Yeah, BBQ riblets were NOT a hit

jodyplustwinsx2

I keep trying to find SOMETHING the girls will eat, which led me to Morningstar Farms BBQ Riblets the other day at Whole Foods. Yeah, right. Alice wouldn't even taste a piece, Charlotte was horrified.

They love almost all types of fruit, cheese, and some veggies. And that is IT these days. I can't even count on them to eat Puffs anymore. Why, oh why, do my babies not like food?!

Any ideas for relatively strange (and vegetarian) foods to try? I think I've hit all of the obvious ones by now.

Josie22

Liam loves corn dogs, hot dogs, chik nuggets, all the bites, sausage & bacon. & chik patties, all morning star.

Tess12

Do they like spicy or strong flavors?  Madeleine loves the Morningstar Farms buffalo "chicken" nuggets.  She LOVES them.

jodyplustwinsx2

I think we've tried most of the first list, sadly, with only a couple hits... sigh. I haven't seen the buffalo chicken, I'll have to try that. They do tend to like spice/strong flavor, hence why I tried BBQ riblets lol!

Josie22

We take the chiken or steak strips, fry them in a tiny bit of oil & cover them in BBQ sauce & fry 'em some more. DS gobbles those up.

Dobie_Mama

Oh man ... really!?  Those things are delish!  Have you tried any of the Quorn products?  I think they have a better texture than a lot of the other "chicken" products.  DD is pretty nuts about SmartDogs and also the Yves breakfast links.  Yves also makes some great souvlaki and satay skewers.

Josie22

Dobie_Mama:

Oh man ... really!?  Those things are delish!  Have you tried any of the Quorn products?  I think they have a better texture than a lot of the other "chicken" products.  DD is pretty nuts about SmartDogs and also the Yves breakfast links.  Yves also makes some great souvlaki and satay skewers.

Where would I find that yummy sounding stuff???

Dobie_Mama

Josie22:

Dobie_Mama:

Oh man ... really!?  Those things are delish!  Have you tried any of the Quorn products?  I think they have a better texture than a lot of the other "chicken" products.  DD is pretty nuts about SmartDogs and also the Yves breakfast links.  Yves also makes some great souvlaki and satay skewers.

Where would I find that yummy sounding stuff???

Do you have a Kroger, Meyers, or related chain?  If so, they probably have them!  At our Kroger, the Yves stuff & SmartDogs are in the produce section and the Quorn products are frozen.  If not, check the "where to buy" sections on their websites - SmartDogs, Quorn, Yves.

franciscaz

My son hates 98% of all foods... hang in there!

ftnups

Whole Foods will have just about every vegetarian meat alternative product that is made. It could be that he doesn't like the really salty strong flavor of the riblets and nugget type of products.

What about beans? We are vegetarians and my son gobbles up lentil dal, split pea mash/stew, red beans and rice, etc. I make all that myself though, not sure if you cook or not?

I use the Quorn products as well in casseroles. My crazy kid, he loves casseroles. I just take a starch, some veggies, a protein, make a sauce and bake it all together....and he goes bonkers for it.

If you're not much of a cook, you might also try Annie's frozen organic meals. I have given him the non-dairy pot pie and the veggie lasagne - he loved both of them.