Amazing! She ate it! My 20 month old daughter, Charlotte, actually ate a chicken fritter I made, spiked with flax seed and broccoli! This kid. I tell you. She eats nothing right now. She eats hot dogs. And potatoes. And sometimes, eggs. That's about it. And everything needs a ranch chaser. It's really frustrating. This is not my fault.She used to eat everything. She ate what we ate, no matter what it was -- I never even fed her baby food. Then all of a sudden, it just stopped about 2-3 months ago and I have no idea why? I read recently on the baby blog that Anthony Bourdain is trying really hard to get his daughter to also eat normal food. Well, his daughter is about a month or so younger than mine, so I wish him luck. And the story made me feel a little better, because at least I know I'm in good company.
Charlotte also eats salmon, but you shouldn't feed salmon to small children more than maybe once or twice a week. So every day it's a struggle. I make something for her, and she usually just throws it down to the dog. Grrrrr! I try new stuff, I try repeating stuff she's already had (some experts say they have to try something an average of 8 times before they'll eat it) but most days it just gets tossed.
I roasted a chicken last night, and today was removing the meat from the bones so I could make stock. I decided I'd try some chicken fritters. Unbelievably, she ate it! For the record, they WERE delicious (but I make yummy things all the time, it doesn't mean little miss fussy eater will agree).
1 cup finely diced chicken meat
1/4 cup finely chopped cooked broccoli tops
1 egg
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 Tbsp Flax seed
3 Tbsp bread crumbs
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese
4 Tbsp milk or half & half
2 Tbsp Wondra
Mix all ingredients together. Should be thick and sticky, and easy to form patties. Coat patties with Panko breadcrumbs and fry in a generous amount (bottom of pan completely covered) of half olive, half canola oil. Fry until golden.
Look at how crisp they are.Intensely crisp outside, tender inside. So flavorful! And although it's fried, it is not at all greasy.
The ranch dressing ..... Ugh. But she ate. That's all you care about after a while.
The ranch dressing ..... Ugh. But she ate. That's all you care about after a while. My plate looked a little different than hers.
The ranch aftermath. The gloss her head, face, hair and hands are covered with -- ranch. Ewww.
