janew
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi,
Every now and then I try to introduce new foods to my boys that they've never had before, but they never touch anything different. Yesterday I gave them some rocket, which I thought they'd love - but they blankly refused to eat it.
They love spring greens (this is the only cabbage they'll eat), carrot, brocolli stalks, cauli leaves, parsley, spinach, cucumber and corn on the cob but turn their noses up at anything else (they have spring greens and carrot twice daily, the others are more treats a couple of times a week). There's so many other types of veg, herbs, salad leaves etc that they could eat to give them variation, but they just stand and look at anything different without even an exploratory nibble.
J is about 18 months old and the little ones are about 9 months old, and they only eat the foods that were given to them when they were younger. Knowing how inquisitive they are and how much they love food, I thought they'd welcome a bit of variety and the chance to try something different.
I've tried mixing new veg with things I know they like, but they just dive in and pick out the best bits.
Can anyone offer any advice as to how I can tempt them into trying new foods, or should I just accept that they're happy eating the same veg every day?
Thanks,
Jane
Every now and then I try to introduce new foods to my boys that they've never had before, but they never touch anything different. Yesterday I gave them some rocket, which I thought they'd love - but they blankly refused to eat it.
They love spring greens (this is the only cabbage they'll eat), carrot, brocolli stalks, cauli leaves, parsley, spinach, cucumber and corn on the cob but turn their noses up at anything else (they have spring greens and carrot twice daily, the others are more treats a couple of times a week). There's so many other types of veg, herbs, salad leaves etc that they could eat to give them variation, but they just stand and look at anything different without even an exploratory nibble.
J is about 18 months old and the little ones are about 9 months old, and they only eat the foods that were given to them when they were younger. Knowing how inquisitive they are and how much they love food, I thought they'd welcome a bit of variety and the chance to try something different.
I've tried mixing new veg with things I know they like, but they just dive in and pick out the best bits.
Can anyone offer any advice as to how I can tempt them into trying new foods, or should I just accept that they're happy eating the same veg every day?
Thanks,
Jane