Dinner: chicken meatballs, mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli with melted cheese, milk to drink
All three munchkins gobbled up the chicken meatballs. Terrek ate all his mashed potatoes, and reluctantly ate all his broccoli. Patrick ate only his chicken meatballs. Evelyn ate some of everything!
Terrek and Evelyn snacked on some pretzels as a special treat- Patrick, however didn't- as he didn't eat his dinner. The positive thing- no tantrum. By now he has come to accept the rules! He just knew no pretzels for him; he didn't even ask for some! Although- I wish he actually ate some of each item- I'm happy at least that he is starting to accept and not question the rules (or throw a hairy fit and attempt to defy/destroy the rules!~).
Plan status: Terrek & Evelyn- successful
Patrick- unsuccessful
Monday, 11 February 2013
Thursday, 7 February 2013
To Each Their Own ...
Dinner: Barbecued chicken drumsticks in homemade sauce (with chia seeds!),
roasted potatoes, steamed green beans.
Terrek ate his potatoes, Patrick ate his chicken and Evelyn
ate her green beans. They each preferred
only one item on today’s menu. Terrek
and Patrick announced they were finished after only eating part of their one
food choice, and Evelyn asked for seconds of green beans, then ate her chicken.
The boys went to bed, barely eating any dinner. This is the first time for that!
Plan status: Evelyn- successful
Terrek & Patrick- unsuccessful
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Cute Little Quiches
Dinner: Mini broccoli & cheese quiches, salad, bean bread (left over)
The kids weren't very hungry tonight. Patrick ate all his quiche, but picked out the broccoli, Evelyn ate half of her quiche, with ketchup. (She wanted to squeeze the ketchup bottle herself "My do it! My do it!") Terrek ate about half of his quiche, and mushed up the rest of it so it resembled scrambled eggs.
"I can't eat the rest, it's too mushy," he explained.
They all ate some of their salad and all of their bean bread with butter.
No one finished everything- no one had any snacks or desserts. Everyone wanted to sit either directly beside or directly on top of Mommy during dinner. It was a bit crowded. :)
Plan status: successful
Label status: all labels off all boys! (Although- we're now out of labels and I'm going to have to order some more.)
The kids weren't very hungry tonight. Patrick ate all his quiche, but picked out the broccoli, Evelyn ate half of her quiche, with ketchup. (She wanted to squeeze the ketchup bottle herself "My do it! My do it!") Terrek ate about half of his quiche, and mushed up the rest of it so it resembled scrambled eggs.
"I can't eat the rest, it's too mushy," he explained.
They all ate some of their salad and all of their bean bread with butter.
No one finished everything- no one had any snacks or desserts. Everyone wanted to sit either directly beside or directly on top of Mommy during dinner. It was a bit crowded. :)
Plan status: successful
Label status: all labels off all boys! (Although- we're now out of labels and I'm going to have to order some more.)
Monday, 4 February 2013
Guess who ate a Strawberry!
Dinner: Bean bread, salad, french onion soup & chicken wings, milk
News Flash: Patrick ate a strawberry. Unfortunately I missed the event, as I was at work and it happend with Rosemarie, super nanny. She said she offered him apple slices, blueberries or strawberries. (He NEVER eats any berries- his normal choice would be the apple slices). Rosemarie said he was eyeing the strawberries, then chose one and ate it. He was so proud of himself! When I got home, that was the first thing he had to tell me. He was expecting hugs and praise from me, and that's just what he got. "Did you like it?" I asked. He said he did, but he didn't want anymore. (Evelyn and Terrek were polishing off their second bowl of strawberries at this time). This is progress!!
Dinner tonight went pretty smoothly- although the chicken wings were too spicy and they all had to be washed off in order for the kids to tolerate them.
The bean bread was a hit. The kids thought it was regular freshly made whole wheat buns- couldn't tell that navy bean puree was baked inside. Rosemarie made a big batch- left overs for breakfast tomorrow!
I gave Terrek a tiny-baby-mini-bowl of soup. (I knew he wouldn't like it and he didn't). It was painful for him to get two teaspoons down. I didn't even give him any actual onions- just broth, soaked bread crumbs and melted havarti cheese. (Totally delicious for me!) Patrick and Evelyn loved the soup. Especially Patrick who asked for seconds, and gobbled it down with huge mouthfuls.
Patrick and Terrek both struggled with their chicken wings. We only gave them one each, but they were very reluctant. They each ended up picking at them, in order to get the go-ahead for chocolate chip cookies that we had left over from the birthday party on the weekend. (Not without a crying fit from Patrick and a time out). I keep reminding him that he doesn't have to eat it, but just no dessert. He's having some trouble with this concept...he eventually came around. Evelyn loved the chicken wings, however, and asked for seconds "More bone! More bone!" she said.
Plan status: successful
Label status: One label still on Patrick
News Flash: Patrick ate a strawberry. Unfortunately I missed the event, as I was at work and it happend with Rosemarie, super nanny. She said she offered him apple slices, blueberries or strawberries. (He NEVER eats any berries- his normal choice would be the apple slices). Rosemarie said he was eyeing the strawberries, then chose one and ate it. He was so proud of himself! When I got home, that was the first thing he had to tell me. He was expecting hugs and praise from me, and that's just what he got. "Did you like it?" I asked. He said he did, but he didn't want anymore. (Evelyn and Terrek were polishing off their second bowl of strawberries at this time). This is progress!!
Dinner tonight went pretty smoothly- although the chicken wings were too spicy and they all had to be washed off in order for the kids to tolerate them.
The bean bread was a hit. The kids thought it was regular freshly made whole wheat buns- couldn't tell that navy bean puree was baked inside. Rosemarie made a big batch- left overs for breakfast tomorrow!
I gave Terrek a tiny-baby-mini-bowl of soup. (I knew he wouldn't like it and he didn't). It was painful for him to get two teaspoons down. I didn't even give him any actual onions- just broth, soaked bread crumbs and melted havarti cheese. (Totally delicious for me!) Patrick and Evelyn loved the soup. Especially Patrick who asked for seconds, and gobbled it down with huge mouthfuls.
Patrick and Terrek both struggled with their chicken wings. We only gave them one each, but they were very reluctant. They each ended up picking at them, in order to get the go-ahead for chocolate chip cookies that we had left over from the birthday party on the weekend. (Not without a crying fit from Patrick and a time out). I keep reminding him that he doesn't have to eat it, but just no dessert. He's having some trouble with this concept...he eventually came around. Evelyn loved the chicken wings, however, and asked for seconds "More bone! More bone!" she said.
Plan status: successful
Label status: One label still on Patrick
Friday, 1 February 2013
Sometimes they eat a little, sometimes they eat a LOT
Dinner: scallop linguini in cream sauce and salad.
All I can say is yum, yum, delicious! And everyone was cheerful, cooperative and sat at the table!!! I was all ready to get out the egg timer, and give Terrek a time frame where he was expected to remain at the table for twenty minutes, however I didn't have to resort to that strategy. Everyone sat at the table willingly and for a reasonable length of time today. Yay! Party for Mommy! We even had ambiance music. (Suitable for a party). Terrek was singing to us with a bucket on his head- enjoying the echoing sound it made.
This was the kids' first time having scallops, although they are familiar with shrimp (they all love it). They were skeptical at first at these strange new white lumps on their plate- but I explained that scallops are like shrimp, and they eased into the idea...gently.
The boys- are not too keen on sauce (as mentioned before). Patrick, however didn't mind this cream sauce. He gobbled everything up and had three helpings of scallops. Evelyn also loved the scallops. "More that!" she said, having three servings as well. Terrek initially had a positive reaction to the scallops, although he expressed concern about the sauce on them and the noodles. He asked me to wash the sauce off his food, but I shook my head. "This is what's for dinner," I said. (I have to admit I have done this in the past- I've washed the sauce off chicken wings in order for him to eat them) Despite the sauce, Terrek ate about half of everything.
At last call for food time, Terrek came back to the table and began eating. He explained his cueing system to me.
"If I don't like it, I chew like this" (really slowly)
"If I like it, I chew like this" (medium paced)
"If I like it a lot, I chew like this" (medium paced, with smile)
"If I really don't like it, I chew like this" (extremely fast as if to get it over with)
He began chewing pretty fast, but he finished everything and then asked for the famous peanut butter and jam sandwich.
Terrek continued to eat an entire peanut butter and jam sandwich and a bowl of oatmeal. Patrick ate a peanut butter and jam wrap, then a peanut butter and jam sandwich and finally a bowl of oatmeal. Evelyn ate half a peanut butter and jam wrap and half a bowl of oatmeal.
Holy cow! They all must have been growing today. (Or maybe they just worked up an appetite from all the Gangam Style dancing and singing they did just prior...)
Plan status: successful
Label status: Labels still stuck on Patrick
Amendment: Change plan status to UNSUCCESSFUL for Terrek for today. (I'm writing this the day after). Rosemarie found five scallops scattered on the floor near Terrek's chair. When I approached him about this, he admitted fully to throwing the scallops on the floor because he didn't want to eat them, and he didn't like them, but he wanted his peanut butter sandwich. Yikes! Trickery and deceit. I will have to watch him more carefully! Yikes!
All I can say is yum, yum, delicious! And everyone was cheerful, cooperative and sat at the table!!! I was all ready to get out the egg timer, and give Terrek a time frame where he was expected to remain at the table for twenty minutes, however I didn't have to resort to that strategy. Everyone sat at the table willingly and for a reasonable length of time today. Yay! Party for Mommy! We even had ambiance music. (Suitable for a party). Terrek was singing to us with a bucket on his head- enjoying the echoing sound it made.
This was the kids' first time having scallops, although they are familiar with shrimp (they all love it). They were skeptical at first at these strange new white lumps on their plate- but I explained that scallops are like shrimp, and they eased into the idea...gently.
The boys- are not too keen on sauce (as mentioned before). Patrick, however didn't mind this cream sauce. He gobbled everything up and had three helpings of scallops. Evelyn also loved the scallops. "More that!" she said, having three servings as well. Terrek initially had a positive reaction to the scallops, although he expressed concern about the sauce on them and the noodles. He asked me to wash the sauce off his food, but I shook my head. "This is what's for dinner," I said. (I have to admit I have done this in the past- I've washed the sauce off chicken wings in order for him to eat them) Despite the sauce, Terrek ate about half of everything.
At last call for food time, Terrek came back to the table and began eating. He explained his cueing system to me.
"If I don't like it, I chew like this" (really slowly)
"If I like it, I chew like this" (medium paced)
"If I like it a lot, I chew like this" (medium paced, with smile)
"If I really don't like it, I chew like this" (extremely fast as if to get it over with)
He began chewing pretty fast, but he finished everything and then asked for the famous peanut butter and jam sandwich.
Terrek continued to eat an entire peanut butter and jam sandwich and a bowl of oatmeal. Patrick ate a peanut butter and jam wrap, then a peanut butter and jam sandwich and finally a bowl of oatmeal. Evelyn ate half a peanut butter and jam wrap and half a bowl of oatmeal.
Holy cow! They all must have been growing today. (Or maybe they just worked up an appetite from all the Gangam Style dancing and singing they did just prior...)
Plan status: successful
Label status: Labels still stuck on Patrick
Amendment: Change plan status to UNSUCCESSFUL for Terrek for today. (I'm writing this the day after). Rosemarie found five scallops scattered on the floor near Terrek's chair. When I approached him about this, he admitted fully to throwing the scallops on the floor because he didn't want to eat them, and he didn't like them, but he wanted his peanut butter sandwich. Yikes! Trickery and deceit. I will have to watch him more carefully! Yikes!
Judo Night is Pizza Night!
Who doesn't love pizza night? Figuring out healthy and fast dinners for the nights the boys have judo is tricky.
Yes, I know I'm spoiled, because I have a wonderful nanny who makes us dinner during the week. I plan out the menu, and she cooks it. It's Heavenly.
However, now, being so large with pregnancy, lugging the kids to judo by myself can be a real challenge for me- especially with winter boots, snow pants, hats & mitts- and my big belly. (Julius works late, so he's never home on time for judo). So pregnant, waddling me, a toddler and two little boys who dawdle and are easily distracted, are quite a circus train going from the car to judo class and back again. We always block the stairs, because little feet are slow to go up and down, and there are so many of us.... I get so many looks- some of sympathy, some of pity and some of bewilderment. (This woman has three little kids and she's pregnant again? Is she crazy??!!) I end up sweating and exhausted. I can't leave Evelyn at home- after working all day- we miss each other- and I don't want her to feel left out when I take the boys to a special outing twice a week, and not her. So I always bring her and we snuggle and play on the bleachers, while the boys tackle each other in their cute little gees. So now, I take Rosemarie with me. I am thankful for Rosemarie's assistance in the car, to the class, getting ready, when someone has to pee during class, when Patrick is nervous and cries for mommy and Evleyn pooped and needs her diaper changed at the same time. There are two of us- this makes the whole ordeal much more manageable!!
Since Rosemarie is with me at judo- we need dinner solutions that are fast and easy. Sometimes it's pizza night! The kids LOVE pizza night. Julius and I like our pizza with all sorts of different assorted veggies- olives, peppers, mushrooms, garlic, tomatoes, pineapple... But of course, the kids prefer plain, just cheese. While Terrek likes his with pineapple as well, Patrick and Evelyn will pick it all off- they like just cheese, and cheese alone.
Not all judo nights can be pizza nights, however (much to Terrek's chagrin- he would eat pizza every day if he could)... Last night, Rosemarie made a big casserole dish full of homemade macaroni and cheese, but she added stewed tomatoes. I thought it was truly delicious! Evelyn ate two helpings. The boys were insulted that there were tomatoes in their mac & cheese, and picked them all out before eating it. They did eat it however, along with carrot sicks and taziki. (Well- no taziki- or any dip or salad dressing for that matter for Terrek). Patrick loves taziki so much, that he ended up dipping his mac and cheese noodles into the taziki. "I love dip!" he smiled.
After all that wrestling & jumping around- they worked up an appetite!! Me- just the event of going to judo makes me work up an appetite! I'll have to keep thinking for other quick, healthy & fast dinner ideas for judo nights- we'll stick to one pizza night a week, but two is too many!
Plan status: successful
Label Status: Labels off Terrek, still stuck on Patrick
Yes, I know I'm spoiled, because I have a wonderful nanny who makes us dinner during the week. I plan out the menu, and she cooks it. It's Heavenly.
However, now, being so large with pregnancy, lugging the kids to judo by myself can be a real challenge for me- especially with winter boots, snow pants, hats & mitts- and my big belly. (Julius works late, so he's never home on time for judo). So pregnant, waddling me, a toddler and two little boys who dawdle and are easily distracted, are quite a circus train going from the car to judo class and back again. We always block the stairs, because little feet are slow to go up and down, and there are so many of us.... I get so many looks- some of sympathy, some of pity and some of bewilderment. (This woman has three little kids and she's pregnant again? Is she crazy??!!) I end up sweating and exhausted. I can't leave Evelyn at home- after working all day- we miss each other- and I don't want her to feel left out when I take the boys to a special outing twice a week, and not her. So I always bring her and we snuggle and play on the bleachers, while the boys tackle each other in their cute little gees. So now, I take Rosemarie with me. I am thankful for Rosemarie's assistance in the car, to the class, getting ready, when someone has to pee during class, when Patrick is nervous and cries for mommy and Evleyn pooped and needs her diaper changed at the same time. There are two of us- this makes the whole ordeal much more manageable!!
Since Rosemarie is with me at judo- we need dinner solutions that are fast and easy. Sometimes it's pizza night! The kids LOVE pizza night. Julius and I like our pizza with all sorts of different assorted veggies- olives, peppers, mushrooms, garlic, tomatoes, pineapple... But of course, the kids prefer plain, just cheese. While Terrek likes his with pineapple as well, Patrick and Evelyn will pick it all off- they like just cheese, and cheese alone.
Not all judo nights can be pizza nights, however (much to Terrek's chagrin- he would eat pizza every day if he could)... Last night, Rosemarie made a big casserole dish full of homemade macaroni and cheese, but she added stewed tomatoes. I thought it was truly delicious! Evelyn ate two helpings. The boys were insulted that there were tomatoes in their mac & cheese, and picked them all out before eating it. They did eat it however, along with carrot sicks and taziki. (Well- no taziki- or any dip or salad dressing for that matter for Terrek). Patrick loves taziki so much, that he ended up dipping his mac and cheese noodles into the taziki. "I love dip!" he smiled.
After all that wrestling & jumping around- they worked up an appetite!! Me- just the event of going to judo makes me work up an appetite! I'll have to keep thinking for other quick, healthy & fast dinner ideas for judo nights- we'll stick to one pizza night a week, but two is too many!
Plan status: successful
Label Status: Labels off Terrek, still stuck on Patrick
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