The Story

I have two boys:  2.5 and approximately 1.5 years old.  Lately, I feel as if I am constantly struggling with trying to find varied, nutritious foods they will not only try, but actually eat enough of to obtain some nutrional value.  Complicating the situation is that our oldest was born with chronic kidney disease and received a kidney transplant in early June.  Up until he was transplanted, he ate nothing and I mean nothing by mouth, other than drinking water.  He also had an aversion to utensils.

He is learning to eat now and enjoys doing so, but is incredibly picky about what he will or will not attempt.  He does not like things that are wet to the touch.  He doesn't like things that are mushy to the touch.  Getting him to eat something with a spoon or fork is an exercise in frustration.  If it's not cheese, some type of moist sweet muffin or quick bread, a cracker or the occasional mini-meatball, he's barely interested.

My second has a more varied palete, though he is recently going through the stage of liking something and then rejecting it the next time I try to give it to him.  He is learning to eat with utensils, but would rather play with them most of the time than eat with them.  He also is addicted to cheese, crackers, muffins and is currently rejecting meat.

I am attempting to eat a whole grain, gluten-free, sugar-free and dairy-free diet in an effort to control my MS without medication.  My husband, on the other hand, never met a healthy meal he would eat.

Ok. I'm exaggerating.

But only slightly.

This blog is an attempt to find a different recipe or method of presenting food each day for a year.  If I can get everyone to eat it and love it, I'll be estatic.  But that is so beyond realistic. 

So, If I can get everyone to just try it, I'll be satisfied.