So lately the no-fails are pizza, Pbj's, and faux fried zucchini (and apparently the random chicken finger). The zucchini is awesome...he will, no joke, eat an entire one prepared this way.... but I cannot feed my child on these things alone! I refuse to feed my child these things alone. And trust, I always give him some kind of healthy option at every meal, peas, carrots, eggs, celery, spinach salad, something that may someday spark an interest. And I am NOT that kind of mother who gives in easily to the food fights. So, I've decided...in this year...that I will fight fire with fire. If he wants Pbj's, its always on whole wheat bread, natural PB...and yesterday I mooshed up some raspberries and just spread them on instead of the jelly. Cuts down on sugar and he is still happy. And tonight, another successful fire fight. I made pizza....out of EGGPLANTS!! You heard right folks!!! And he relished it. Asked for more. Ah-mazing! Sorry about the pics...they were taken mid bite....
{"E-Julius!" (that's "delicious" in Hunter speak) } |
I used this recipe here from Cooking Light, making Sonny and I some delish low-fat, low-cal, eggplant parm. Try it...you'll LOVE it. Well I reserved a few of the pieces and just made little pizzas out of them, the crispy eggplant serving as the "crust". A little homemade marinara, a little mozz, and voila!! Eggplant pizza! He gobbled them all up. Not only am I giving him something that he likes, but I'm giving him something I like too. And it's so much better than pureeing foods and hiding them (although I am going to do that as well....just to shove a little more in that tummy). He's seeing what it is, and I flat out told him "This is eggplant pizza." He just heard pizza and started eating. I'm hoping to come up with a few more twists on things he likes this year, and of course I'll keep introducing the things I would like him to eat. But for now, I'm just happy that the food is going down!!!
This is awesome. I have a picky eater too. I my just have to try this recipe out. THANKS!
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