I’m joining in with Living Arrows for the first time, looking back each week at a moment with my son. I’ve been a bit slack this week for a number of reasons and this was the only shot I have with only my son in it, so this one is my starting point.
New Years Day always means a three course meal for us, and also three people having slightly different starters. My son certainly doesn’t get his fussy eating traits from me! I enjoyed avocado with prawns, seafood sauce and cayenne pepper for an added kick. My now 8 year old son still can’t be persuaded that avocado should actually ever be eaten. It’s pretty much the only food that he has never touched, right back from the weaning days. But he does like prawns, but not king prawns, and he likes them with mayonnaise, not mixed in with them, oh no, just drizzled on top. But I’ll take that. Eating with my son has sometimes been a rather stressful and certainly not enjoyable. But slowly, slowly, he’s broadening his horizons and accepting that there is more to life than margherita pizza. I should have captured a photo of my fussy eater devouring his roast duck dinner without a word of complaint, but I was too amazed to even think about that! May be 2018, and him being a grown up eight year old now, will be a turning point in his eating habits. Could this be the year of sauces and gravy?? I live in hope.
that is so good he had his food with a smile on his face! Mine is the opposite and would eat non stop! Living Arrows
I dream of that day with anything other than pizza!
I’m totally with him on the avocado! And actually amazed that he eats prawns… sounds like he’s doing well to me 🙂 #LivingArrows
He’s a funny thing, he loves cheese, but will only eat it melted on pizza, nothing else.
I’m so sad I can’t join in with Living Arrows anymore. It was one of my favourite points in the week
I’m not sure I’ll make it every week, but hopefully it will be a regular thing for us now.
I remember you talking about his fussy eating before but it’s great that he’s branching out and trying new things – I’m impressed that he eats prawns! x
It’s rather a random thing to like, but I’m glad he does.
Meal times are so stressful with fussy eaters!
It’s getting better, but he takes so long to eat things
That starter sounds amazing and would be something I would pick! I hope his eating habits do change for you, it would make life a lot easier! Our Monkey has seemingly doing things the other way round and constantly becoming more and more fussy. I am hoping its just a phase! #LivingArrows
It would be lovely for mealtimes to be a bit quicker and easier.
This gives me hope! My eldest will eat everything and my youngest hardly anything. I weaned them the same, so it must just come down to the individual child. I hope she will see that there is more to life than pizza!
He’s getting there. He does like a lot of fish which is definitely helping.
He definitely sounds like he’s being adventurous to me. Luckily my two aren’t too bad with food – although the 4 year old doesn’t like ‘messy food’ – sauces and gravy are OK though, as long as they’re just on the side and he can dip his food in them! #LivingArrows
He’s getting better but it has felt as if we’ve lived on pizza forever.