Our Television Experience

Well, our little family of picky eaters was tapped to be on a FiOS 1 segment, "Toddlers & Food" not long ago. And boy, did we have an interesting time!

Karen Ansel, RD came to our home with plenty of food to prepare together. Fruits for the fruit salad, pasta and peas and cheese for the macaroni with cheese sauce and peas. The two of us prepped and prepared, the Video Journalist, Michael, was all over getting shots. Angles and different takes.

The Boy participated by watching and "spicing" things with his toy Pepper and Salt. Little Miss-just sat on the couch and didn't move a muscle for most of the day. Just kept looking straight ahead, like if she just stayed quiet and didn't say a word, no one would see her or try to strike up a conversation.

Then we had to get a shot of us sitting down to eat.........HAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. What a joke. Neither child wanted to cooperate, they did not like the pasta, wouldn't eat the fruit......I had to go and get grapes from the fridge for Little Miss so at least she'd be eating something for the camera. The Boy put something in his mouth VERY FAST and Michael got it on camera.

Not our most successful activity we have partaken in, but at least we gave it a try. The Boy was fascinated by the camera, so he just wanted to look at it, which was our problem! Little Miss just wanted to be far away from it, our other problem. But Michael got the shots he needed, got my sit downs and other things done and he put the piece together. It aired on FiOS 1 on August 3, 2010.

We do not get FiOS. But I have asked if they could send us a copy of it, so I can see what poor Michael was able to edit together to come up with enough for the piece! If I get a copy, I'll let you know how bad it was! Not the journalism part, just my little stinkers!