Black Beans and June Bugs

Yeah. OK, I haven't posted in forever. No biggie. I'm still here! With the downturn in the economy and job prospects, I, too, turned down. However, I am back in the saddle again. Does this mean a correlation with better job prospects pour moi? Perhaps, perhaps not. Can you tell I've been watching Le Tour de France?

I thought this time I would talk about my daughter's eating habits. Well, mostly I wanted to list everything that she has eaten so far in her 13 months...as if I am really going to remember. So, I'll list some good stuff and then other stuff that is not as tasty.

Highlights:
-Beans (esp. black beans)
-Pineapple chunks!
-Avocado
-Roasted red bell peppers
-Kalamata olives (and every other kind of olive I can think of)
-10+ kinds of cheese
-Various meats (e.g. salmon, fajita chicken, beef, and venison, various steaks)
-Kiwi
-Fried eggplant

Those are highlights mostly because I like to eat all of those too, so I actually remember them. I don't know what the Highlights really are, do I look like a children's magazine?

Honorable mentions:
-Dirt
-A bug (not sure what kind, but I swear I pulled a brown wing out of her mouth - maybe a june bug?)
-Small pieces of wood (from the playground)
-Books (well, only the corners of pages)
-Food off of the floor (abt six-second rule, no biggie)
-Bird poo/dook/deuce/fecal matter (not so much ate as rubbed on her lips - really disgusting)


You get the idea. My philosophy is that children need to and should be exposed to a large variety of foods. When they are older, they will make their own choices. Hammer them with all kinds of food now! One day soon, they might only want to eat chicken strips. Boo hiss.