Rice pudding

For some children sweet/pudding/dessert is easier than savoury. If our child looks forward to eating something then they are more likely to enjoy it. Rice pudding may be a way to take that step towards rice for children not yet eating it.

If our child is eating rice then presenting a different taste and texture is always positive. My teen was excited 😊

Remember, although I have a recipe for this anything goes. I know that a mum earlier in the week posted that her son is now eating rice because it was mixed with milk and sugar.

In the photo the recipe I have followed uses brown rice and coconut sugar so it’s not as white as you will get with white rice and regular sugar.

Recipe*

30g rice (short-grain works best for rice pudding)
300mls milk
1 heaped tsp sugar (adjust to taste)

Place in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring the milk to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 30-35 minutes, stirring occasionally until it gets ‘pudding-like’.

*adapted from Annabel Langbein

Judith is a PhD candidate in psychology, MSc Psychology (first-class honours) and is a graduate of Cambridge University. She is an AOTA accredited picky eating advisor, internationally certified nutritional therapist and neuro-motor development practitioner. She works with 100+ families every year resolving fussy eating and returning pleasure and joy to the meal table.

She is also mum to two boys and the author of Creating Confident Eaters and Winner Winner I Eat Dinner. Her dream is that every child can approach food from a place of safety and joy, not fear.

Learn more about Judith here: https://theconfidenteater.com/about/