What’s for Dinner?
It finally happened. I couldn’t believe it. I had to shake my head back and forth and blink my eyes a few times to make sure I wasn’t dreaming. The dormant taste buds of my hunger-striking preschooler finally awoke from their slumber. He eats! How this child has grown into a thriving 3-year-old is beyond me, but it’s not for a lack of trying. A steady diet of goldfish crackers and birthday party fare mysteriously catapulted him to the top of the height curve and midway up the weight curve. Turning a blind eye to his enduring disinterest, I’d thrust an array of foods before him daily from the time he began solid foods. Everything not resembling a non-nutritive white bread product was pushed away or thrown on the floor. Continue reading ›