Tuesday, December 29, 2009

A Food Update




So here's where we're at with baby food these days.

Life is better because Cate can eat pretty much what we eat. I no longer spend time whipping up purees and mashes - this is a positive. I also have a child who has gone completely off baby custards / rices / oatmeals. Again, this is good thing as they are crapola anyways and expensive in the long run. So - the negatives. I seem to have a relatively fussy eater - she eats little amounts lots of times during the day rather than three set meals. This is painful (for me!) and I'm not sure it's a great habit. Another negative is that often quick and easy stuff to give Cate is probably not what's best for her. Case in point: I don't think she's seen or tasted a vegetable in a month. Hmmmmm.

Here is a completely honest overview of what Cate ate today. Try not to judge me!

* 1 slice vegemite toast, one spoonful of strawberry yoghurt (off the yoghurt today it would appear) and a splash around in my cereal (I kid you not. She plays with it. Some of it actually ends up in her mouth though so I'm counting it) for breakfast.
* 1 scotch finger biscuit (thanks to my Nan for introducing these...)
* Half a white choc and berry scone (kept her quiet whilst I crusied the shops)
* 1 box of sultanas (yay, these have got to count as healthy right?)
* 1 bite of my Boost bar * blushes furiously*
* 1 banana (couldn't believe she ate the whole thing...but it WAS after swimming)
* 3 mouthfuls of grated cheese
* 1 tiny baby sized hamburger (I made these and they had fetta and parsely in them. That parsely is as close as it gets to a vegetable!)
* 1 small tub of banana custard

Geez, that actually looks like more than I thought it was!! Kudos for me! (keep in mind she had 400mls of milk as well, plus water)

As you can see though, a fair bit of crap in there considering she's 14 months old. Do I feel guilty about that? Yup. Am I just relieved she's eating anything at all after long periods of food refusal? Yup. So I guess I'll just keep keeping on for the moment - with maybe a vegie thrown in there for good measure one of these days!

Before I sign off for tonight better fill you in on our new highchair habits too (seeing as it's kinda food related). Basically Miss Cate now has a lowchair. She refuses to be strapped in to her high chair (the tantrums are Oscar worthy) so I ahev lowered it to prevent a fall. Since it's been lowered she's actually stopped crawling out on to the tray - bonus. As you can see in the pics - she often stands to eat. Truthfully? I don't care. As long as she eats, I'm happy. Some days this means food from floor to ceiling, some days it means she eats on the run. I know I am breeding a table manners monster but...like the refrain goes...I don't care. Besides...she's pretty damn cute no? ;)

There's Miss Cate eating her custard like a pro and there's the cheeky minx standing up in her low chair happy as can be. Bless x

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