{sneaky chef}

Doug and I are always trying to make sure Ian eats what he needs to.  He has always been a great eater.  At a fairly young age, he would love having tastes of whatever we were eating.  I guess I got used to him wanting our food and just assumed he would always eat whatever I put in front of him.  However, over time, he and vegetables developed a not so good relationship.  He would only eat them in baby food form!  So in order to get him to eat vegetables, I just kept buying baby food.  They have those awesome all-in-one veggie/fruit/grain pouches now, so that's what he's been eating for a while as a filler.

BUT, I recently had to have a little talk with myself which basically went like this "he'll eat what you feed him eventually, so face up to the reality that he's about to be 2 and quit buying baby food!"  I had to remind myself that he's a healthy boy and that not eating the exact amount of 'recommended portions' everyday is not going to hurt him.  So, I have resolved to quit buying the baby stuff and be more diligent about offering him real vegetables on a regular basis.  In the meantime, or until he starts eating them, I am being a sneaky momma and putting veggies in things I know he'll eat but won't necessarily realize they're in there.  Experiment number one was with scrambled eggs.  He loves cheesy scrambled eggs!  All I did was grate up some yellow squash and mixed it in with the egg and cheese before I threw it in the pan to cook.  It went over very well with him!  I have some other 'sneaky' ideas--I'll share my successes {or failures} as they come!

::success::

Jessica