I have finally found foods that Princess Tater Tot won’t eat. I never thought this day would come because she has previously eaten whatever I put in front of her. Sometimes with a funny face but she will then eat it until she ends up liking it. “Fake it ’til you make it”, if you will. Well, not so with yogurt and avocado. Not together, mind you. I have tried avocado alone, avocado with cream cheese and tomato (a dip recipe I found in Superfoods: For Babies and Children
), guacamole. Hey, wait a minute! The other day when The Grandma came to take us out to lunch, Tater Tot ate the avocado in The Grandma’s salad! I guess it’s just the avocados that The Mommy tries to get her to eat. Hm. But she still won’t eat yogurt. I’ve tried yogurt with apples and pears, yogurt with cinnamon, yogurt with plums (her absolute favorite fruit) and she’s still not liking it. In fact, I’m wasting lots and lots of yogurt and energy concocting these lovely dishes and she takes two reluctant bites then shuts her mouth until I give her something different. She’s even starting to make faces at the oatmeal I make for breakfast. I don’t know why I’m surprised that she’s developing tastes of her own. Isn’t that her job as a little person?Â
March 7th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
z has few dislikes also; her 2 are avocado and kiwi. she seems to like my homemade yogurt better than the store bought. its neat to see them express a strong opinion every once in a while isn’t it?
March 8th, 2007 at 11:26 am
Wow! Homemade yogurt…can you tell me how to do that? I’d love to see if that goes over better than store bought! And, yes, it’s fun to see them develop their little “personhood”!
March 8th, 2007 at 10:23 pm
i bought a salton yogurt maker (YM9 1-quart) and I just follow the directions that come with it (although I tweaked it a bit from what they say). I like it b/c you can make it as tart (or not) and thick (or not) as you like it. I don’t like it tart so I like it much better than store bought! I add my recipe for homemade granola, some fresh fruit, and it’s really yummy! Z doesn’t eat the granola obviously, just me
http://www.amazon.com/Salton-YM9-1-Quart-Yogurt-Maker/dp/B00004SUHY/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-1533277-0399223?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1173417632&sr=8-1