PBMT - Day 275
Managing Adrian's diet has been really stressful for Mama these days. There were times where Adrian could refuse to eat ANYTHING we offered him and yet he didn't feel hungry at all. He could go without eating for hours and not feel anything. We took advice from friends and families and gave Adrian different food to try out e.g. potatoes, pumpkin, macaroni, asparagus & radish. In fact, Mama has been mixing potatoes and pumpkin in the soft rice/congee she made for Adrian for years but Adrian didn't get to see the full picture of how these food really look like. Not to our surprise, he only showed interests on some but not all... for example, he takes macaroni (which is good as it gives him carbs) and ok with asparagus & radish.
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I think Adrian is now old enough to help out in the kitchen. You can teach him how to make his own sandwiches and kids usually try the food they make themselves. Egg salad is a good recipe. Have Adrian help you crack the hard boiled eggs, then give him a potato masher and have him mash up the egg (he will love the destructive action). Add a pinch of salt or herbs for seasoning, and some low fat mayonaise (Adrian can help with the mixing). Get Adrian to place two slices of bread side by side, and help him spoon some mixture onto the bread. Teach him how to close the two together. You can also use this time to teach him the concept that "now the sandwich is a square, but when you cut it in a diagonal (use a spreader, not a knife, so that he can cut it up himself), it becomes two triangles!"
And if that's not enough, you can get some cookie cutters in various fun shapes, and teach Adrian to cut out the sandwiches into these funny shapes. Save the bits and pieces and take those to the park, and have a fun day out with Adrian feeding pigeons!
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