Lunch for baby; beware the shitposts

"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling) 09/24/2019 at 13:20 • Filed to: foodlopnik, shitposting

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Had to try to make something that wasn’t like a boring peanut butter sandwich or similar stuff that mom always sends him, while including a lot of stuff mom sends him because dad is not that creative...

Breakfast/Lunch/Snack Menu:

Quesadilla (poblano, onion, and queso Oaxaca)

Guacamole (avocado (his favorite), onion, serrano, cilantro, lime juice, and salt)

Baby Bell Cheese

Yogurt pouch (he has a pouch-a-day habit, not shown)

Fruit & veggie pouch (shhh! he loves pouches)

Animal crackers (which he usually doesn’t eat)

Teething crackers (because he finally started popping out teeth recently)

I’ll probably be making myself the same main dish for lunch, except I might not have another ripe avocado...

Aremmes > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 09/24/2019 at 13:26

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Hey, there's still space for a tomatillo+habanero salsa dip in the lunch tray. You know what to do.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Aremmes 09/24/2019 at 13:28

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This sounds like an idea, but my lack of habaneros might be an issue. I considered some veggies, but this is already a freaky huge amount of food for the little guy.

vondon302 > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 09/24/2019 at 13:29

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“ Are you crazy? You fed a baby chili!”

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > vondon302 09/24/2019 at 13:36

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Wow.

That’s a homophone. “Chili” is probably not a great idea, while “chiles ” are always good for babies (unless too spicy).

WilliamsSW > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 09/24/2019 at 13:36

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Serranos? How old is he? I’m eager to get a little spice into my 3 year old’s diet but have refrained so far, mostly because my wife will get pissed at me.

vondon302 > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 09/24/2019 at 13:43

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It was the first thing I thought of when I read your post and yes you are correct or at least I hope you are.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW 09/24/2019 at 13:48

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9.5 months. I’ve been feeding him stuff with chiles in it since shortly after he started eating solid foods at like 4-ish months.

I also try to feed  him plenty of food with cilantro in it because he almost certainly got at least one copy of the genes that will allow him to smell it, so I don’t want him developing an association between that scent and soap.

WilliamsSW > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 09/24/2019 at 13:51

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Nice. So far my son has just had a little bit of jalapeño in guac (probably cilantro too) but very minimal.

My wife and I both like spice and cilantro- so not too worried about the cilantro smell (doesn’t seem to appear on either side of the family, just in laws)

WilliamsSW > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 09/24/2019 at 13:52

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Yeah my 3 year old wouldn’t finish this lunch. 

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW 09/24/2019 at 14:04

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The in- laws are a danger. I believe you only need one copy to taste it. I carry two copies, but I grew up a “poor M exican child” (as my dad always reminds me), so I encountered plenty of it early and therefore never developed the wrong association. O ne of my wife’s parents a voids it (and hates avocados !) and that entire side is super picky (including my wife, who hates anything even slightly spicy, onions, beef that isn’t ground, etc ), so I have to do what I can.

I take full advantage of every opportunity to introduce him to new things when nobody can stop me. She is afraid of my pollo asado, but I feed it to him because it’s delicious and not even spicy. She positively will not touch my cock-a-leekie soup, but I plan to pouch some up for him so he can try it ...

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW 09/24/2019 at 14:09

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Mine is quite an eater... He’s pretty heavy/dense, seems to be made of muscle as he likes to rearrange heavy furniture for entertainment . Still, this is a ton of food on top of his bottles.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 09/24/2019 at 14:18

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Ash78, voting early and often > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 09/24/2019 at 14:20

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Kudos! This is the kind of stuff we make every day for both kids. Groceries are one place where we try to save money, but never “cheap out” if we can avoid it.

My daughter is 6 and still using that size Bentgo Kids box. LOVE those things.

9-year-old son has moved up to the adult-sized ones.

WilliamsSW > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 09/24/2019 at 14:42

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Bad writing on my part - the in laws I was referring to aren’t my wife’s family. It’s people that my kids are only related to by marriage - my brother’s wife, a step cousin, etc etc.

Good on you for getting him to try new things early! I think it will help him develop a broad like for different foods later on - which I think comes in handy for adults. Open minds..

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW 09/24/2019 at 15:25

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But depending on the ethnic group you come from, it wouldn’t be surprising if you can smell it, so there’s some risk.

Trying a lot of foods is the theory. Even my wife wants him to be less picky than her because she knows she’s unreasonably picky. However, that doesn’t extend to spicy, so I’m extending it to spicy.

Thank you. I hope it isn’t too late to teach your little one to like spicy food, too.

WilliamsSW > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 09/24/2019 at 15:30

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Oh it’s not too late - I didn’t love spicy until I was in college, but now I love it. Kids tend to like pretty bland food, so it’s not unusual to like more as they get older. But the earlier the better.

For me, I found that a lot of foods I hated as a kid were foods that I never had fresh/properly cooked. Once I had them done right, I loved them.  

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW 09/24/2019 at 16:02

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I can’t deny that last point is a big problem. W hite people do terrible things with cruciferous vegetables, casseroles, and food in general.

WilliamsSW > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 09/24/2019 at 16:23

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Lol so true - and I think it was even worse in the 70s when I grew up.

I also never had fresh seafood until I was about 24. It was a mind blowing revelation.  Not to mention properly cooked asparagus...

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > WilliamsSW 09/24/2019 at 23:22

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For me, I found that a lot of foods I hated as a kid were foods that I never had fresh/properly cooked. Once I had them done right, I loved them.

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Hit the nail on the head. I hated  steak growing up.  Because my mother is a monster and likes hers beyond well done.  So that was how I had to eat it too.  Once I could cook on my own, I suddenly liked a hell of a lot more things.