An Update on Feeding Josie (Plus Roasted Broccoli with Crispy Shallots)

Just about a year ago I wrote about feeding Josie. At that time, all was well with my little one year old. She was eating a variety of healthy foods. Then she turned two and guess what she got for her birthday?

An opinion.

How about some kale, Josie?  No thanks. 

Peas? Nope. 

Cauliflower? Um, no, no, no, no {wags finger at me}.  

Sweet potatoes? Too many sweet potatoes, Mommy.  

Peanut butter toast!  Ice cream!  Cheerios!  Avocado!  Pretzels!  Eggs!

Those are her most requested items.  It could be worse, I suppose, but I went from having a kid who ate salmon to a kid who doesn't.  Sigh. 

I'm trying to stick to my routine of feeding her the same thing we eat, not offering her substitutes if she doesn't eat what is put in front of her, and offering her a variety. I'M DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT, INTERNET.  I also continue to put previously rejected food items on her plate, in some hopeful attempt that she will change her mind, which she has done in the past.

Unfortunately, she is in a phase - at least I hope it's a phase - where she refuses to try anything unfamiliar to her.  The other night, I dressed some roasted beets in rice vinegar and olive oil, EXACTLY how she eats her modestly nutritious and totally beloved coocumbers, which she GOBBLES down.  I talked about how beautiful the red beets are, took some bites and moaned about how yummy they are. She looked at them, said, bootiful beets, then skipped over them for some rice (White rice, not brown rice. Go ahead and judge, INTERNETS).

We still have broccoli, though.  It's on the list of three vegetables that she will currently eat: carrots, cucumbers, and broccoli.