Nom Noms: Oatmeal banana, Berry banana

I'm watching Stefan drink from his straw cup...on his own...filled with water. I can't believe it (note: no breastmilk or breast involved!! I'm so psyched!)

There are a lot of reasons why toddlers might not indulge in food readily...flavor, temperature, texture, color, their plate is too round, the floor makes a better surface for viewing food. Not to worry, what is scarfed down one day might be shunned and relegated to the linoleum the next. I'll be posting up some recipes that have either appeased him at least one day, or are appetizing enough for me to eat.

I've found gerber food to be...pretty nasty. My cardinal rule of feeding is that I don't expect him to eat anything I wouldn't want to eat. If he wants to eat something I wouldn't, it's up to him. I finally bought store made baby food in desperation - he wasn't eating my food regularly, some days I just don't have baby-appropriate food readily available and I am too lazy to whip something up. Gerber mangoes...eh, OK. I'd eat them. If I was REALLY hungry. Veggie mixes....barf. So bland and nasty. So I'm getting into making more purees, against the BLW practice. Food was fun until age one, now it needs to also provide sustenance. Don't get me wrong, I let him go silly experiencing food all the time, just he is eating more purees.

>>>...and a big thank you to Stefan, who has dug the computer charger plug out of the knitting pile and is now trying to plug it into this computer. My little tech-head.<<<

Today is banana day because we have been working on eating one for a day or so now. Since he wasn't into actual pieces, it's becoming other things.

Oatmeal Banana
Instant oatmeal+smoshed banana= Love
 (OK, = smoosh all over the baby, table and floor.) I appreciated that though he didn't consume more than a taste, that at least he tasted it, and then had some tactile experience smooshing it up.

Banana Berry
In a blender, add 1 part mixed berries to 1 banana. Puree.
When made from frozen, it makes great ice cream (for everyone!), when slightly warmed, it makes a yummy heated snack. It tastes 1,000 times better than gerber.