Help, quick advice needed!
I posted here reather then in food because I would get more opinions faster since I don't have much time.
I need bean recipe suggestions for a picky toddler that decided that he doesn't like beans!
I need the recipe to be cheap too. He sort of likes Chana masala, that is, I am starting to convince him that chickpeas arn't disgusting. And he will gingerly eat black beans and rice, but is not crazy about it. He is crazy for tofu but I dont' want him to eat tofu day in and day out, plus tofu is kind of expensive and the whole purpose of eating beans is to save money.
So any advice would be GREATLY appreciated.
I am trying to get three more bean recipes that he like. Help me please! He doesn't like bean queasaidillas, or burritos...I dont think.
Most toddlers like plain chickpeas that are cooked until very soft. Nothing with too many spices. Toddler like bland foods. Many like lentils as well and if you haven't tried the ABC lentils recipe maybe give it a try once or twice. Studies show kids need to be introduced to new foods about ten times before they accept them. Refried beans are also good when he gets a bit olde because the lumpy beans in a smooth texutre isn't the favorite of every kid.. And most kids like guacamole, but again not too spicy. Don't forget their tummies are really tiny and they don't have to eat that much.
Maybe make a bunch of vegatables and then blend them into a tomato sauce for pasta? That way he thinks it's just tomatoes. It works with my 3 year old when she's in her picky stage.
Maybe make a bunch of vegatables and then blend them into a tomato sauce for pasta? That way he thinks it's just tomatoes. It works with my 3 year old when she's in her picky stage.
It also works with picky husbands. :-D
Maybe make a bunch of vegatables and then blend them into a tomato sauce for pasta? That way he thinks it's just tomatoes. It works with my 3 year old when she's in her picky stage.
It also works with picky husbands. :-D
HAHAHA!! That is too funny.
I like blending white beans into sauces and soups to make them creamy, even into pesto. It may help him get used to the flavour. Not sure exactly what types of food he likes, though I know with omnis that aren't used to beans, lentil tacos are a familiar and well received way to ingest lentils. You could make the taco seasoning from scratch so that it isn't too spicy. How about making a tofu scramble with whole or mashed chickpeas or white beans in it, again, to get him used to them in a familiar food.
I really like lentils, yet really don't like them canned. You may already cook beans from dried, if you don't, they are tastier and cheaper, try it out! I cook big batches, (not lentils, they are faster) and freeze them. Just make sure to add the salt when they are almost completely cooked, adding it at the beginning interferes with the cooking process and makes them a lot firmer.
I've made fritatta's and sauces and there are even mayonnaise recipes that use a base of white beans so you can't tell it's beans.
There are recipes for brownies and cookies that call for pureed beans.
Thanks guys!
My son is getting used to beans, but it is a very slow process. He LOVES tofu, but I don't want to be feeding him tofu all the time.
Last night I made that ABC lentil recipe, and he actually ate quite a bit of it. It was very good by the way. I was surprised.
Tonight we are going to have bean and cheese burritos, but in the past I haven't had much luck with that. I am just cooking bean recipes, and if he eats them, great, if he doesn't oh well, he won't get any thing else. He has actually quite gotten used to me doing that, I never cook him any thing special, he eats what I eat, if he don't like it, well, he just don't eat. He seems like he has accepted that as the way things are, and it is really a big help. If he doesn't like something, he dosn't cry about it, he just won't eat, nore does he expect to get anything else. Might sound harsh, but it actually works surprisingly well.
Thanks guys!
My son is getting used to beans, but it is a very slow process. He LOVES tofu, but I don't want to be feeding him tofu all the time.
Last night I made that ABC lentil recipe, and he actually ate quite a bit of it. It was very good by the way. I was surprised.
Tonight we are going to have bean and cheese burritos, but in the past I haven't had much luck with that. I am just cooking bean recipes, and if he eats them, great, if he doesn't oh well, he won't get any thing else. He has actually quite gotten used to me doing that, I never cook him any thing special, he eats what I eat, if he don't like it, well, he just don't eat. He seems like he has accepted that as the way things are, and it is really a big help. If he doesn't like something, he dosn't cry about it, he just won't eat, nore does he expect to get anything else. Might sound harsh, but it actually works surprisingly well.
It's not harsh. It's quite normal, and it will keep you from the mother's curse, a "faddy" eater. I have known a couple of kids who at the tender age of 3 or 4 had mommy jumping through their particular hoops to get them to eat. And one in particular would change his "hoop" every now and then just to keep her guessing. It was pure power play. He enjoyed it, as any outside observer could tell.
I grew up in a large, poor family. What was to eat, you ate, or you went hungry. My sister tried the picky-eater thing, and it didn't fly. Mom simply put a kiddylock on the fridge and produced whateever she had rejected at the next meal. No angger, no fuss, just "You can have something else when you've finished this."
It's not harsh. It's quite normal, and it will keep you from the mother's curse, a "faddy" eater. I have known a couple of kids who at the tender age of 3 or 4 had mommy jumping through their particular hoops to get them to eat. And one in particular would change his "hoop" every now and then just to keep her guessing. It was pure power play. He enjoyed it, as any outside observer could tell.
I grew up in a large, poor family. What was to eat, you ate, or you went hungry. My sister tried the picky-eater thing, and it didn't fly. Mom simply put a kiddylock on the fridge and produced whateever she had rejected at the next meal. No angger, no fuss, just "You can have something else when you've finished this."
This is very true. When my brother and I were little we were expected to do our best with what was put in front of us. My ex was coddled by his mother and at 23 years old he would actually say, "Ew, that looks gross, I'm not eating it".