Healthy baby eating

Healthy Eating Habits: The 10 times rule

The American Academy of Pediatrics conducted a study of toddler age children that concluded the average toddler may need to see a new food on their plate at least 10 times before they will eat it! Here are some tips for introducing new foods: 1. Always let her know what she is eating. At the beginning of each meal, point at each item on her plate and tell her what it is. The more she hears about it, the more familiar it becomes. 2. Offer new foods first and at times when she is most hungry. When children are hungry or first sit down to a meal, they will often eat without thinking about what they are eating. 3. Don't give up. Try very small portions of new foods, so you can throw them out without feeling guilty about wasting food and be patient, 10 times can seem like a long time. 4. Encourage your child to "try it". Do not force her to eat, but ask her several times during a meal to "try" the new food. Show her how you "try it" too - make it look like fun to try new foods! Taken from freshbaby.com archives. I got the So Easy baby food making kit and it looks great! It'll be almost a year before I start, but I am excited already!

Easy Healthy Meals

I've been trying to come up with some easy healthy things to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner with fresh fruits and veggies and whole grains. Here are some things lately:


Cream of wheat with fresh strawberries and a banana

Whole wheat bagels with pizza sauce, cheese, and diced tomatoes


French toastwith vanilla yogurt, blueberries and a banana


Veggie burger on whole wheat toast with olive oil mayo, ketchup, cheese, and fresh spinach, with couscous and veggies


Hot "ham" and cheese grilled on a George Foreman

Sushi- brown rice, nori (seaweed), avocado, and cucumber, on our new bamboo dish!


Bentos for lunches at school- yogurt with wheat germ, applesauce with wheat germ, grapes, carrots, hardboiled eggs (with sea salt in the little pig), apple, juice, water, and sandwiches- spinach, olive oil mayo, cheese, "turkey", and whole wheat bagel, multigrain crackers for a snack
Grape Nuts with blueberries, bananas, and strawberries and milk

Vanilla yogurt with bananas, strawberries, and blueberries