> home
>>> which I'm thankful for.  Dawson's eating off of our plates a lot now but
>>> steamed plane vegetables are getting really boring, really fast for him.
>>> I'd love to hear what yummy and healthy ideas you all have used for your
>>> young toddlers around a year or so to help them eat and stay loving 
>>> their
>>> veggies?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Erin
>>>
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