Yesterday the preschool director said he did better with his eating. I asked if I needed to bring in any cream, carnation instant breakfast... and she indicated she still had some pediasure from the last time he got finicky, and they always give him a spoonful of peanut butter if he's particularly picky. Had to laugh, day before yesterday he announced he didn't eat his cupcake 'cuz he wanted a GREEN one. Toddlers! Can't have the green one, so not gonna eat -- I'll show them.
Last night DS helped his dad cook hotdogs on the grill -- apparently they weren't dirty 'cuz he at a whole one, slice of bread and drank all his carnation instant breakfast, had a slice of swiss cheese and asked for more milk, had some carrot sticks & apple slices... Then a couple hours later, after walk and a stop at a store -- I treated everyone to Cold Stone Creamery and he insisted on having MINT ice cream --- it was green -- sigh. At it all, plus he drank a sports drink he found in my car on the way to the ice cream store -- it was also green.
So I guess, maybe it's no longer a dirty issue, but a "I'll only eat green food issue" -- except dinner wasn't green at all.
My oldest went through a thing where I had to leave her uneaten food on the table after dinner. I couldn't clean the plate until after bed time even though she never touched it again. It drove me batty because she was the first...when our son soes weird stuff, I just smile and let it go. Thank god we mature as mom's or we'd all by looney!