Can't-aloupe
Little Elvis is a great eater. I'm not the only one who says that. Pretty much anyone who watches him eat, comments on what a great eater he is.
He's game for pretty much any food we put in his mouth. Which is great, since we make some of his baby food. We're not over-ambitious, I would say our ratio of home-made to store-bought food is 40-60.
Since he's been open to most foods, I've been getting a little experimental with Little Elvis' options. He likes the fancy squash that's been at the market, as well as mango. Our carrots, apples, pears, bananas and pumpkin are also welcome treats. But cantaloupe? It's a can't.
I thought cantaloupe would be great -- it's soft, it's a pretty color and I like the flavor a lot. Apparently Little Elvis does not like the flavor.
When I was puree-ing the cantaloupe, I gave him a bite. He opened wide for the spoon, but as soon as the melon hit his tongue, he screwed up his face and stuck out his tongue.
I thought that was a bad sign, but went ahead and finished preparing the whole cantaloupe anyway. We tried it again at dinner and this time he made a face, spit out the cantaloupe and gagged. He's never gagged before.
Since he has been so open to all other foods, Bob and I decided not to force this food on him.
This left us with a freezer full of frozen puree-ed cantaloupe. I thought it might taste good with champagne or sparkling wine, but ended up finding a melon meringue recipe online.
Let me just say, cooked cantaloupe with meringue on top is not all that tasty. Hence the name of this post, can't-aloupe.
He's game for pretty much any food we put in his mouth. Which is great, since we make some of his baby food. We're not over-ambitious, I would say our ratio of home-made to store-bought food is 40-60.
Since he's been open to most foods, I've been getting a little experimental with Little Elvis' options. He likes the fancy squash that's been at the market, as well as mango. Our carrots, apples, pears, bananas and pumpkin are also welcome treats. But cantaloupe? It's a can't.
I thought cantaloupe would be great -- it's soft, it's a pretty color and I like the flavor a lot. Apparently Little Elvis does not like the flavor.
When I was puree-ing the cantaloupe, I gave him a bite. He opened wide for the spoon, but as soon as the melon hit his tongue, he screwed up his face and stuck out his tongue.
I thought that was a bad sign, but went ahead and finished preparing the whole cantaloupe anyway. We tried it again at dinner and this time he made a face, spit out the cantaloupe and gagged. He's never gagged before.
Since he has been so open to all other foods, Bob and I decided not to force this food on him.
This left us with a freezer full of frozen puree-ed cantaloupe. I thought it might taste good with champagne or sparkling wine, but ended up finding a melon meringue recipe online.
Let me just say, cooked cantaloupe with meringue on top is not all that tasty. Hence the name of this post, can't-aloupe.
posted by Pregnantly Plump at 12:19 PM
3 Comments:
ok, i just gotta say: the title cracked me up. out loud.
much like "word to the y's" i still laugh at that one (and have told a few people how clever!)
i have nothing more to say, i'm OH SO PICKY, and i'm not a little tyke.
The word to the y's is all Bob. He's the good headline writer in the family. But I will take full credit for can't-aloupe!
ok, that would truly make me gag too. Ick, I can't stand cantaloupe - can't stand the smell, the texture, nothing. Blech.
My kids LOVE IT.
brats
lol
I haven't tried it on Zach yet though, I don't think.
Little Elvis sure let you know, though, huh? Lol
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