Adventures in Healthy Eating - Part two!

I'm hard pressed to find a way to cook my veggies that Hubbs will actually enjoy eating them.

Don't get me wrong, he eats his veggies, he just does not like eating them as much as say... Steak! It's my quest in this life to make healthy eating as enjoyable as I can for us and our growing family. It's important to me to instill those choices in my children so they live a long and healthy life!

A couple days ago I decided to make a "stir fry" with some left over veggies in my fridge to go with our no so healthy roast beef. I tossed broccoli, cauliflower and corn into a pan (with just enough oil in the bottom to cover the pan... Approximately a teaspoon) along with 3 chopped up garlic cloves!

Obviously if you don't like garlic, you're not going to like this idea but it's perfect for us because Hubbs and I are slightly obsessive when it comes to garlic. Stir up the veggies every few minutes until they're soft. If you find they're cooking too fast on the outside, just pour some water in the pan (half a cup) and let it help steam them a bit.

I added salt and pepper to taste and voilà! A super enjoyable side dish! I welcome you to try it, and explore your spice rack while doing so!







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Dear Broccoli,

Dear Broccoli,

You look like a mini tree, and you smell funny! I might have been willing to put you in my mouth to investigate you like I do everything else, but I was horrified by your oddity.




Perhaps I would have been more forgiving had I'd known I would be trying a new food? Perhaps it would have been an easier concept if mommy had pureed you into supreme baby mush?




Maybe I could have tried you if I didn't have an audience of hyenas laughing at my every reaction? Maybe I will eat you a different day strange broccoli. As for today? I can't even look at you!!




Love; Monster.

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Preparing for Solids - The Pictures

Yesterday I blogged about Monster adventure in feeding himself his sweet potatoes (Preparing for Solids). Since I was blogging on my phone, I didn't have the opportunity to post photos of it!

Here they are! :)

For the last couple of days, he's been eating the whole jar! He loves his fruit and veggies!

Today was another new food/eating milestone. I gave Monster puree'd green beans for the first time, and he gobbled them right up. This is unbelievable because usually he cringes the first time he has a new flavor. Weird-oh baby!