Picky Eater

My toddler is a very picky eater. Some days she would not eat anything at all accept biscuits and milk. It makes me want to tear my hair out! Its supposed to be normal at this age though. I have read that they will go through food 'jags' eating only a certain favourite food and rejecting all others but mine seem to reject almost any food I give her.

Most books or aritcles say that it is not wise to scold, plead or cajole your toddler to eat. From my experience, its true. Its no use resorting to any of those tactics as it will not work anyway causing both you and your child to become stressed up in the process. So, I have learned to relax a little and let her eat WHAT she wants WHEN she wants.

Below are recipes of two of her favourite foods.

Mashed potato (with hidden fish and vegetables.)
Main Ingredients
- 1 potato
- fillet of fish (white meat variety)
- vegetables that will soften easily when steamed. eg pumpkin, peas, carrots and brocolli
- a sprinkle of salt, sugar and five spice powder
- cream cheese and mayonnaise (optional)

Method:
1. Boil potato with skin for 1 hour.
2. Season fish fillet with salt, pepper and five spice powder then steam together with chopped vegetable for 10 minutes.
3. Peel potato and minced together with the steamed fish, vegetable, cream cheese and mayonnaise
4. Cool and serve

Notes: Alternatively, fish can be wrapped up in aluminium foil and baked in the oven toaster for 10 minutes.

Toddler's pasta recipe
Main Ingredients
- 1 bowl pasta (small shells variety)
- 2 tablespoon minced beef/chicken
- 1 pip garlic (minced)
- 1/2 bombay onion (chopped finely)
- 1 tomato (chopped finely)
- 1 sliced cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoon pasta sauce

Method:
1. Boil pasta for 20 minutes till soft.
2. Saute garlic, onions in a pan for 2-3 minutes
3. Add minced meat and stir for 5 minutes
4. Add in tomatoes and boiled pasta
5. Add water to preferred consistency and slice of cheese to thicken the gravy
6. Simmer for 10 minutes
7. Cool and serve

Notes: I use sliced cheese so that it will melt and thicken the gravy because my toddler likes it that way but it can be substituted with sprinkled cheese instead

I wrote this when my girl was just a toddler. She is a preschooler now a little less picky these days.

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