Veggies and more veggies......
One thing that we've never really had a problem with in our house is Benjamin eating vegetables. He has always liked them; raw or cooked (except potatoes, unless they are in the form of french fries or recently, scalloped). In fact his first two solid vegatables I gave him were broccolli and beets (I later read that they are both extremely "gassy" veggies and can cause stomach aches! Oops! But, he survived with no belly aches or anything). I also realize how lucky I am that he eats vegetables so readily.
Usually when I'm preparing dinner, if he's not up at the counter "helping" me peel something or other, he'll ask for some frozen corn to munch on until chow time. So I give him a little bowl of it and off he goes. Sometimes its frozen peas or maybe blueberries (I hope I froze enough over the summer!). Today he didn't want corn or peas or blueberries. He wanted some of the "fluffy clouds" (cauliflower) and "broccolli trees" that I was cleaning to put into the steamer. He just casually came up and asked for some. So I loaded him up a plate and he happily munched probably close to a cup full (sans dip, I must proudly add). So when we sat down to dinner I didn't think he'd want anymore veggies and I wasn't going to push the issue. But, yes - he wanted more fluffy clouds and broccolli trees with his chicken and rice.
.......guess I'm doing something right with his diet after all.
In the words of that SNL character Stuart Smally: I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggonit - my son likes vegetables! Yay me!