Ideas for a 2 year old.?

Question

My friend has a 2 year old son who absolutly hates hot dogs.
Do you know any ideas or recipes to hopefully get him to start eating hot dogs?
What kid does not like hot dogs?
Thanks

Answer 1

It could be the hot dog- try a different brand maybe turkey or beef if using traditional mixed meat type. Then cut them into "coins" or maybe make an octopus complete with mustard eyes. My kids hated buns so I let them eat beanie wienies and made hot dog sticks by cutting them length wise in four pieces then in half and provided a dipping bowl for ketchup. They also love "mummy dogs" simply wrap hot dogs in crescent rolls bake and add condiment "eyes". Then again some kids never will like hotdogs no matter what and then adore them as teens. Pallets are finiky things - try some other foods like peanut butter or pepperoni it may make feeding time a little easier.

Answer 2

serving food to kids is all about presentation. Since it is a two year old buy the coctail hot dogs or watch the child eatting it so the child doesnt choke on the hot dog. To prepare the hot dog to make it look like an octopus you need to cut it but not all the way, almost like an octopus and then you put it in boiling water. They also have healthy hot dogs that are healthy.

Answer 3

Hot dogs come in all flavors Oscar Mayer even has a hot dog with cheese bits in it. Maybe it is how it tastes I would try to find out why.

Answer 4

You could try making the food fun, letting him prepare the dog with his choice of condiments etc. I think oscar mayer makes hot dogs with cheese inside of them, maybe that would be something to try?

I think it will probably be less frustrating for you/your friend to find something he actually likes and will eat rather than continuing to push something that he does not like.

Answer 5

Cut the hot dogs into small chunks and put them in good old Mac and Cheese....I had the same problem with one of my boys!

Answer 6

DO NOT try to get this child to eat hot dogs.. try him on things like Boca Chicken nuggets ~100% better for him.
Hot Dogs at their best are not healthy.

Answer 7

Why would you worry that a kid has good taste? Do you have any idea how much processed crap is in those? Not to mention all the sodium and general level of disgustingness. I mean sure they're great but if he doesn't like something bad for him tht's a good thing.

Answer 8

What a wise boy this 2 year kid is!
Hot dogs are very bad for your health.
They contain nitrites or nitrates, that provide the cured meat wonderful red colour, the delicious cured meat flavour and prevent bacterial growth.
The problem is that nitrites and nitrates cause cancer, diminishes sexual appetite (that is why in prison they use a lot of hot dogs), and other problems.
Also, ketchup is full of sugar that may cause diabetes, dental problems, etc.
White bread, ketchup, mayonese, hot-dogs are fattening! They lead to morbid obesity!
So, please, be very happy that this 2 year old boy does not like it. And other kids like it because their parents, oblivious of these facts, make them addicted to hot-dogs!
These facts are not known because "hot-dogs" is a multimillion dollars industry.
Enter in the WEB with: "dangers of eating hot-dogs".
See bellow.

The Dangers of Eating Processed Meat

WASHINGTON (AP) - Eat too many hot dogs and they can bite you back. A study shows that a diet heavy in processed meats, including hot dogs and bacon, increases the risk of type 2 diabetes by about 50 percent in men, researchers say.

A group of Harvard School of Public Health researchers analyzed the dietary habits of thousands of men and found that those who frequently ate bacon, hot dogs, sausage, baloney or other processed meats were 46 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than men who less of the food.

"We not proposing to ban hot dogs -- it is just a matter of moderation," said Dr. Frank B. Hu, senior author of the study appearing this week in the journal Diabetes Care. "People should reduce the frequency of eating processed meats."

Hu said that big increase in risk for diabetes 2 came among those who ate the processed meats five times or more per week. For some, it was every day.

"That's too much," he said. "We should change that eating pattern."

Diabetes Care is a peer-reviewed journal published by the American Diabetes Association.

The data in the research came from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, a project that started in 1986 by collecting dietary information from 42,504 men, aged 40 to 75, who were healthy -- free of diabetes, heart disease or cancer.

The men in the study were followed for 12 years and the researchers compared the dietary pattern of those who developed type 2 diabetes with those who did not. Hu said the results were adjusted for the known effects of such things as smoking, obesity, fat intake and physical activity. After these adjustments, he said, it was clear that eating lots of hot dogs and other processed meats was an independent risk factor for diabetes.

"Eating processed meats five times or more per week is where we saw the major difference," said Hu. "The effect is dose related -- the more you eat of these foods, the higher the risk."

Hu said that the risk of diabetes may be affected by other foods often consumed in meals featuring processed meats. People seldom eat hot dogs or baloney or bacon alone -- the meats usually are accompanied by high fat condiments, such as mayonnaise, and side dishes like French fries and potato chips.






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Answer 9

Try the Gerber meat sticks, chicken sticks. Besides them being healthier my 2 year old loves them.

Answer 10

Try Mac+Cheese and or Pigs in a Blanket