I've been offering non-bland food to Maddie sometimes. And she usually eats it.The other day we were at Biryani House (my favorite Indian restaurant and cheap!) and I gave her some tastes of the dishes. She reacted a little bit, but she wasn't upset. I think she's happy to get to try what she's seeing everybody else eating. And I try and do that as much as I can.
A couple days ago I put turmeric, basil and pepper in her peas. Peas are kind of gross looking when you put them through the cuisinart. She ate tons of this combo.
It kind of makes sense to me that the whole bland food for babies thing is nonsense. It's not like they know the difference. And the only way their going to think it's normal and not fight it when they're older is if they're eating it right from the get go. I'm not suggesting that you feed them fiery hot spiced food, or that you don't adjust their food based on how they react. But I think feeding them bland food is boring, boring and it might just set up a picky eater for later. Especially in our house, where we don't normally eat much that's bland at all.
Yesterday I fed her yogurt and she had this really adorable expression. It was a little tart for her and she only ate a couple bites. I wish I had a picture of that face. So cute!
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We give Mlly everything we eat, and we have been doing that for as long as she has been eating regular food. She loves Indian food! Definitely I think adding spices to food is a great idea. Sometimes Molly even likes hot stuff in moderation. If she acts like she wants to taste something like salsa or peppers that are really hot, we let her try it a little bit and see if she wants more. Many times she does. She also eats yogurt and granola with a little fruit almost everyday for breakfast (except when we get scones)!
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