She'll Try Anything...And I mean ANYTHING!

Mercy has always been willing to try something new, especially food. She isn't a big eater, but she'll try it once and then if she likes what's she's eating she may eat more. She likes things that I don't see a lot of kids eating, such as almost any green vegetable, anything called a "bean", Hummus, and California Rolls. She turns her nose up to some classic kid foods, some of which include PB&J, hamburgers, and spaghetti type foods that have tomato sauce. Tim and I don't eat a lot of these foods, so she definitely is a girl who will eat what we eat, which makes most meals fairly easy.

The other night we went to Sushi with another couple and offered Mercy California Rolls. She ate a couple, mainly the rice, but then Daddy offered her a new taste ... Salmon Roe Sushi. This is Salmon eggs over rice. Tim just wanted to see if she would try it. She took one egg and ate it and then we waited ... Would she want more? Would she gag them out? Would she say thanks, but no thanks? Anticipating and even slightly expecting the latter, we were shocked when she asked for "more." WHOA!!! Not even our friend could gag them down. I don't eat them. She is definitely a girl after Daddy's heart!



Lesson Learned: Almost everything is worth trying once, when it comes to food. Take a lesson from Mercy. She doesn't have a problem trying something once. Why should I struggle with doing the same thing?