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Asked Jul 23, 2012, 06:37 PM — 16 Answers
My wee girl will be two next month, she is always doing runny poos in her nappies, she rarely ever does a solid poo.. Is this normal or is she supposed to being doing solid poos? Her diet isn't the best, as she won't eat veg and not much fruit. She eats mostly spaghetti, pasta, mash, bananas, yogurts, fish fingers, toast, porridge, etc

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Jul 24, 2012, 10:10 AM
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You can look online for ideas. As I said, Jessica Seinfeld has recipes to hide the veggies. She has a macaroni and cheese recipe that kids love. You shouldn't feel like a bad Mom. You will find ways to add more fruits and vegetables. There may be some she does like, and it will take some work. Please let me know how you do.



Thanks I will
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Jul 24, 2012, 01:29 PM
Techerjenn's idea is great. I hide veggies in my kids food to this day and they're 9 and 13. Whatever works, go with it.

There are many over the counter foods that kids love that now have veggies and other nutritious things in them. Kraft mac and cheese now has a line that has veggies in it.

You're not a bad mom. Kids are tough, and I'm sorry if I sounded harsh in my first post. But, you are mom, and you have to find a way to get the food she needs into her body. I've positive you can do it, it's obvious that you love her very much and want the best for her.
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Jul 24, 2012, 04:12 PM
Here is the mac and cheese recipe I talked about, with hidden squash or cauliflower in it:
Macaroni and Cheese 1 (Jessica Seinfeld author of Deceptively Delicious)
With Butternut Squash or Cauliflower
Prep time: 5 minutes, Total time: 25 minutes
Serves 4
ingredients
1 1⁄2 cups elbow macaroni
Nonstick cooking spray
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp all-purpose flour
1⁄2 cup nonfat (skim) milk
1⁄2 cup butternut squash or cauliflower puree
1 1⁄2 cups shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese (about 8 ounces)
4 oz (almost 1 ⁄4 cup) reduced-fat or nonfat cream cheese
1⁄2 tsp salt
1⁄8 tsp paprika
1⁄8 tsp pepper

directions
1.Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add the macaroni, and cook according to package directions until al dente. Drain in a colander.
2.While the macaroni is cooking, coat a large saucepan with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Add the oil, then the flour, and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture resembles a thick paste but has not browned, 1 to 2 minutes.
3.Add the milk and cook, stirring every now and then, until the mixture begins to thicken, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the vegetable puree, Cheddar, cream cheese, and seasonings, and stir until the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth. Stir in the macaroni and serve warm.

Here are more of her recipes: Recipes by Jessica Seinfeld - Oprah.com
there are chocolate cake with hidden beets, brownies with carrots and spinach, chicken nuggets with broccoli, quesadillas with squash, meatloaf with carrots, etc. Good tasting and your daughter will never know!
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Jul 24, 2012, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Alty View Post
Techerjenn's idea is great. I hide veggies in my kids food to this day and they're 9 and 13. Whatever works, go with it.

There are many over the counter foods that kids love that now have veggies and other nutritious things in them. Kraft mac and cheese now has a line that has veggies in it.

You're not a bad mom. Kids are tough, and I'm sorry if I sounded harsh in my first post. But, you are mom, and you have to find a way to get the food she needs into her body. I've positive you can do it, it's obvious that you love her very much and want the best for her.


Yes I love her to bits and yes she's tough and does try to get her way ALOT, except I go soft when it comes to her food, if she won't eat the veg, I end up making other foods so she doesn't go hungry, thanks for the advice, I really needed it
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Jul 24, 2012, 08:42 PM
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Yes I love her to bits and yes she's tough and does try to get her way ALOT, except I go soft when it comes to her food, if she won't eat the veg, I end up making other foods so she doesn't go hungry, thanks for the advice, I really needed it
You are welcome. Let us know how she does on some if the new foods.
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Jul 24, 2012, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by teacherjenn4 View Post
Here is the mac and cheese recipe I talked about, with hidden squash or cauliflower in it:
Macaroni and Cheese 1 (Jessica Seinfeld author of Deceptively Delicious)
With Butternut Squash or Cauliflower
Prep time: 5 minutes, Total time: 25 minutes
Serves 4
ingredients
1 1⁄2 cups elbow macaroni
Nonstick cooking spray
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp all-purpose flour
1⁄2 cup nonfat (skim) milk
1⁄2 cup butternut squash or cauliflower puree
1 1⁄2 cups shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese (about 8 ounces)
4 oz (almost 1 ⁄4 cup) reduced-fat or nonfat cream cheese
1⁄2 tsp salt
1⁄8 tsp paprika
1⁄8 tsp pepper

directions
1.Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add the macaroni, and cook according to package directions until al dente. Drain in a colander.
2.While the macaroni is cooking, coat a large saucepan with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Add the oil, then the flour, and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture resembles a thick paste but has not browned, 1 to 2 minutes.
3.Add the milk and cook, stirring every now and then, until the mixture begins to thicken, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the vegetable puree, Cheddar, cream cheese, and seasonings, and stir until the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth. Stir in the macaroni and serve warm.

Here are more of her recipes: Recipes by Jessica Seinfeld - Oprah.com
there are chocolate cake with hidden beets, brownies with carrots and spinach, chicken nuggets with broccoli, quesadillas with squash, meatloaf with carrots, etc. Good tasting and your daughter will never know!

My wee girl adores cake lol, I really didn't know you could put veg in them, I will try that, but I don't wanna give her too much cake though, her dinner time meals I will try to focus on more. Gonna give some those recipes ago, I really do hope she will like them, I'd be so happy to see her getting veg into her diet and doing solid poos again thanks!
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Jul 26, 2012, 12:16 AM
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I give in cause I dont want her to starve, I feel she will refuse to eat the veg even though she's hungry, she will eat the spuds, bit of chicken but no veg, I can't just force her the veg, doesn't mean shes eats unhealthy.. She just needs veg in her diet..
She ISNT STARVING!!!!!! 1 meal missed wont kill her. Trust me your gonna make her suffer 100x more if she doesnt eat healthy. Follow me on this give her the veggies and leave her to eat plain and simple hide all other food. Say this is your meal. Shes 2 at this time its easier to correct this. Think with me for a second how is she gonna feel at 13 when shes unhealthy and veggies make her gag because she wasnt used to them at a young age. It hurts me inside that i have a little cousin whos mother used to give into her nows shes 15 and its near impossible for her to change her diet now i've tried to help her but shes never had a salad or even carrots before so it makes her gag and she goes right back to 0 veggies.
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