I recently posted about the boys’ eating habits and how it completely stresses me out. I’ve heard this multiple times, from multiple moms.
It’s because we care so darn much.
I made all of the boys’ baby food. They ate all kinds of purred goodness. Veggies and fruits galore. They ate their purred vegetables with little problem. If it was plain green beans or peas, we’d usually add a little applesauce and they would gobble it down.
Not anymore. Nope. No way. No how.
When we started to transition to more solid foods and actual whole foods, that’s when things seemed to go downhill. What is really bugging me, is that The Nuggets seem to be eating less and less. I try really hard to stay away from the “easy” items like hot dogs and chicken nuggets. That is just processed junk and if they eat it on occasion, I’m okay with it but I definitely don’t want it to be a staple item in their weekly diet. I’m running out of ideas though. I’ve utilized multiple mom blogs (here, here and here) 
Neither likes any type of vegetable any more. Green beans, peas, carrots, squash, zucchini, broccoli… NOTHING.
Corbin will eat carrots w/honey on occasion. I’ve shred veggies up and tried to incorporate it into a casserole but that only works for a few bites and then they’re done. Pasta, potatoes, beans, quinoa and rice are a resounding NO. Weston spits it out if I can even get him to put it into his mouth. I made whole wheat couscous the other day. Little, tiny balls of pasta and he GAGGED when I snuck in a bite. Corbin ate the couscous but hated the beans. He won’t eat pasta or rice either.
They don’t even like tortillas!? Do they realize they live in Texas?!
Fruit is a yes. Always a yes, so they get fruit with every meal. I’ve started bringing back those pouches of purred food for snacks because at least I can get some veggies in that way. 
The newest trick they have is to let their tongue hang out and shake their head back and forth, in a “no-no” fashion, as food flies from their mouth. Can you understand my frustration? 
Every article I read, says not to get frustrated. Don’t make it a fight. Offer them foods and if they don’t eat it, offer something else but, at the next meal. Babies/toddlers will not starve themselves. They can actually go up to a week on a “strike”.
But it stresses me O U T !
I made a smoothie for breakfast this morning that consisted of Stoneyfield vanilla yogurt (the best), strawberries, banana and spinach and they gobbled it up. Probably because it was sweet and they were overjoyed to be using a stripped straw. Weston wouldn’t even take the straw out of his mouth – he would pause and take breaths and then proceed sucking the thing down. In all of 7 minutes flat. Corbin drank it, albeit a little slower. I’m thinking I should just offer more smoothies with a variety of greens? XOXO 
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