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 You might be wondering what happened to your good little eater. I may have gotten picky. But here's a little secret — don't start changing the menu just because of me. If you let me get my way, I might become even pickier. Keep doing what you're doing — serve me a couple of foods that are familiar to me, plus a new food or two that I haven't tried before. Ask me to make really simple food choices, like between a piece of banana and a piece of apple for snack. Choosing from more than two foods is too difficult for me at this age. Family meals are my favorite, and I especially love to see what you are eating. Here are a few creative meal and snack ideas to try as part of my ever-growing menu: |
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| Scrambled egg with a little grated cheese in
a mini-pita Corn muffin spread with cream cheese Breakfast cereal "trail mix" (toss together a couple different types of cereal, including oat rings or another whole grain cereal) |
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| "Parfait" with layers of cottage cheese or yogurt,
and chopped fruit Chicken salad on crackers or pita wedges Cooked broccoli trees and baby carrots, dunked in mild refried bean dip Vegetable soup with beans and pasta |
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| Confetti pasta (cooked pasta mixed with garbanzo
beans, mixed vegetables, and small chunks of cheese) Chicken "fried" rice (pieces of chicken sautéed with favorite vegetables and instant brown rice) "Club" sandwich fingers made by layering whole wheat bread, turkey breast, white bread, cheese, whole wheat bread; then cutting into fingers. You can also add tomato. |
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| Half a small tortilla spread with hummus and
rolled up Mini-smoothie made by blending frozen banana with milk or yogurt Mini-bran muffin Vanilla steamer (warm milk with a bit of vanilla extract and small amount of sugar) Juice "spritzer" made with seltzer and a splash of fruit juice or a bit of pureed fruit Whole grain pretzels dunked in apple butter |
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