picky eater

Yeah, I think I've mentioned Tug won't eat his nasty, dry food without a garnish on top- cheese, bread crumbs, crackers, biscuit bits, pancake bites, canned veggie juice...seriously, this isn't Chez Snooty but you'd never know. He will literally wait by the food bowl full of crunchies and look at you. I clocked him at over 3 minutes once and I caved.

So, here's the lowdown: it's better if it comes from our hands, or off our plates, or is dropped from the kitchen counter or even the dirt while camping. However, if it's not garnished and it's in his bowl it's invisible and odorless. He used to eat carrots and apples when he was little and then gave them up. You give him a bit of raw carrot and he takes it, ducks his head and just lets it fall from his mouth. Then he still begs for more even if that's all you have- BUT he doesn't believe it's all we have- when I'm done he jumps up and sniffs all over me and around on the table beside me to see if there's anything else!!

So, this weekend, Mama's sitting on the couch eating an apple she's peeled. She's got a paring knife in one hand and the apple in the other and she's slicing off nibble sized bites to make it last longer (must've been a seriously good apple). Tuggums jumps up beside her and freezes in position. She reminds him he doesn't eat apple anymore but he is unconvinced. (We talk to him like he's a kid and we think that's why he's so people oriented.) So she slices off an itty-bitty piece and puts in on her pants leg; she's not about to get dog slobber on her hands while she's eating. He picks it up in his mouth and chews 'n' swallows like it was cheese! Mama's so astonished she gives him two more pieces and he eats both of those, too!

I just love it when the boy makes a liar out of her. :)