The Coffee Table Buffet
Monday, January 30th, 2017From Monday Mom – Neetika:
Sometimes Hudson is an extremely enthusiastic eater. Other times, it’s sort of a wonder he still manages to exist, and so wildly, on the few calories he consumes. This seems to be normal 2-year-old behavior. One day they’re loving life and will eat absolutely anything you out in front of them. The next, they’re throwing a chicken nugget in your face. As with most parenting challenges, you’ve got to roll with it.
I have my “safe bets” when it comes to preparing food for Hudson. Pancakes, hardboiled eggs, and spaghetti are some of his absolute favorites. But I want to expose him to different foods, and I have no interest in short order cooking. What’s peculiar is that Hudson will often reject a food, only to pick it off my plate later.
A friend told me that experts are now saying that the best thing to do with these grazers is to give in to their style. Leave a bunch of healthful snack foods, like raisins, crackers, etc. on a low table where your toddler can access them all day long. Has anyone out there tried this approach? It takes a certain laidback quality I think I’m lacking. I worry about the spills and the inability to keep track of what exactly his food input would be. I’m just too Type A.
On the other hand, if it gets more calories in him, it may be worth exploring. And who knows? Maybe I can throw some sushi and asparagus on the table and at some point, get a taker.