Sometimes you get what you give

In my life I have caused many people, especially my mom, much grief with my picky eating habits. When I was young the only cooked vegetables I ate were corn & potatoes (but not whipped or mashed potatoes). I would eat raw veggies, but not cooked ones. In my youth I caused my Dad great heartburn that I would not eat a hamburger like all other kids. But give me a steak any day! At family functions my loving Aunts would leave some potatoes out for me before they mashed them.

In my adulthood I have made a very conscious effort to improve my eating habits, but to this day I still do like ground meat. I know now that my issues with food are texture issues. Well, my texture issue may also be an issue with Jason. I have started to make his vegetables for him rather than depend on jarred food. I gave him carrots yesterday & they were not a smooth puree. Well, he threw a fit! I mean FIT!!! In hopes that maybe it was due to him being tired before fed, I tried again today at lunch. Well, as soon as they hit his tongue he started to gag & then started to cry. Getting him to take anything else into his mouth was a challenge because I think he was afraid I was trying to give him some more of that lumpy carrot stuff.

I asked Mom a little while ago if she hoped Jason was a picky-eater so that I would get some payback for the grief I caused her. Her response was that she would not wish that on anyone- that it is awful when your kids won't eat. I sure hope that this was just off timing for Jason & not a reflection of our movement forward in eating.