Dinner success
Trying to get Sam to eat these days is torturous. He’s too busy playing with trains or watching Curious George to want to eat at the table and his toddler mentality ensures that most foods that he once enjoyed will no longer pass his lips. The only homemade meal I can guarantee that he’ll eat is a bowl of “noodles” with butter or olive oil and parmesan cheese. But if he sees the butter or oil he won’t eat them. Unless he doesn’t see the butter or oil in which case he demands it. Torturous.
So last night’s dinner, was a surprising success. Tired from a four mile walk, wearing the baby on my belly most of the time and the toddler on my back the rest of the time, I was in no mood to cook so I turned to the fridge. We hosted a little happy hour party for our friends and neighbors Friday evening and had a random assortment of leftovers. I reheated three hot dogs (two soy and one regular) and the leftover pita in the toaster oven. I peeled a few carrots from the CSA and put them on a plate with crackers and homemade hummus. On another plate I arranged tortilla chips and homemade salsa. I put out bowls of cut up peaches, cantaloupe and watermelon and the remaining pasta salad.
Sam picked out most of the cheese, tomatoes, green beans and basil from the pasta salad but ate the pasta despite the sun-dried tomato sauce. For every bite of soy hot dog he got two tortilla chips. He ate carrots and fruit without prompting. All in all he actually ate a decent meal with representation from most of the food groups. Providing a variety of foods tapas style made it easy for Sam to eat without needing to assert his toddler individuality. It’s not something I can do every night, but a few times a week might make dinner time a bit more enjoyable for all of us.
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