Do you add fats or condiments to LO's food?

violetvirgo

Amrice78:

do you all actually eat veggies without butter or olive oil?

yes, i do.  we all (my family, DH, me) eat steamed or blanched veggies a lot without butter or oil or anything other than a little ground pepper.  

eta:  and my fav are carrots and red peppers...they are delicious as is.  oh and i don't consider herbs and garlic, salt and pepper as "condiments" (as some said before).

jenifairies

LoriFalce:

As this was a nurse, maybe she was coming from a real nutritional place. The fact that you are talking broccoli makes me think...Broccoli, spinach, anything in the cabbage family, edamame, etc., are all really high in calcium. However, calcium is a fat-soluble nutrient. There is a whole area of nutritional goodness that you don't benefit from when you eat them without some kind of fat.

Yeah, but if she's eating mac and cheese and broccoli, do I really need to add butter on it? Or add mayo to a ham and cheese sandwich?

It just struck me as odd. Trust me, I'm not starving her! This kid can eat. I was kind of irritated by the diet comment.

LoriFalce

Amrice78:

oh yes, and you can steam it first if you want (if there are larger pieces of stem) but nice and soft and a little nutty

I do it on the same cookie sheet with crash hot potatoes. Yum.

the_mulva

jenifairies:

violet - i know! i have food issues myself so i'm trying to do my best to change my habits (and dh's) and not start her off on a bad foot, kwim? She will eat junk if you give it to her, but I'd rather her have a taste for  foods in their more natural form, I guess.

I'm not militant about it (if I cook something in butter/oil she gets it too), but if she'll eat plain veggies, why add cheese. Same for water/juice. If she happily drinks water, why give her juice all the time?

But, you are speaking as though butter, cheese, natural oils and other very benificial things are bad for her.  they are not.  In moderation, all these things are good for her. 

violetvirgo

the_mulva:

jenifairies:

violet - i know! i have food issues myself so i'm trying to do my best to change my habits (and dh's) and not start her off on a bad foot, kwim? She will eat junk if you give it to her, but I'd rather her have a taste for  foods in their more natural form, I guess.

I'm not militant about it (if I cook something in butter/oil she gets it too), but if she'll eat plain veggies, why add cheese. Same for water/juice. If she happily drinks water, why give her juice all the time?

But, you are speaking as though butter, cheese, natural oils and other very benificial things are bad for her.  they are not.  In moderation, all these things are good for her. 

I don't think she is, I think she's saying that it's insane that this woman thinks veggies served as is is "diet food".  fats are very important in a healthy diet, but i think there is obvious overuse of these things in out (american) society.  and i really hate the "everything is good in moderation"....eating a cup a lard once a week probably isn't....and neither is crack. 

AmyDrinkie

I put mayo on sandwiches and butter in things that call for butter, but I don't put cheese or butter on his veggies in an effort to get him to eat it.

KittyCatBio

LoriFalce:

Amrice78:

oh yes, and you can steam it first if you want (if there are larger pieces of stem) but nice and soft and a little nutty

I do it on the same cookie sheet with crash hot potatoes. Yum.

i can basically do anything with crash hot potatoes.  *drools*

Amrice78

LoriFalce:

Amrice78:

oh yes, and you can steam it first if you want (if there are larger pieces of stem) but nice and soft and a little nutty

I do it on the same cookie sheet with crash hot potatoes. Yum.

um, crash hot potatoes, I must know what these are

LoriFalce

violetvirgo:

 and i really hate the "everything is good in moderation"....eating a cup a lard once a week probably isn't....and neither is crack. 

Okay, I'm pretty sure giving a kid a cup of lard with breakfast wouldn't qualify as "moderation." But using some to make a pie crust, of which your kid has a little wedge? Nothing wrong with that.

And why do we have to keep hauling out the crack? Juice isn't crack. Cookies aren't crack. Buttered lima beans aren't crack.