Onions

So, Zane - my middle child - has a major aversion to onions. Actually onions are not the only things he has an aversion to. He has certain texture issues and issues with different sensations. Things that have a texture like onions, green peppers, and mushrooms make Zane gag. He's always been pretty good about at least taking a bite of things, but he has gagged and even gone so far as to throw up upon eating some of these things. Most of the time, I will try to serve him up portions that have fewer onions, or I will help him pick them out. When I make meatloaf, I make it in individual loafs and separate his and put onions in everyone else's. I try to make it easy for him to not have to eat the onions.

Today I made a Baked Potato Soup. I accidentally measured out 3lb. of potatoes and after I had them washed and pricked and put in the microwave to start cooking I realized that the recipe only called for 1-1/2 lb. of potatoes, so I doubled the recipe. I chopped 4 onions to use in the soup. It made an almost full 5 quart pot of soup. (Yummy leftovers for the next couple of days!)

Anyway, we sat down to eat and after a few bites Zane asked if there were onions in the soup. I admitted that there were. I pulled out another ladle full of soup for him and attempted to get mostly potato chunks. But then I told him that I couldn't always eliminate onions in all the foods I make just because he doesn't like them. I told him that maybe he should just try to eat them.

So he took a few more bites and then he said, "You know what, Mommy? Maybe I do kind of like the onions in this soup. You know why? Because I can barely taste them".

And guess what? He finished his whole bowl. Go figure. Maybe he will start eating onions more often.