A boring post about food

Z is really into chunkier, peoplish foods now. It's a weird stage to be in because, at almost 11 months, he doesn't really have enough teeth to properly chew a lot of people food but he really isn't into pureed stuff either.

So far, we've had some good hits, some big misses and some "I'll eat it if I feel like it".

Hits:

• berries (whole raspberries & blueberries)
• avacado (he gets it spoon fed with some chicken cut up into it...and he likes it)
• toast fingers with butter- although he's really into any carb I give him (crackers, bagels, breads, etc...)
  
• whole baby carrots that are steamed just enough for him to gum (although he'll eat them mashed too)
• roasted chicken
• sweet potato fries (homemade- not cause I'm fancy, just because I happen to make them at home)
• grilled cheese
• yogurt (loves love loves)
• piece of HARD fruit (which scares me to no end because he doesn't have molars- but he loves apple, pear and peaches that are HARD...no soft squishy fruit)
  

Misses:

• casseroles. almost every one I have made has ended up being rejected (I'm attempting sheppard's pie with him tonight, so we'll see!). Even when I blend it up so it's easier to eat, he still isn't impressed
  
• pasta with tomato sauce. He actually looks at me like I'm trying to torture him.
  

• tofu. ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
• chicken fingers- thought he'd think these were awesome but he practically sobbed when I gave it to him
• homemade potato leek soup. He ate the first two spoonfuls then stuck his hand straight out and fully rejected all further attmepts
• FISH!
  

Sometimes Good- Sometimes Bad:

• pureed fruit- sometimes he loves the stuff and sometimes he purses his lips and rejects
• eggs- again, one day it's fantastic and the next it's AWFUL!
• stew- first time it was a huge hit. Second time ok. Third time he cried. Oh well.
• oatmeal- he hates the baby stuff unless I trick him into eating it. He thinks the grownup oats are ok but only if I'm eating it and he can eat some off of my big girl spoon.
  
• most green veggies- he can't stand green veggies unless they are fully hidden by other more tasty treats. I gave him steamed broccoli once and that was an epic fail.

So there you have it! I've been looking at a few site for ideas on toddler foods. I'm going to make a batch of pancakes and freeze them so I have those as a breakfast option. Otherwise, I just keep trying. One thing I am learning is that he seems to take a while to warm up to new tastes/textures and I just have to be consistent with my attempts to introduce new foods. We're going to try melons as soon as they're a bit more in season.

But I'm open to ideas and suggestions- what do you serve your child? I'm running out of interesting ideas!