Recently she has learned the art of dipping (and double-dipping). Actually, the chip or whatever is used more as a spoon to transport the yummy stuff to her mouth. While we were at a local Mexican restaurant Rachel decided she would like to dip the chip into the hot salsa. And as you can imagine she did not like this one bit, but for some strange reason she kept dipping, trying, drinking lots of her water. This made me think about some of the interesting (and not so interesting) foods that she has come to enjoy over her 21 month life.
Carrots: Although she rarely ate carrots in baby-food form, I’ve seen this little girl pass up a lot of yummier (in my opinion) food to eat all, and demand more, of her carrots.
Peas: Much to the dismay of my wife, who hates peas, Rachel has loved peas from the beginning. She did have a small period where she’d just smash them and thought that it was fun.
Ravioli: Although some may find this inevitable, and not too surprising, I’m listing it because of the amount she eats. This 21 month old girl will easily eat 4-5 Chef Boyardee ravioli in one sitting. Maybe this is normal for her age, but seems to be a lot, with everything else, to me.
Pineapple: Another that is not too surprising, even though I do not like them. She’ll take down a can in a couple of days.
Banana Peppers: Yup, I typed that right. She likes banana peppers. Truth be told, they were out one day and she pointed to them. I gave her one hoping for a funning reaction, but was disappointed when she signed more.
Pickles: I’m not sure of the story on this one. Probably started at a restaurant that game me a pickle with my sandwich and I tried it for the reaction. Dill only!
Hot dogs: Maybe I shouldn’t of, but I started hot dogs pretty early. I did cut them up well. She has eaten 2 full hot dogs in one setting before.
Grapes: We love to give our child the choke hazard food. (Joke, please do not send mail yelling at me.)
Those are some of her favorite food. While some of them are pretty common, I thought a couple are very out there. I might expand this list if I can think of some more, but also if some more interesting ones spring up.
