Don't want it!

When Payton doesn't want something on her plate, she hands me the offending item and says "Don't want it!" I try to talk her into putting the item aside on her plate or her highchair tray, but usually she won't relent, and wants it removed from the area entirely, saying all the while "Don't want it! Don't want it!"

I wouldn't really call Payton a picky eater. She'll try almost anything, often more than once. We had salad the other night, and there were some radish slices in it. She picked one up, put it in her mouth, chewed, spit it out, and handed it to me. "Don't want it!" A minute later she picked up another piece and repeated the process.

Of course, sometimes when I can convince her to leave the item on her plate, she will eventually pick it up and eat it!

She loves her veggies. She will eat all of her broccoli, and ask for more. Beans are another favorite. She's not a fan of tomatoes. She loved the clementine oranges when they were in season, but doesn't like the regular ones as much. If you give her an apple slice, she'll nibble off the peel and hand you the rest. She loves blueberries, bananas, cantaloupe, and grapes. Strawberries she can take or leave.