When toddlers won’t eat
If you have a toddler, you’ll probably agree that it can be hard to get him/her to eat a well balanced meal.
You can easily get stuck in a boring food routine where you feed your little one the same food every day (at least it seems that way) because you’re just happy your toddler will eat the food - any food!
Why come up with a creative meal, when chances are your toddler won’t it eat anyway?
Baby girl has been going through this lately.
She doesn’t want me to feed her with a spoon, but she’s still learning how to use it herself, so she doesn’t quite get all her food in her mouth. When I take her out of the highchair, I end up cleaning what seems like half her food off her bottom and from the chair.
I try to mostly feed her finger foods so that it will be easier for her to eat. But, how much chicken, corn, bread, cheese, etc can the poor girl take?
If you’re like me and are in need of some new ideas, maybe you can try these soup recipes I found…
Hearty Homemade Soups for Babies and Toddlers
By Rachel Paxton
Hearty homemade soups make great meals for babies and toddlers. These soups combine meat and vegetables into one easy meal, they are inexpensive to make, and they freeze well for later meals. My twin boys love this split pea soup recipe!
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Beef Stew
1/3 c. flour
1 1/2 lb. stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
3 c. water
4 medium potatoes
3 medium carrots
Coat meat with flour and brown in oil. Place all ingredients in crock pot and cook on low all day or on high for 4-5 hours. Other vegetables like green beans or peas can also be added.
Split Pea Soup
3 c. split peas, rinsed
1 c. ham, cut into small cubes
1 medium carrot, cut into small cubes
7 c. water
3 tsp. chicken bouillon granules
Place all ingredients in crock pot and cook on low all day or on high for 4-5 hours.
After soups cool, blend in blender or food processor, adding more water if necessary for desired consistency. Blend soups until completely smooth for younger babies. These soups are suitable for babies 6 months and up who are eating a variety of solid foods and also for toddlers.
To freeze soups for later, pour the cooled soup into ice cube trays and freeze until solid. Transfer frozen cubes to Ziploc freezer bags. Happy cooking!
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Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom who is the author of What’s for Dinner?, an e-cookbook containing more than 250 quick easy dinner ideas. For more recipes, organizing tips, home decorating, crafts, holiday hints, and more, visit Creative Homemaking at http://www.creativehomemaking.com. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Rachel_Paxton |
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on May 18th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
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