My cat is like that 
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We struggle with this. Like the veggies in general.
Canned peas/green beans mashed a little?
We try shredding zucchini but Mo hasn’t been a fan.
Nope. Goo everywhere.
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Luna seems to think the spout is a nipple to twiddle. 
and then gets it on her hands and rubs it everywhere. Etc etc
following up on this: 4.5 minutes of Peppa Pig well spent. Got ALL the nails and it’s like she barely noticed 
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Literally the biggest argument against a lot of screen time in our family is retaining its sedating effects 
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My one year old isn’t sufficiently entertained by shows to cut nails but is by videos of herself or her older brother on my phone .
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Thank you for this idea, we got all 10 nails cut today!!
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Question for the group - DH saw a TikTok that said peppa pig is really bad and teaches kids to be rude and do things like laugh when others get hurt. So he has decided it’s banned in our house. But the girls have full reign to watch anything on Disney plus and I feel like that’s not any better?
Is peppa pig actually bad? Are there certain cartoons on Disney that are bad? They have kindle fire tablets and we let them watch in their rooms for screen time so we are not monitoring the shows they watch. This is because the 1 hour of screen time they get each day is our only relax/decompress time during the day. Peppa pig is on amazon prime so they somehow keep watching it even after I remove it from the tablets and DH is taking away screen time if he catches them doing it. I’m just not sure if it’s actually bad? I myself haven’t noticed anything alarming but I also haven’t really spent any time watching it.
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Peppa pig has an English style of humour with lots of teasing. Newer episodes less than the old. When people are silly they say silly so and so instead of so and so did a silly thing. I am completely fine with it. Older Disney things would worry me more but every family is different.
There isn’t much Disney I’d outright ban, but unless I’ve seen it before, I would watch it with them. Peppa pig I 100% turn on and nap. Silly and naughty are part of our vocab. Older Peppa Pig they are mean to Daddy Pig. We talk about it.
Our screen use is different though. We watch shows/movies on the big TV and they can ask for things but have no power to put it on themselves.
One thing we decided pretty early was that each parent gets to decide when they are supervising.
Yours seems trickier because the 1h is time off for both of you. I also wonder about giving them a tool that allows x behaviour when they have lower than average impulse control. I do this with B1 all the time. Then I need to breathe and realize it’s on me. Like our art supplies have to still be locked up because they will be used in bad ways if there is no grown up. I turn my back on a sensory bin and it’s dumped.
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What is your go to healthy ish meal if you have to order food from a fast food/fast casual restaurant for a toddler? Thinking of situations where meal prep or premade food from a grocery store wouldn’t work.
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Chipotle/qdoba - quesadillas with guac and beans
Burger spots- chicken nugs and apple slices maybe fries as a treat. Bonus if chick fl a and can do unbreaded nugs
Noodles and co- anything not spicy- buttered noodles, pesto, mac and cheese
Maybe health isn’t the forefront of these, but that’s what I would order for my kiddo. I’m excited to hear what other people do too!
I figure we don’t eat fast food/fast casual very often so it is okay if things aren’t perfectly healthy.
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In theory: Grilled chicken, apple slices or fruit cup, orange juice. Smoothies.
In practice: Chicken nuggets, apple slices orange fruit cup, orange juice. Smoothies. They also love a marinara pasta. Or tacos and beans. One child eats only the insides of tacos, the other child eats only the tortilla. It works out.
ETA oh yeah we love a quesadilla too @ginja_ninja!
Will you be anywhere with Instacart or Target delivery? Pouches etc are always good for veggies & fruits & fiber.
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Thanks! Yeah, specifically thinking about times when I wouldn’t be able to order groceries for whatever reason.
This prompted me to google when babies/toddlers can have raw apple, and I didn’t realize we were already there. YAY
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Sorry to the baby whose apple slices I ate the other day! Lolol
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This was me past weekend and my baby is older than yours!
This was after baby took a bite from my apple and I panicked lol
But “Apple” is a favorite word and he loves them so that’s a win!
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For real? I thought this was out for a lot longer lol.
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This is what I thought too! Solid starts says fine starting at 9 months. Mandela effect or they just updated the website?
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I don’t remember what solid starts says but I grated my apple with a cheese grater at about this age. Made me feel a little better though maybe thin slices are fine too?
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Before the fussies set in - burrito bowls. Now - shawarma or greek chicken and rice and potatoes. They COULD eat the salad so I have provided that option.
Pizza
Burgers - theoretically the better burgers
Bagels and butter and cheese
Fried rice and sesame chicken is not healthy but they love it
Any curry and naan knowing they will probably only eat the naan (fish pakoras are often a win)
Ripping pieces off a sub
Popeyes seems healthier than nuggets even though it isn’t.
Hitting up booster juice a bit these days (smoothie bar)
B1 went through a steak phase before inflation
Breakfast for any meal.
Pho or noodle bowl with grilled chicken or fried egg. Sometimes just a side of rice and side egg
We try to avoid the mcdonalds habit because that seems to be the main thing they will crave/get hooked on. Both burgers and nuggets. If you DO get McDonalds some of the books are awesome but most of the toys are not.
My mum used to call our kids fast food babies
Also, have you ever baby birded food? I feel everyone’s babies might be past that phase but it totally solves unsafe textures! I totally didn’t because it’s gross and unsanitary and who would do this? (Me, I would)
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