Kitty Cat, my 2-year-old girl, is really into eating frozen things. Her favorites are frozen corn, frozen edamame and frozen chicken nuggets. Hmm. Today Fruit Bat decided he wanted in on the frozen corn. He spat it out in disgust, saying, "It has no taste. I like things with taste." Yes, well, don't we all.
When I was a teenager I had a real problem with ice chewing. I went through 2 or 3 trays of ice a day (which, compared to some of these people, is nothing). I would grab a cube, sneak into the laundry room and munch away, water sliding down my arm, teeth aching. But I didn't care. I craved it. I think I had pica and I think it was due to an iron deficiency.
Anyway, I'm hoping Kitty Cat doesn't turn into the ice cube zealot that I was. Her affinity for all foods frozen might actually come in handy. She won't touch bananas, but I bet she'd go for one frozen on a stick. Or perhaps rock solid spinach? A meatloaf cone? Frosted over black beans?
That is funny. The other day I caught Owen (20 months) munching away on a frozen chicken nugget. I'm not even sure how he got it. I was wondering if it was bad parenting to let him continue gnawing. I'm glad he's not the only one.
Posted by: Kari Welch | September 09, 2007 at 12:38 PM
Provided the food is pre-cooked, it's a perfectly acceptable parenting practice.
Posted by: Alladither | September 09, 2007 at 02:07 PM
My almost 3 year old has to sneak a bit of the Dino Nuggets as she's helping me put them on the sheet. LOL
Posted by: Su | September 12, 2007 at 09:04 PM