{"id":4519,"date":"2018-04-12T15:25:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T19:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/?p=4519"},"modified":"2019-07-02T22:28:53","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T02:28:53","slug":"liver-picky-eaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2018\/04\/liver-picky-eaters\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVER: the perfect food for picky eaters (and tired parents)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Geesh.<\/p>\n

Being a Nutritionist comes with some guilt.<\/p>\n

I know I should be feeding my family super nutrient-dense foods like bone broth, organ meats, fermented veggies, etc.\u00a0 However, I seem to stumble back to my safe place with our favourite foods.<\/p>\n

Don’t get me wrong, we eat really<\/em> well (lots of veg, quality proteins, and very few packaged foods) but if I were being judged by fellow Holistic Nutritionists I might get a B+.<\/p>\n

If I know what I should be offering, why am I not doing it?\u00a0<\/strong> For lots of bad reasons…<\/p>\n

Mainly I’m unwilling to venture to the unknown.\u00a0 I’m aware of the risk that organ meats and fermented veggies may not get eaten. My girls are adventurous however, these nutrient dense foods come with powerful flavours.<\/p>\n

But hold on!\u00a0 My girls love olives, pickles, kombucha, and spicy sushi, which aren’t exactly mild tasting foods.\u00a0 I told you my reasons were poor.\u00a0 Naomi proved me wrong – here she is eating another piece of liver meatloaf (see below) with salad.\u00a0 Mackenzie looks intrigued.<\/p>\n

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Then the universe spoke to me…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not only was beef liver on sale at our local butcher Rowe Farms.\u00a0 But I also stumbled on an article about organ meats.\u00a0 Both in the same day.<\/p>\n

Whoa universe…I get the message!<\/p>\n

It was time to walk the “picky eating expert” talk.\u00a0\u00a0Just as I ask other parents, I had to ask myself: how can kids learn to like {insert new food} if they don’t see or try them?<\/em><\/p>\n

It was time to add a few more things to our list of nutrient-dense foods<\/a>\u00a0– starting with good ol’ beef liver.<\/p>\n

Flashback…<\/strong><\/p>\n

When my former picky eater, Sienna, had such a teeny tiny appetite liver was on the menu once every few weeks.\u00a0 She didn’t eat a lot of it, but she was getting way more nutrition out of one bite of liver versus a few crackers or pieces of fruit.<\/p>\n

Once I implemented a new mealtime approach<\/a> and her picky eating habits fell away, liver gradually fell off the menu too. Shame on me!<\/p>\n

Flash forward…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mackenzie is almost 6 months old and ready to start solids soon (someone pinch me).\u00a0 So I’m thinking about what those first foods will be and liver is going to be on that list.<\/p>\n

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But isn’t liver full of toxins?!<\/h3>\n

Before I did my research, I thought liver was a mecca for heavy metals, drugs, chemicals, and other byproducts.\u00a0 After all, it is known for its role in the detoxification process.<\/p>\n

Here’s the truth about liver:<\/strong><\/p>\n