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the Mrs. and I will somewhat frequently have our own thing - lately she's been on a juicing kick, so if either of us ha a big lunch we'll just have juice while the kids have their chicken nuggets or grilled cheese and tomato soup or whatever.
>the problem is, this child is a picky ass eater and only wants >to eat carbs. when i make something he just looks at it before >even tasting it and says, "yuck!" he also limits how i cook >because we love spicy food and this little bamma is too young >to handle pepper.
One of the things my wife does really well is make things they like, but puree veggies into them. It usually works well, though there have been a few bombs. But yeah, she'll put pureed kale, spinach, mushrooms etc. into both the spaghetti sauce AND the meatballs.
>i'm trying to introduce him to new flavors (curry, pasta >sauce, etc) but it's tricky because this is the age where they >are weird about textures.
hmmm
>he likes fruit, carrots,
he's ahead of my 2 older kids, then... and they're ten and eight! Neither will willingly eat any fruit or vegetable with very limited exceptions. All the science says eat veggies in front of your kids, and they'll eat them.... grow veggies with your kids, and they'll eat them.... my kids are like the counterbalance to that.
My youngest is 4 though and doesn't have any problem with veggies. Weird.
> he's weird about meat but loves bacon >and pork. i think even he is tired of chicken.
My oldest was so fussy with meat until he discovered he likes ketchup!
>help! i'm about to just start drinking protein shakes because >i'm sick of cooking and thinking about food.
Couple relatively healthy things my uber-fussy kids have always eaten: -Mild curries: masala and korma, especially -tofu, both agedashi (Japanese flash fried) and chilled/marinated (only the 8 y.o. though, not the 10 y.o.) -Salmon, esp. grilled with a honey mustard glaze -candied carrots (note the 10 y.o. has abandoned these through sheer force of will; he actively liked them until about two years ago, and won't touch them any more. 8 y.o. still eats them.) -Grilled meats: steak, leg of lamb, pork tender/loins, barbecued meats, sausage -Scrambled eggs with cheese (has to be the right kind of cheese though! They like 'orange cheese sticks' with the egg rolled around it. Picky pains in the ass.) -fried flounder or tilapia
Good luck
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