My 2 year old daughter, Charlie, loves to eat. The problem is, like most toddlers, it doesn't mean that she is eating the foods that she should. It is so hard to make sure that she gets a balanced diet when she is quiet content to eat only cheese for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
I have found that getting her involved in the cooking process is the best way to get her to try different foods. Whether it be whisking the eggs for an omlette, mashing banana for banana bread or putting the toppings on her own sandwiches. Oh, and making lots of 'Yummy" noises seems to help too!
Charlie likes fish but usually takes a single bite and then looses interest. So I started making "Fish Burritos". I buy flathead tails, which are the perfect size for the tortillas, and then crumb them in cornflake crumbs. Then I lay out on the table some flour tortillas (I cut them in half for charlie), shredded lettuce, chopped tomato, mashed avocado, grated cheese and tatare sauce.
Once the fish is cooked in the frying pan I put a little bit of fish on a tortilla half for her and she puts on whatever toppings she wants.
The fun part is rolling up her tortilla. She loves this meal and has tons of fun putting the burritos together.
I love to cook. I want to share my love of food with EVERYONE! I hope to "blog on" with some of my favourite recipes - all tried and tested on my guinea pig friends and family - and basically rant on about anything food related, such as wine, restaurants and keeping healthy.
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Fussy Child??? Winning Meal Idea...
My 2 year old daughter, Charlie, loves to eat. The problem is, like most toddlers, it doesn't mean that she is eating the foods that she should. It is so hard to make sure that she gets a balanced diet when she is quiet content to eat only cheese for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
I have found that getting her involved in the cooking process is the best way to get her to try different foods. Whether it be whisking the eggs for an omlette, mashing banana for banana bread or putting the toppings on her own sandwiches. Oh, and making lots of 'Yummy" noises seems to help too!
Charlie likes fish but usually takes a single bite and then looses interest. So I started making "Fish Burritos". I buy flathead tails, which are the perfect size for the tortillas, and then crumb them in cornflake crumbs. Then I lay out on the table some flour tortillas (I cut them in half for charlie), shredded lettuce, chopped tomato, mashed avocado, grated cheese and tatare sauce.
Once the fish is cooked in the frying pan I put a little bit of fish on a tortilla half for her and she puts on whatever toppings she wants.
The fun part is rolling up her tortilla. She loves this meal and has tons of fun putting the burritos together.
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