Chez Wilkes: Food Fight Update

I know that you all have been on pins and needles wondering how my food experiments with Jeremy are going!

Just kidding.

But, in case you are interested, please read on.

Jeremy is slowly overcoming his aversion to texture. A wonderful lady from the home school co-op offered to lend me her baby food grinder for as long as I need it. Her baby is 15, and all of her children had been asking when in the world she was finally going to get rid of that food grinder! So, while she would like it back for potential future grandchildren, it is mine for the time being. In addition to the blender, I’ve been able to try a lot of different things with Jeremy.

First, I have started buying a few items fresh that I can’t buy frozen, like sweet potatoes and different varieties of squash, as Jeremy likes both of these. I’ve also bought apples to boil and blend with other fruits, since apples are so nutritious.

Second, I discovered that Jeremy really likes spaghetti with meat sauce. It took him a couple of tries to get past the texture, but now he gobbles it down. Yesterday morning, he asked for bites of my quiche, by pointing and then signing “please,” and, last night, he ate a bunch of refried beans.

So, I think that we are closer to table food than I might have originally thought!

We also discovered another funny food quirk with Jeremy. I peeled and mashed an avocado for him to try on Sunday, which he spit out every single time I tried to put it in his mouth. However, later on that evening, Jeff decided to give him some guacamole that I had made out of some other avocados, and, believe it or not, Jeremy gobbled it down!

I guess he likes hot sauce, lemon juice, and red onions. Weird.

In any case, the food experiments are soldiering on.

Here is our little troublemaker. A new favorite activity is helping to unload the dishwasher. I can’t wait until I get too slow putting dishes away, and he pitches a plate into the floor!