Kids Dish

Just after writing about my failures to properly nourish Sam he shocked me by eating pretty well yesterday. He’s still lacking in dairy and didn’t have much interest even in the yogurt “Popsicle� I offered him, (Yes, I just freeze regular yogurt in an ice pop mold to make it seem like a special treat.) but he ate a real lunch that didn’t come out of snack boxes and a real dinner to go with it.

For lunch he had four veggie corn dogs that he dipped in ketchup. They are ridiculously high in sodium, but very high in protein and low in fat since they’re not real hot dogs. Protein is something that Sam’s diet is seriously lacking since he’s not a fan of meat or tofu so I’ll take it where I can get it.

Later as a snack he filled up on pretzels and a few potato chips, but then he requested spinach nuggets and ate 3 of them. They’re also higher in sodium than I’d like, but the first ingredient is spinach, which is a bonus, and they’re a decent source of fiber and protein.

He followed up the spinach nuggets with a few baby carrots and a bowl of frozen blueberries. Then after insisting he didn’t want to eat it he surprised Bob and I by eating half of what was on Bob’s plate. Dinner was Shepherd’s pie. I finely processed carrots, celery, onion and garlic to add to the meat and topped it with corn, peas and mashed potatoes. Sam loved it and could barely wait until it was cool enough to eat. He didn’t like the side dish- balsamic glazed carrots-a dish he usually loves, but I was so excited by the protein intake I didn’t care. Besides, he ate spinach nuggets for a snack after deciding he didn’t want potato chips. Who am I to complain?