Busted!

Makenzie’s like many other kids in that she does not like very many vegetables at all. I can get her to eat salad (no tomatoes), corn (is that a veggie really?) and green beans if she has ample amounts of ranch dressing to dip them in, but that’s about it unfortunately.

I usually at least give her a small serving and try to bribe her by saying “You have to eat 1 piece of _____ or you can’t have ______ later on.” My dream is that she’ll suddenly decide she likes them some day.

This weekend Tim mashed up some cauliflower and tried to disguise it in some mashed potatoes. There were no visible pieces whatsoever and you certainly couldn’t even remotely taste the cauliflower, but Makenzie took one bite and froze with her mouth packed full of mashed potatoes like a little chipmunk.

I asked her what the problem was and she said “There’s broccoli in these tatoes (her word for potatoes).” I shot a glance at Tim and we both chimed in with “No way silly—those are mashed potatoes—I don’t see any broccoli in there—see they’re all white, no green stuff.” Makenzie responds by sticking her pinchers in her chipmunk mouth to dig around and pull out the tiniest piece of cauliflower you could see without needing microscope.

You just can’t get anything past this kid anymore!