jack is really a great eater. considering he's a so-so sleeper, mommy figures he owes her that. he loves meat -- chicken and turkey mostly so far -- which some kids have problems with at first. his diet is full of vegetables and fruits and is very varied.
in many ways he is really his father's son, but in this regard he is much more adventurous than his vegetable-averse father. and, according to survey results released by the cdc last week, much more adventurous than most american adults!
a funny story -- sometime last week or so, i call home and his nanny roxana tells me "hizé zanahoria amarilla para jack," which means: "i made yellow carrots for jack."
now, sometimes roxana is not familiar with certain vegetables. being from el salvador, she's much better with tropical fruits than root vegetables. for example, it took her two days and several consultations with friends and family to figure out how to say peas in spanish (for the record: gandules) because she wasn't used to eating them.
so, i'm thinking: "yellow carrots?? what the heck is she talking about?" and i tell her, "no, the yellow things are wax beans" ... and she insists carrots ... and i tell her, no, we're out of carrots ... and she tells me they were in the fridge ... and i counter that carrots are *orange* ... and we're at an impasse when she describes how she took the "big yellow carrots" out of the crisper in the fridge where they'd been for a while. and then it hit me -- she had made ...
PARSNIPS!!!!
which, in spanish, is pastinaca.
incidentally, jack loved parsnips and they're now on the menu (ironically, usually with carrots!). today he will be trying garbanzo beans for the first time. considering how he's taken to everything else, i'm sure they'll be a hit.
however, i'm questioning the wisdom of beans today after the morning we had. suffice it to say that daddy went in to change jack's dipe this morning, only to call out moments later, "mommy, can you come in here and help me?? this is a two-man job!!" and, again, suffice it to say that he was not exaggerating. it *was* a two-man job. let's hope garbanzos don't make it worse!!
in many ways he is really his father's son, but in this regard he is much more adventurous than his vegetable-averse father. and, according to survey results released by the cdc last week, much more adventurous than most american adults!
a funny story -- sometime last week or so, i call home and his nanny roxana tells me "hizé zanahoria amarilla para jack," which means: "i made yellow carrots for jack."
now, sometimes roxana is not familiar with certain vegetables. being from el salvador, she's much better with tropical fruits than root vegetables. for example, it took her two days and several consultations with friends and family to figure out how to say peas in spanish (for the record: gandules) because she wasn't used to eating them.
so, i'm thinking: "yellow carrots?? what the heck is she talking about?" and i tell her, "no, the yellow things are wax beans" ... and she insists carrots ... and i tell her, no, we're out of carrots ... and she tells me they were in the fridge ... and i counter that carrots are *orange* ... and we're at an impasse when she describes how she took the "big yellow carrots" out of the crisper in the fridge where they'd been for a while. and then it hit me -- she had made ...
PARSNIPS!!!!
which, in spanish, is pastinaca.
incidentally, jack loved parsnips and they're now on the menu (ironically, usually with carrots!). today he will be trying garbanzo beans for the first time. considering how he's taken to everything else, i'm sure they'll be a hit.
however, i'm questioning the wisdom of beans today after the morning we had. suffice it to say that daddy went in to change jack's dipe this morning, only to call out moments later, "mommy, can you come in here and help me?? this is a two-man job!!" and, again, suffice it to say that he was not exaggerating. it *was* a two-man job. let's hope garbanzos don't make it worse!!
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