Guest guest Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Hi Katy, Unless a book is about circuits or sofware, I usually don't read it. I'll give Janet the name and she will check it out. Thanks for the tip. Ken M > > Hi Ken, > In addition to what Jodi wrote, I've heard that one rule of thumb is > that you offer a tablespoon of a new food every few meals, and that > it might take up to 20 presentations before a child will finally > accept the new food. > > Ideas that worked with were: > -- Giving him his own serving tray and spoon, and telling him he > could pick one thing from each pile > -- We made homemade chicken nuggets > -- We encouraged to help make meals..He was always excited to > eat his own creations. > -- Sauteeing meats in olive oil, tomatos, so that the meat is really > tender > -- Making thick soups with pasta--- loved to go fishing for the > bread and pasta. And, you can add anything to a soup. > > Finally, I'm really, really excited. The one book that turned us > around when it came to feeding was Ellyn Satter's CHILD OF MINE. It > is awesome. And guess what, it looks like she'll be coming to > Convention this summer to not only speak formally to RSs/SGA parents, > but also spend a few days meeting with parents! Her book has lots > and lots of tips for how to engage your child in eating new foods. It > really helped us with . I'm not sure if she has an updated book > for the older child... > > Hope this helps, Buon Appetit! (you can always go to Fenway Park and > eat those famous Red Sox ribs??) > katy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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