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I remember Jenn Patel posting something about trying this cookbook. The dude just has his 6 year appointment and while they weren't alarmed at his weight (or lack thereof) they are concerned about his diet in that the kid won't eat meat (bacon, liverwurst and hotdogs yes, actual meat- not very often) and a lack of iron.
My husband jokingly suggested that I buy the cookbook that hides foods and I remember that there really was one- so I bought it off half.com for $2.64 plus shipping.
Caveat- it's a HUGE pain in the arse to do the prep. Her premise is that she roasts or steams a bunch of different kinds of veggies and then purees them. Each puree is then divided in to 1/2 cup servings. Yesterday I roasted sweet potatos, a butternut squash and some beets while I steamed a cauliflower. Thank goodness for the Vita-Mix Super 5000 blender because that part went very well. I have an ancient food processor that's a pain to clean if you have to use if for more than one thing so I just used the blender.
Yesterday we made the peanut butter and jelly muffins- it was supposed to have a 1/2 cup of carrot puree which I didn't make, so I used a 1/4 cup of sweet potato and a 1/4 applesauce instead. Holy Moly are they delicious!
The kicker was today- scrambled eggs w/ 1/2 cup pureed cauliflower. I added cheddar cheese as she does in the recipe and lo and behold- HE ATE IT. The whole thing. (he also puts ketchup on his eggs which I'm sure helped) Seriously, he had more cauliflower this morning than he has had EVER in his entire six years. (unless the Russians fed it to him, in which case it was probably boiled to death or pickled) I kept waiting for the "I'm not eating this" fit and it never happened. His little body is probably thinking "wait, are those VITAMINS in the tummy?"
So far, so good. Tonight I'm making her dinner pancakes (still sweet) which are "Pink Pancakes" - pink from beets. There's also a recipe for "green eggs" so I may try those next weekend.
I'm crossing my fingers that this continues to go well. I'm past the point of caring that I'm basically lying to my child about what he's eating. 16% for weight- and 23% for height! I don't want him to be a huge American kid but I would like a healthy Russian one!
Jenn
My husband jokingly suggested that I buy the cookbook that hides foods and I remember that there really was one- so I bought it off half.com for $2.64 plus shipping.
Caveat- it's a HUGE pain in the arse to do the prep. Her premise is that she roasts or steams a bunch of different kinds of veggies and then purees them. Each puree is then divided in to 1/2 cup servings. Yesterday I roasted sweet potatos, a butternut squash and some beets while I steamed a cauliflower. Thank goodness for the Vita-Mix Super 5000 blender because that part went very well. I have an ancient food processor that's a pain to clean if you have to use if for more than one thing so I just used the blender.
Yesterday we made the peanut butter and jelly muffins- it was supposed to have a 1/2 cup of carrot puree which I didn't make, so I used a 1/4 cup of sweet potato and a 1/4 applesauce instead. Holy Moly are they delicious!
The kicker was today- scrambled eggs w/ 1/2 cup pureed cauliflower. I added cheddar cheese as she does in the recipe and lo and behold- HE ATE IT. The whole thing. (he also puts ketchup on his eggs which I'm sure helped) Seriously, he had more cauliflower this morning than he has had EVER in his entire six years. (unless the Russians fed it to him, in which case it was probably boiled to death or pickled) I kept waiting for the "I'm not eating this" fit and it never happened. His little body is probably thinking "wait, are those VITAMINS in the tummy?"
So far, so good. Tonight I'm making her dinner pancakes (still sweet) which are "Pink Pancakes" - pink from beets. There's also a recipe for "green eggs" so I may try those next weekend.
I'm crossing my fingers that this continues to go well. I'm past the point of caring that I'm basically lying to my child about what he's eating. 16% for weight- and 23% for height! I don't want him to be a huge American kid but I would like a healthy Russian one!
Jenn
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