He eats like a bird...

I'd have to go back through my previous year's posts but I'm pretty sure I've blogged about Cole's eating habits (or lack of them). He was a terrific eater as a baby but as soon as we transitioned him to table food, he balked and has been picky, selective and downright difficult to feed ever since.

It isn't for lack of trying as I cook often and attempt to have him take a bite of this and that. He abhors meat proteins of any kind leading me to believe he is a future vegetarian though thankfully he will eat eggs and cheese. Honestly, I think it is a texture thing with him just to a drastic degree. He doesn't like fibrous foods, think meats and some vegetables. If they have a crunch, we are okay but if they take more than a few chews to break down, he doesn't want any part of it. Luckily, he drinks nearly 3 gallons of milk each week, so he gets plenty of protein, it just isn't as varied as I would prefer it be.

He doesn't have a sweet tooth either; sure he likes the occasional Tootsie Pop, cupcake, ice cream cone or handful of M&Ms but he typically at birthday parties forgoes a piece of cake!! He refuses to drink any kind of juice. Chocolate and sweet treats are easily accessible in our pantry and yet, he'll choose an apple over them. For this "quirk", I'm grateful for as I hope he'll avoid cavities since he freaks out at the dentist as is.

He is wiry and thin but all muscle. He looks like a wee ballet dancer or gymnast. He goes full tilt with an energy level off the charts; needs less sleep than most; is happy and charming and is quite brilliant if I may so, which I will.

Maybe eating like he does, though it gives me agita, is really the way we should all be eating!? I do hope his palate branches out someday and I will encourage that by introducing him to bites of things but as long when he eats, he continues to eat healthy like he does, I really can't and don't wish to force him to eat foods that he doesn't want nor in portions that are probably out of proportion. Considering our country is drastically overweight, I really think he is on to something that his body innately is telling him and that we as adults have stopped listening to.