Peas, pears, and you must be joking
Baby Mac, at just over five months, eats food now. Real food. Well, real baby food. Gramma—that's me—was fortunate to witness a recent feeding.
His fine dining experience started with peas:
They're not too bad, Gramma.
The second course featured the yummiest of yums, a.k.a. pears:
Oh, yeah.
These ... are ...
... the BEST!Then Mom offered a finale of none other than—you guessed it—rice cereal:
You're joking, right?
Um, I won't be swallowing this, Gramma.
Seriously.Baby Mac did eventually swallow his rice cereal. Or, at least most of it.
Which is far better than his brother, Mr. Skinny Minny Boney Maroney Bubby, currently does with most of his food.
At this rate, the big brother title will soon belong to the younger of the two.
Today's question:
What food would you like to try for the very first time?
Friday, November 11, 2011
Reader Comments (8)
Isn't it at Bubby's age that they go through the growth/food slow down. I remember my grandson going through that stage and my daughter wondering what he was living on. Don't worry- it ends. As for the food, I've been fortunate to experience a wide range of foods in my travels and found things to like in each. Just had world class, absolutely delicious Indian food in London.
I try a new food every time we travel, although I'm kind of suspicious about it since I'm originally a small town girl from Central Illinois. If it's not beef, it's not real. Still would like to try an authentic Philly cheese steak from Philly.
Feeling so sorry for Baby Mac with those peas! Ick! Most vegetables make me gag, so I told my daughters I was allergic to them. They were in high school before they finally caught on. Hope a teensy white lie is ok if it's for a good cause.
Those cute pictures of Baby Mac take me a long way back to my own babies. I used to mix the rice cereal with the pears to give it a flavor instead of tasting like ground up toilet paper.
I'm not hankering for any particular food as yet untasted, as long as it's not some kind of shell fish, I will just try it. Surprise me.
I don't blame Baby mac. I'd spit it out too. LOL
I think I've tried most everything I want to try. I would like to try things like marble cheesecake and porterhouse steak and lobster over and over again!
Lovely photos Lisa! He's a big boy for 5mths. I look after a little boy of 15mths and he is great at eating and will try anything. My friends wee boys of two and a half will eat very little and drives us all mad trying to get us to eat. I would like to try fresh tuna I keep meaning to buy it but never do.
Baby Mac is so cute! I think he is having fun with his Grandma!
I will try most anything although there is really nothing I can think of that I really want to try. I can absolutely guarantee you that I won't be trying sushi -- EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love food but I prefer it cooked. Can I go along with Theresa? More steak, more lobster and lots more cheesecake!
Thanks Lisa for the lovely photos - it does bring back so many memories.
I generally like most food, not spicy though, at the moment its strawberries with cream & icing sugar - powder sugar for my American friends. Next would be pavlova which is just wonderful & something that I couldn't get in the States - oh yes mustn't forget whitebait which is a New Zealand fish, very tiny and is made into patties. My husband dislikes them, but granddaughter & I have a feast of them when they are in season. My mouth is watering at the thought.
If anyone would like a pavlova recipe, please email me at admin@raisinggrandchildren.net.nz & I will be very happy to forward it to you.
I was going to say that Baby Mac is the cleanest 5 month old eater I have ever seen, but the last picture is more like what I am used to.
I would like to try some real Chinese food in China.....nothing with monkey or dog, but something more authentic than we generally get here.