Bailey’s New Foods- A Success Story!

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A few weeks ago we were sent some new food for Bailey to try. It is part of Safeway’s Eating Right Kids food and beverage line. My first thought when we got it was, “Oh great, more food to try and convince my child to eat.” If you have ever tried to feed a child who is sensitive to textures, you might understand my lack of excitement in introducing new food. It came in a really cute reusable lunch bag with Looney Tunes characters on it, though, and Bailey was intrigued.

She took out each item to examine them. The first thing she wanted to try was the Kids Mixed Berry Milk Chocolate cereal bar. She generally loves anything in bar form loved this one. It has a layer of chocolate along the bottom but also has fruit and 6 grams of whole grains and no high fructose corn syrup. Something different than the same breakfast bar she eats every single day. There was also a fruit cup and she willingly ate all the diced peaches and pears. She refused to touch the cherries. She is convinced she doesn’t like cherries but she won’t try them.

The big test was the ravioli. She typically WILL NOT eat pasta, except for spaghetti chopped into itty bitty bites. Well she begged me to open the ravioli and she loved it! I could not have been happier. It was in one of those bowls that you can heat in the microwave so it was super easy. She kept asking for more. I finally cut her off after about half the container, and saved the rest for dinner. She didn’t get to try the juice for a few days. I really limit how much juice she gets- only about two ounces a day, with almost two ounces of water added.

I was so happy that we tried this food. It is such a relief to find new things that Bailey will eat- especially things that are actually healthy AND easy to prepare. It seems like that is a hard combination to find. If we had a Safeway nearby these would probably become staples at our house!

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