veggies/meat/fish ..... bleurgh!

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ok!so yet again,DD refused to eat veggies & fish this morning....she always gobbles down her usual breakfast of cereal & fruit, so i said i'd chance giving her her "dinner" at breakfast time & see what the reaction was....no joy!!!!she ate 1 spoon of the fish dish & that was no.usually, i can manage to get a few into her if i give her a spoon to play with.she then refused the sweet potato (which she used to eat)...i think mostly cause she thought it was still fish!!!! so i gave up, gave her some banana as finger food & a fromage frais...both of which she was delighted with!!!!
so.....any advice?!!!
i don't mind that she doesnt like certain things, but those certain things are veg, meat & fish.....which are important in her diet surely?!
i know milk should be her main source of nutrition, but i don't want to only be giving her cereals & fruit!!!!

[jessmum46]

Have you tried any meat recipes with fruit in?  There's an AK one with chicken, sweet potato and apple which J loves.  How about veggies as finger food? 

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that's the one we tried!!!!& another with chicken,carrot & leeks etc...i've managed to "trick" her into eating them before with giving her the spoon & when she opens her mouth to chew the spoon, i dive in with my spoon!!!!i know i totally shouldn't be doing that, but i want to check for allergic reactions & make sure she can tolerate it, iykwim.with fruit/cereal/yog, she'll open her mouth properly but that almost NEVER happens with veg/meant/fish.

she was quite happy to munch on some steamed broccoli florets now that i think of it....i could try cauliflower too maybe?

maybe i should be doing things the opposite way around....give her the plain veg first & then try her with the meat...i had been doing meat then veg but she's wary then once she's tasted the meat,kwim?

[jessmum46]

Can also try steaming sticks of carrot or parsnip, sticks of raw cucumber, roast veggies, cauliflower.  Have you tried vegetable in cheese sauce?

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she's not a fan of cheese sauce!
& i was so proud of myself for making a "sauce" too!!!! (first time ever!!!)
but i might try it that way, let her "dip" maybe?!we did that with the chicken& apple & the broccoli.....

silly question,but how do you go about storing the steamed food?or do you just steam as you go?!

[jessmum46]

I've generally just steamed as I go, though did freeze some steamed apple slices once.  You can freeze them on a tray separately then put them in a bag once they're frozen so they don't stick together x

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hmmm....i might try that so....thanks katherine!!!!any chance yourself & J could pop round some lunch time & show DD how it's done!?!?!?!

[jessmum46]

Would love it!!!  Need some BW friends IRL

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me too!!!!

we'll see ye tomorrow for lunch so!!!!xxx