We Have Success

For the past week we've made huge strides in Andrei's eating habits. As we've mentioned before, the boy won't eat green vegetables except for avocados/guacamole. In fact, he would thoroughly inspect his food before putting it in his mouth. We finally got some spinach into him via ravioli, but other green vegetables were a no go.

The other day, when we were eating Chinese (not real Chinese but American Chinese) I was teaching him how to stab food to pick it up with his fork. Okay, these aren't the best table manners but allows the food to actually make it into his mouth and not on the floor. This was great fun for him, so I went out on a limb and had him stab some vegetables. Broccoli, Zucchini, and Carrot all went in without a problem. Mushrooms however weren't a hit.

Fast forward to Sunday dinner which consisted of cod and broccoli. I was really pushing my luck but figured with just the two choices, I had a good chance of success with the broccoli. Yep, the child went straight for the broccoli first and ate most of it. There were about three servings of the green veggie there and all but two little "trees" were eaten. The reason for success, cheese and letting him stab the food with a real fork rather than his toddler spork.

At this point we're at the whatever works stage of parenting. And this is a huge victory in my eyes.