Avocado

What an adventure this was! I don't think Hubby & I have ever laughed so hard during a meal. Ok, first I washed the whole avocado with Fit veggie wash (I should get corporate sponsorship, shouldn't I?). I cut the avocado in half, then cut one of the halves into quarter strips leaving the skins on.

Buttercup immediately picked up a slice and put it in her mouth. She was able to suck pieces off pretty easily. She did manage to suck a piece of skin off and had it in her mouth. I fished it out, but that's something to keep an eye on in the future. Another benefit to BLS that I'm noticing is that Buttercup's motor skills, especially her hand-eye coordination, are improving exponentially with each meal in a way that I don't think would happen with just her normal playtimes. I guess food is a good motivator for her. She must take after her dad.

The hilarity of the mealtime came from the fact that once Buttercup started getting the fruit mashed up in her mouth everything within her grasp became very slippery. She'd pick up a slice and it would pop right out of her hand. Then I would try to pick it up and hand it to her and I couldn't pick it up either! Everything was just slip-sliding all over the place. Also, her bib is permanently green, I think.

PROS: high nutrition, good-fat and comedic value, yummy, easy to chew and swallow

CONS: slippery, very messy and staining