Global Toddlers - Aden and Hunter from Brooklyn, NY, USA

Mom	Liz
Mom’s Nationality	American
Lives in	Brooklyn, NY, USA
Brothers/Sisters	None
Favorite Foods	Fruit – Apples, Oranges, Watermelon, Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries
	Vegetables – Peas, Crinkle Cut Carrots, Green Beans (love them), Corn, Potatoes, Lima Beans – They’re pretty adventurous with their veggies!
	Cereal – Slow cooking Oatmeal, Cheerios, Toast, English Muffins, Pasta (ziti, spaghetti, rotini), Sourdough baguettes from the farmer’s market
	Dairy Products – Fage Greek Yogurt, Cottage Cheese, Whole Milk, Cheese (slices and cubes)
	Meats – Pepperoni (both Turkey and regular), hot dogs, bologna, ground beef (meatloaf & meatballs), chicken breast (usually lightly poached), bacon, fish sticks, Eggs, Roast beef, Ham, Sausage of all kinds
	Snacks – Oatmeal cookies, toast, fruit, Teddy Grahams, fruit leather
	Fruit juice – Apple, Ruby Grapefruit (both are cut with water)
	Vegetable juice – Haven’t tried them on any
	Other – Ice cream (as a treat), Indian Takeout, Gyros, Beef Stew (homemade)
Mom’s Favorite Recipe	My husband makes homemade Mac n Cheese. We boil rotini (I prefer whole wheat but we usually use what’s available and make our cheese sauce with a variety of shredded hard cheeses (sharp cheddar, monterey, parmesan, etc.), milk and butter. We then add cooked veggies like peas or some Birds Eye Mixed veggies. They always pick the veggies out first and then eat the pasta.
Nutritional Supplements	Yes – Flintstones chewable gummies
Mom’s top concerns	Does not eat enough, too mush sugar, too many snacks
Gets advice from	Pediatrician, Internet, Trusted Family/friend, Books or magazines, Networking group
Question/advice for other moms/dads	My husband and I have two completely different nutritional styles. I’m a little bit of a health nut, and, well, he’s not. So we compromise a lot. If they get bologna for lunch, then we make sure to start them off with veggies for dinner or give them an all fruit snack to make sure they get a good nutritional balance.

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