Give me my adobo or nilaga!

Micro loves his rice. And, why not? He is half Filipino. He's not a big fan of sandwiches, with the exception of pb&j's. He does enjoy eating mac n cheese. And yup, he's gone down the fast food route and discovered french fries (though not much of a fan of chicken nuggets). Yet, nothing compares to eating a bowl of rice. Lucky for Mr. Fliz and I, since birth, Micro has always had a healthy appetite. He ate anything we gave him. When we started adult solid foods, he ate everything from hummus to nilaga. 

Now that he's a toddler, his palette is developing and getting more picky. Something I'm not to happy about, but realize it's a stage he's going through too. I didn't quite develop a palette for various flavors till I was in my 20's, so I guess I shouldn't judge. Micro however, really likes everything his Lola makes for him. Since I don't have the special skills to make various filipino dishes, I can rely on my family to pick up the slack. He loves a bowl of rice with sabaw, be it sinigang, adobo, kare kare, or sopas, etc. So when we're eating other types of food, it makes it easy to order some dish that has some broth or sauce and we just pour it over rice, couscous, or pasta to satisfy Micro.

Sometimes my family is surprised with how much filipino food he enjoys eating. I know people unfamiliar with filipino dishes may be turned off by the list of ingredients or the look of a dish. But, like a book, don't judge it by its cover. Our dishes are exceptionally tasty and flavorful if prepared well. Ask Mr. Fliz. You'd be surprised how some of our dishes may remind you of similar ones from Chinese, Thai, Malaysian, or Indonesian.

But if your toddler is picky and you want to make kid-friendly food while exposing them to various flavors, this website has great recipes that are simple, fast, and tasty that cater to your toddler: www.weelicious.com