I want my children to grow up with a healthy attitude to food and eating. When I introduced solids to my first child, it was lovingly prepared organic meat and vegetables so that she would have the best start possible. A newly purchased steamer lightly cooked the vegetables so that she would get all the nutrients. Every skerrick of fat was cut from the meat so that she would get the leanest portions. She loved it and would eat such huge quantities, family and friends were amazed and marvelled at her appetite.
Then she turned fifteen months and refused to eat dinner any more. I was at my wit's end and agonised over whether she was getting enough essential vitamins and minerals to develop her body and brain.
After a couple of years of this, I have now managed to chill out about it, and instead concentrate on all the good things she is eating. However along the way I have managed to put together a collection of tricks that I want to share with others who are struggling with 'fussy eaters'. I also have some easy, nutritious recipes that satisfy everyone.
By the way, I am not a qualified nutritionist or dietitian, but I am a mum of two with a keen interest in ensuring my children have a healthy, well-balanced diet.
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