food

Sit Still. I’m Trying to Feed You

I miss the high chair. Well actually ours was a lo chair. But you get the idea. Strapped in. And even though I never really strapped her in, the tray locked her wiggly little body in place. Heaven. But not anymore. I ditched it because really she was too old for it and hated sitting [...]

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53/365 The Half Naked Chef

Dinner is hit and miss. Most days it doesn’t get eaten at all. And for some reason, I still persist in my refusal for Riley to substitute dinner with eating peanut butter from the jar with a spoon. Go figure. But avocado is still a favourite. It was her first food and her enthusiasm for [...]

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44/365 Enthusiastic Meat Eater

As a lifelong vegetarian it is with mixed emotions that I watch my daughter eat meat. But even I was overcome by the pure joy of her enthusiasm in this moment. We were at a coffee shop and she promptly stole the ham off her Aunt’s sandwich. Both sandwiches actually. And yes, two hands were [...]

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40/365 Making Food Memories

In the spirit of this months post for the Carnival of Natural Parenting. Riley cooking with Grandma on her recent trip. And it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that due to being entirely disorganised my camera needs to be charged. Although I must say one of the things I truly love about [...]

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Food for Little People

Welcome to the July Carnival of Natural Parenting: Let’s Talk About Food This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have written about their struggles and successes with healthy eating. Please read to the end to find a [...]

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Food for Thought

Breakfasts aren’t my problem. She’ll eat breakfast, second breakfast, even third breakfast. Dinner on the other hand, is my problem. Or to be perfectly accurate the lack of dinner. Riley probably eats dinner once or twice a week. Although she is very keen on redistribution of food. From the bowl to a cup to a [...]

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The Guilty Conscience

I always wondered why mothers’ had such a reputation for making their children feel guilty. And now I think I know why. Because you feel guilty ALL the freaking time. After a while it probably becomes second nature and eventually you just become good at it. I’m assuming anyway. I’m not actually at that point [...]

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