What is it with the Chicklette and homemade baby food? Last week we had the Great Zucchini Drama. This week -- Turkey Gagfest 2010.
I thought I was being efficient -- I bought a pound of organic ground turkey at Whole Foods, and would use 1/3 of it for baby food and the rest for Mommy/Daddy food (Turkey Bolognese -- yum). I gently cooked/poached it in a nonstick pan with water, and then lovingly pureed it in the Cuisinart until it was smooth and, if I may say so myself, quite tasty (for pureed meat).
At dinnertime, I assembled a veritable buffet of turkey, avocado, sweet potatoes and green beans. I thought it looked awesome. First we tried avocado. Then the veggies. And then....
Turkey went in. Bottom lip went out. A wail emanated, and then I swear to God my baby gave me the universal sign for choking. She wasn't really choking, but OH, THE DRAMA. I mean, really? It's TURKEY. Poached in WATER. Organic and pure and all that crap.
The good news is, the Turkey Bolognese was delish, so after we put the Chicklette's cranky, turkey-hating ass to bed, we enjoyed that with a nice Super Tuscan.
Tonight we'll try again. Because there are a dozen itty bitty containers of turkey in the freezer, and they will be eaten!!
5 comments:
pureed meat? hmmm. we haven't tried this yet, and now i'm not so sure. but we had EXTREME zucchini drama yesterday. Oh the faces. They are sad. (and a little funny). this from the kid who eats banana/avocado/rice cereal/green bean MIXED UP. suddenly he is picky!
I thought the zucchini was great. I'll throw it in a pasta or something :)
From a PURELY selfish perspective...any chance you'd post that turkey bolognese recipe? Because that sounds good. And I promise not to cry while eating it. :)
Good luck with the other turkey containers. My niece, whose mother is a nutritionist, only wanted to eat dark chocolate for about two weeks. It was organic. (And they made her eat other stuff.)
meat is tough. it's best to mix it with a favorite, like sweet potatoes or carrots, the texture is better and it will go down easier. good luck!
bwahahaha! I love the ongoing-saga of new liquified foods! Can't wait for the next chapter! :)
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