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Another theory

Are you ready for this one? The current fascination the beauty industry has with putting food in beauty products is just a flaw in their logic! Here we go:
  • When babies eat, they put food in their hair, face, everywhere.
  • Babies have very cute hair and great skin.
  • So if we put avocado, bananas, oatmeal, etc. in our hair and on our skin, we will have great skin too!
Here's a hint: this line of reasoning is false! We can all stop spreading bananas all over our skin (well, some of us never started, I suppose)...

I came up with this when I was feeding Luke today. For him, eating involves all 5 senses, and possibly more. After feeding him some prunes this morning, the only part of his entire body that was not covered by food was the part that was covered by the belt on the high chair. I'm not sure right now if it's easier feeding him without clothes and giving him a bath afterwards, or feeding him with clothes on and just peeling off the food coated clothes after he eats. In case anyone is wondering, he does not like avocado: he will play with the spoon, and put the spoon in his mouth, but only after he's wiped the avocado off the spoon onto his clothes. However, he practically jumps out of his seat to grab for the spoon with mashed bananas on it---clearly a trait picked up from his father, since I really dislike the smell of bananas. Ah, the sacrifices we make for our children =)

I will see about putting up a picture of Luke eating peas: it has to be seen to be believed.
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