We've been so lucky. He loves whole grain pasta- whole wheat bread- tomatoes- all sorts of fruits and veggies- meat, etc. You name it- he'll eat it. I realize that he's not even one quite yet but we are already leaps and bounds ahead of where we were with Zeb at this point. I'm sure he'll start refusing foods pretty soon but we are shoving in all of the good stuff while we can!
In the meantime we are still trying desperately to help rugrat #1 (Zeb) branch out. We have been making lots of progress lately. Spinach loaded (thanks for the tips, mum) pure fruit smoothies (he thinks its green tinted ice cream!) and homemade pizza with all sorts of pureed veggies in the sauce. Oh- and he actually thinks that veggie burgers are hot dogs. I'm still looking for ideas on how to get him to eat better. Any great hidden food suggestions? or tried and true kid friendly recipes? I need more help!
And speaking of Zeb and food- The other night we were at the Schlotzsky's drive thru (1.99 pizza nights on saturday) and Kent had just finished ordering. The worker repeated our order and then asked "would you like to order anything else?" to which Zeb piped in from the backseat- "Yes! chicken nuggets, please!". I'm not kidding. We don't go out to eat that often- but if we do Zeb usually gets chicken nuggets. I can't believe that he was paying that close attention to what what going on. Too bad they don't have chicken nuggets. Once we got home he had his usual dinner of half an apple and a bowl of multi grain cheerios.
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That is sooo Alexis! She askes for Chicken nuggets for dinner about 6 nights a week. :-/ I made these for Alexis' preschool snack. They were OK, I thought, not very sweet...but the kids thought they were SO good! You could always add more chocolate chips. Hmmm...
Brainy Chocolate Brownies
•6 Tbsp. unsalted butter
•1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
•2 large eggs
•2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
•1/2 cup granulated sugar
•1/2 cup Purple Puree (recipe below)
•2 Tbsp. unbleached all-purpose flour
•2 Tbsp. whole wheat flour
•2 Tbsp. wheat germ, unsweetened
•1 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
•1/4 cup rolled oats, found in a food processor
•1/4 tsp. salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray only the bottom (not the sides) of a 9-inch square baking pan. Make the Purple Puree first (recipe below). Set aside. Melt the butter and chocolate chips together in a double boiler or metal bowl over simmering water. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool.
Meanwhile, in another bowl, stir together the eggs, vanilla, sugar and Purple Puree. Combine this mixture with the cooled chocolate mixture.
In a mixing bowl, stir together the flours, wheat germ, cocoa powder, oats and salt. Add to the chocolate mixture and blend thoroughly. Then pour the entire mixture in to the baking pan. Bake 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely in the pan before cutting the brownies, using a plastic or butter knife. Dust with powdered sugar or sprinkles, if desired. Brownies will keep up to a week in the refrigerator, covered tightly.
Makes 12 brownies.
Purple Puree
•3 cups raw baby spinach (We used organic baby spinach)or 2 cups frozen chopped spinach or frozen chopped collard greens
•1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen unsweetened blueberries
•1 tsp. lemon juice
•3-4 Tbsp. water
If using raw spinach, wash and dry it thoroughly (even if it's triple-washed, bagged spinach). Bring the spinach and water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Turn the heat down to low and allow to simmer, 10 minutes.
Rinse and drain blueberries. Place blueberries, cooked spinach, lemon juice and 2 Tbsp. of water in the work bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Process on high until smooth, stopping occasionally if necessary to scrape the bowl. Add the rest of the water if necessary, to make a smooth puree.
We had to "de-hot dog" Auri too. Andrew is just like Ike - he'll eat anything you give him. But, he is starting to be a bit pickier. But not as bad as the little miss. We're working on it!
I love the nuggets comment! They sure don't miss much!
Kristy has a cook book called- Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food
Maybe I will get if for you for your birthday. (if you want)
Maybe you read it on Laney's veggie post, but I have started putting kale in most of our soups and some casserole type things.
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