Food Stories

Dear Baby,

You're appetite have been really good lately, when you're not distracted that is. What is cool is how you are willing to try different foods. Like for instance today during lunch, you wanted to try the fresh bean sprouts and pineapples and you really like them because you asked for more. You now insist in order for you to eat a banana you must get to whole the banana with the peel half way off, and munch away like the adults, where as before we'd give you either a quarter or half a banana. You like the Laughing Cow cream cheese cubes as snacks, with mummy's help to peel the foil off. You prefer celery to cucumber now, and daddy had successfully made your carrot and celery miso soup, his first time cooking for you last weekend.

In the new year, we went to have japanese food for dinner. You ate the garlic rice, chicken udon soup, tofu miso, and you finished off the shaved ice that came with the salmon sashimi. I wonder what'll happen when you discover ice creams and sorbets... Not going to find out anytime soon.

You had your first taste of cookie, daddy was eating a homemade cookie at a recent birthday party we went to and gave you a bite when mommy went to get you more watermelon. Two bites, that's it for you. No more cookies. You started to eat watermelons again after not eating them for at least six months.

And you had your first juice, fresh watermelon juice and carrot juice, which mommy orders without sugar, and you wanted to try, and kept it in without spitting out, which what you would do before.

Speaking of drinks, you also drink cow's milk, low fat variety since that is the only type at home. But I think it is so you get to hold the box and play with it and squeeze milk out everywhere after a couple of sips.

But water and breast milk is still your go to place for a thirst quencher and food and comfort.

Yes, you have this affinity with cold water and ice in various forms. And whenever you get washed up or having a bath, you'd take a cup and drink the water or straight from the tap even!

You always ask for soup with every meal, and eat the soup yourself with a spoon handled by you. There is a lot of clean up every time but at least you're hand eye coordination is improving.

You like the sliced garlic that gets added into stir fries, so now whenever mommy cooks, I'll always add in extra garlic for you.

The only time you would eat bread is if it's a pizza or toasted cheese sandwiches which you also call pizza.

I know various people have sneaked in other carb based foods such as crackers and rice puffs. They may not think I don't know but it's obvious when you ask more of it! It made me wonder if I should print out a list of yes and no foods you are allowed. Anything that comes out of a packet or a box ready to eat is a big NO! Because of all the chemicals, colourings, stabilizers, processing, artificial flavours colours, preservatives, trans fats that can wreck havoc for you in the long run. I am going to try and keep them away from you for as long as I could because mommy knows what those things can do to you, and we are going for fresh wholesome foods as much as possible.

Love,
Mommy