Bunchland

Cookie mogul Eden Hertzog shares recipes she enjoys with her family

When Cedar starting eating solids, we were extremely careful about what he ate. This is probably true for most parents, but haven’t you noticed it’s especially true lately, amongst all us new age, yuppie, hippie, local food-eating, baby-wearing, co-sleeping, teaching-our-kids-to-sign parents?

We started with organic pear puree, then organic butternut squash puree, then organic oatmeal. He loved all of it, and then it became clear that Cedar pretty much wanted everything we were eating too. I think they call that “baby-led weaning” – or wait, isn’t that just “eating”?

In any case, I’m going to say it’s been a bit of a slow decline with food options. He’s become pickier. He used to really love veggies, probably because he didn’t know he was eating them. Now, I swear, if there is spinach in his eggs he will literally catch the tiniest shred of it and look at me, disgusted, before spitting it out. What is up with that?!  Read more...

What we’re reading today:

1. Picky eaters are trying to destroy healthy lunch programs!

2. Aw new Canadians and Americans are so cute when they get excited about snow! (No one tell any recently immigranted friends about February, they just don’t need to hear about it yet)

3. Ever argued with your partner over naming the kids? Here are some suggestions for cutting down on those disagreements.

4. The Great Children’s E-book Debate.

5. And happy first night of Hanukkah! In addition to all the Maccabeats you’ll be singing and dancing to, how’s about a little Cali Swag District?

Photo by Eric Rice via Flickr

Cookie mogul Eden Hertzog shares recipes she enjoys with her family

I take it very personally when my kid doesn’t eat his vegetables. In fact, I get a bit worked up about it. There are a few factors at play here:
1) I want him to eat his vegetables. The operative words being “I” and “want”. Can’t he just do what I want him to do, and how is it that 34 (I mean, 27) years on this planet as my own damn self and suddenly there is a 47” creature in charge of me?
2) He NEEDS his vegetables. Doesn’t he? Like, shouldn’t he?
3) If he doesn’t eat his vegetables it is a sure sign that he will wind up sitting on a couch playing video games, eating Taco Bell and Lucky Charms (out of the box!), and never move out of the basement or aspire to do anything with his life. Now I’m just being honest here people, this is where my mind goes.  Read more...