GIVEAWAY TIME! UPDATE

UPDATE: I'm sweetening the deal. Throwing in another book, for when you visit NYC with kids, or have friends in NYC with kids. Fodor's Around New York City with Kids :)

I always heard that toddlers were picky eaters. I had no idea how bad it could be until recently, when both of my children basically refuse to eat anything but Annie's Mac n' Cheese and fruit. Birdie still gets suckered into eating veggies out of a jar or pouch, but that's basically it. Bubba needs to be excessively bribed forced AHEM, reminded to eat his broccoli or peas. Or any other veggie under the sun. I've bought countless cook books to find new ways to make eating fun for children, but forgive me when I say that I will never spend over 15 minutes constructing a spaceship out of a chicken nugget just to get them to eat it. I have spent countless hours making food from scratch for them that I was certain they would eat, only to have them turn their little button noses up at it. It makes me want to scream. Especially because I really truly just want them to have healthy food in their tummies so they will grow big and strong. I know that they will eat when they are good and ready, but that doesn't curb the guilt I feel for doing them a disservice by giving them rubbish (as far as they are concerned). Oh, the drama of breakfast/lunch/dinnertime. I digress.



I recently found Jessica Seinfeld's cook book for children Deceptively Delicious at my local Borders. I was introduced to it by a very close friend who actually uses it to cook for her husband (!). The genius behind it is simple: Make purees of various veggies, freeze them and when you go to make your pancakes or scrambled eggs or chicken nuggets, just whip the veggies in. I know that Jessica isn't the only one to come up with this idea but I really just liked her recipes. They are simple, easy and fuss free. Not to mention the food actually tastes really good. My kids even like it. We all especially love the scrambled eggs with sour cream, cauliflower, and parmesan cheese. They still will basically only eat Annie's Mac n' Cheese and fruit, but if I introduce these new foods to them at a good pace then they get the sense that it is new and exciting. Parenthood is all about manipulation, as much as it pains me to say it.

Cutting to the chase: I'm giving away a copy of Jessica Seinfeld's Deceptively Delicious. You can read more about it here.

How to enter:

Follow my blog and leave me a comment saying that you are. If you already are following me, please just leave me a comment on this post stating so. Each SEPARATE comment counts as an entry.

Become a Fan of Momma's Gone City on Facebook (the widget is on the right hand side of the screen) and leave a comment on this post stating that you did or already are.

Tweet about this contest on Twitter, linking this post in your tweet. When you do that, leave me a comment on this post stating that you did so!

I will be using Random.org to tally the comments/entries and pick a winner. Again, each SEPARATE comment counts as an entry!

Random.org will be down on Sunday, when I was originally going to have the contest end, so the contest will be ending on Monday, November 23rd at midnight, EST.

This is just a fun way for me to thank my dear readers and meet some of you that I haven't yet! I hope to see your name pop up. Good luck!