Avocado is Gross
Not to me. I actually rather like avocado. I put it on sandwiches. I eat it plain. I mash it up, add stuff, and dip chips into it. I am, in fact, a big fan of avocado. My only objection to avocados is the difficulty I have getting those pits to take root and turn into house plants. My mother has several gorgeous avocado plants grown from seeds. Me, not so much. But, really, that is a fairly minor objection.
J’s only objection to avocado is that they exist.
I really thought that F. would be the fussy eater. She used to make such a face at formula. She looked so sad at our betrayal of her, trying to get her to drink that nasty stuff when she knew perfectly well there was breast-milk available. J., however, didn’t care what you fed him. Formula, breast-milk, infant tylenol, it was all good. How times have changed with the solid food. So far we’ve tried sweet potato, applesauce, banana and avocado (and I slipped a little pear to F. one afternoon.) F. likes everything. J. likes banana. Oh, the applesauce is OK, and he’ll tolerate the sweet potato, but he draws the line at avocado. In fact, he spits it out. Vehemently. Then he tries to get every last speck of avocado out of his mouth. Then he gags, and looks hurt. Then, I offer him banana.
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February 17th, 2007 23:34
thats funny… my guys love avocado. it was there first real food and they hate bananas.. btw i love the pics you post.. your little ones are always so well dressed and so adorable.
February 18th, 2007 09:08
Both of mine seem to love every food known to man…except avocado. It’s the only thing they have just absolutely refused to eat.
February 18th, 2007 12:47
We are both looking forward to and dreading real food for this reason… I think it will be an adventure in delight and frustration.
So, in no place to give advice, I will just mention research by a colleague of mine that is somewhat counterintuitive. In her study they found that multiple exposures of a new food were really important — sometimes up to 10 different occasions before the baby was willing to eat something new. Hard to imagine persisting 10 times, but apparently it can get kids past some hesitation at new things.
Good luck with spinach and green beans!
February 18th, 2007 13:05
Yeah, I actually read somewhere that children will often reject a food just because it is new, and to offer multiple times before giving up. So, we do plan to do that, and even bananas weren’t a hit the first time. I must say, though, his reaction to avocado was much stronger than to anything else so I suspect they will remain in the “no” list.
February 18th, 2007 17:31
If you really want him to eat it, mix it with banana. Just a little at first, then increase the amount as he gets used to the taste. Just a sneaky little way I have found to get babies to like some new foods.
February 18th, 2007 18:04
What a fabulous idea!
February 18th, 2007 23:57
avacado was a huge hit here when mine were babies, and then they stopped eating it, and now it’s a huge hit again.
None of mine would eat anything from a spoon, though - finger feeding only for them. It was, um, messy. But cute. I wonder if J would like carrots?
February 19th, 2007 13:52
Haha..I can just picture him spitting it out cause Maddie does the same thing! Except, she used to like it when I first gave it to her. Now she gags and gags. But I really do want her to eat it because it’s so good and nutritious…so I started mixing it with other foods she likes, and it works like a charm!