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[MOhillbilly]

That your kids will or wont eat?


Gave the boy some $blue cheese$ yesterday the face he made almost put me into hysterics ( coulda been the vino ). He also doesnt care for anything he thinks I have made remotely 'spicey'. He has learned that if he doesnt like something he just says 'to spicey' and makes a face, i make him eat it 95% of the time anyway.

Ramen noodles - good lord those things are gross. i ate em when i was a kid, but the girl eats maybe 2 packs a day ( then wonders why her stomach hurts). Couldnt figure out why the kids were never hungry at diner time.
come to find out they were eating 3-4 packs of ramen after school between the two of em....

[Jilly]

So this doesn't change, eh? I was hoping my 16 mo old picky eating habits would eventually even out.....
I've been feeding her veggies/fruits, etc from the get go, trying to expose her to everything and she ate it ALL when it was strained. Now, I have to sneak peas in Mac and Cheese in order for to eat any of them. I'll spend thirty min cooking something that I think she'll love and can chew with her 8 and2/3 teeth, and sure enough, she'll hate it and want the prepackaged box stuff. Grrrrrr.......I hate to think that I'm raising a processed food, hot dog and mac and cheese machine.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

Do you think there is harm in making them eat it?

No.

You think there's any harm in telling them that if they don't like it they're more than welcome to wait for the next meal?...

[mlyonsd]

Vegetables. Especially green ones.

I tricked my son into cauliflower once by chopping it into little pieces and burying it in tater tot casserole.

When he was done eating and had already acknowledged the casserole was outstanding I told him I didn't realize he liked cauliflower.

Now the little prick won't eat tater tot casserole.

[kindra68]

Originally Posted by Jilly

So this doesn't change, eh? I was hoping my 16 mo old picky eating habits would eventually even out.....
I've been feeding her veggies/fruits, etc from the get go, trying to expose her to everything and she ate it ALL when it was strained. Now, I have to sneak peas in Mac and Cheese in order for to eat any of them. I'll spend thirty min cooking something that I think she'll love and can chew with her 8 and2/3 teeth, and sure enough, she'll hate it and want the prepackaged box stuff. Grrrrrr.......I hate to think that I'm raising a processed food, hot dog and mac and cheese machine.

When TheManChild was small I would make shells and cheese and have peas on the side. (on my own plate) I would take one shell and put a pea in it the eat it. I would make a big show if it and tell him mess like “it’s like a little present! It’s a little surprise” whatever crap I came up with at the moment. To this day if I make shells and cheese there has to be peas on the table. Same with mashed potatoes; there has to be corn.

[RJ]

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

so you guys dont make your kids eat what you sit down on the table? I can understand certain things but fish,taters,veggies,ect...

I don't. She has a great appetite and eats most of what is put on her plate so I don't see any benefit in making her eat something she doesn't like. Kids come around with that stuff. There are foods I love now that I wouldn't touch when I was her age.

If she were older and fixed her own plate and then didn't eat what she took....now that would be a different story. That would not fly at all.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

so you guys dont make your kids eat what you sit down on the table? I can understand certain things but fish,taters,veggies,ect...

Most times yes. But it's not possible all the time. My daughter is as stubborn as I am. Sometimes worse. I've sat her at the kitchen table for 3 hours waiting for her to finish her meal. Nope. I'm pretty sure she would have sat there till supper. She's a great kid in every way. Very well mannered. Listens and behaves as well as I could ask for. But getting her to eat well is a challenge I definitely struggle with.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by kindra68

When TheManChild was small I would make shells and cheese and have peas on the side. (on my own plate) I would take one shell and put a pea in it the eat it. I would make a big show if it and tell him mess like “it’s like a little present! It’s a little surprise” whatever crap I came up with at the moment. To this day if I make shells and cheese there has to be peas on the table. Same with mashed potatoes; there has to be corn.

THAT.........That is POETRY...

[RJ]

Originally Posted by mlyonsd

Vegetables. Especially green ones.

I tricked my son into cauliflower once by chopping it into little pieces and burying it in tater tot casserole.

When he was done eating and had already acknowledged the casserole was outstanding I told him I didn't realize he liked cauliflower.

Now the little prick won't eat tater tot casserole.

That plan backfired just a little, huh?

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

so you guys dont make your kids eat what you sit down on the table? I can understand certain things but fish,taters,veggies,ect...

Half of ChiefsPlanet probably would balk at eating what I set down at the table... much less my kids.

Somehow I doubt that curried coconut lentils with roasted butternut squash is real high on the Planet's all time favorites. My kids actually did eat that, though. I cook weird shit (usually too spicy as well). My kids will always try it, but they won't necessarily eat enough to get full. I usually do a couple of side veggies and some kind of protein separate for them. Sometimes they end up liking and eating what the adults are eating, but I can't count on it.

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

Do you think there is harm in making them eat it?

I think it's a bit of a negative reinforcement thing. I remember when my Dad forced my brother to eat tomato soup once. Tears, screaming, etc. He still won't even try tomato soup to this day and is one of the worst eaters (refuses to try stuff, has a fit about stuff on his plate) to this day and the guy in now 40 years old. His kids are the same way too.

I've found that getting kids involved in the cooking process, even to a small degree, helps alleviate a lot of the stress that kids have in eating certain foods. Make it a positive experience for them and you'll have substantially better luck with them in the long term in regard to their pallet. And it's certainly less stressful than forcing them to eat something that they think they won't like.

[mlyonsd]

Originally Posted by RJ

That plan backfired just a little, huh?

He's as stubborn as his mom.

To making a kid eat something.....when I was about 6 or 7 I remember one time at the supper table my folks making me sit there until I ate a spoonful of peas, the kind out of a can.

I remember trying to hold out but eventually the noise of neighbor kids playing outside forced me into submission. I gagged and choked, and almost puked. I had tears in my eyes they were so horrible.

It wasn't until 30 years later I found out my mom to this day will not eat peas or anything with peas in it because they make her gag.

Someday, somewhere, there will be paybacks.

[Fish]

My parents once forced me to eat peas. I threw up all over the kitchen table. Damn little green spheres of baby shit.

[Jilly]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

I think it's a bit of a negative reinforcement thing. I remember when my Dad forced my brother to eat tomato soup once. Tears, screaming, etc. He still won't even try tomato soup to this day and is one of the worst eaters (refuses to try stuff, has a fit about stuff on his plate) to this day and the guy in now 40 years old. His kids are the same way too.

I've found that getting kids involved in the cooking process, even to a small degree, helps alleviate a lot of the stress that kids have in eating certain foods. Make it a positive experience for them and you'll have substantially better luck with them in the long term in regard to their pallet. And it's certainly less stressful than forcing them to eat something that they think they won't like.

hahahaha at Kindra!!!

I tried the whole decision thing with my daughter, granted she's only 16 months, but I hold up the different veggies and say - peas or green beans and she'll decide, but she still won't eat them. It's driving me nuts. If I put mashed potatoes on her plate, she won't eat it. But the other night I had to eat separately from everyone cuz I had some stuff at church and she was just running around, but damn it if she didn't eat half my potatoes and half my corn (on the cob, mind you!).

[MOhillbilly]

Originally Posted by Rausch

No.

You think there's any harm in telling them that if they don't like it they're more than welcome to wait for the next meal?...

not at all.
if your ass wasnt in the seat when the plates hit the table you didnt eat. If you turned your nose up at what was for dinner,you didnt eat till next meal.
I wasnt a picky eater but my boy whos 6 HATES brussel sprouts but i make him eat a few anyway. He gags em down but doesnt throw a fit about it & i dont make him eat stuff thats truely spicey.

[Saccopoo]

What's with peas? They are sweet little nuggets of delectability. Fresh peas are amazingly good.

My daughter will go out to the garden on her own volition and pick a bowl full of peas and just sit there opening the pods and eating the peas. Between her and her grandfather, I never have enough to blanch and freeze for later use.

People need to get away from canned, processed crap and plant a garden. To eat a tomato from the grocery store in December versus one picked ripe from the vine from your own garden is literally like night and day. I imagine that eating processed canned peas versus garden fresh ones is the same kind of thing.