Nora is slowly becoming less picky. She still prefers meat, but her repertoire is expanding gradually. In particular, her sudden willingness to eat green peas is a huge win. (My dad eats them for lunch nearly every day. One day, she decided she wanted some. The next day, she ate a lot. The day after that, she allowed a small amount of frozen mixed veggies to be included among the peas.)
New staples
- peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
- steel-cut oats with milk, walnuts, and lots of raisins
- green peas
- meat and fish stews with grains and veggies
- milk
- eggs
- Cheerios
- pizza
- nori
Need to try Again
- bean stews
- edamame
- carrot peanut soup
- peanut noodles
Consistent standbys
- fruit
- meatloaf (with carrots, cabbage, onions, and water chestnuts)
- salmon
- slow-cooked pork shoulder
- bread
- yogurt
On-the-Go Snacks
- fruit
- squeezies
- peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
- Cheerios
- Trader Joe’s salmon jerky
Veggies (usually small quantities and inconsistent)
- mashed yams with lime juice, olive oil, and salt
- kale chips (only the expensive farmer’s market ones – Trader Joes’s was rejected)
- homemade kale chips
- grated orange salad with currants (went for currents first, but also ate carrots)
- nori
Treats
- cookies
- candied ginger (go figure!)
Still rejects
- cheese
- tofu
- tempeh
- potatoes (hash browns, mashed potatoes, even French Fries)
- Western-style pasta (need to try smaller ones, like macaroni)
- ice cream (this won’t last long, so we might as well enjoy it while we can)
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