Why are kids so picky?

[Milt]

If you are having a hard time getting your children to eat fruits and veggies, I suggest having them help out in the kitchen

That worked for me, and so is having them help in the garden by growing their own fruits and veggies. Kids really get a kick out of sunflowers, pumpkins, and strawberries.

My parents/grandparents were old school types “You are going to sit there until you eat that.” I only outlasted them with liver and onions.

 

[Rosalie]

I hate bland food and meals that are just meat with a vegetable on the side. What you described sounds horrid. I usually cook a variety of meals, often ethnic food. It’s hardly “decadent,” since we don’t eat meat and our weekly grocery bill is rarely over $80 for the three of us in an expensive city. Today I made a huge crockpot of Indian food that we ate over rice (and we’ll be eating the leftovers forever). Yesterday we had a vegetarian nacho platter with lots of veggies over spicy roasted potatoes. My 20 month old loved both.

 

[Bruised_Reed]

I collaborate with CPS and they are too busy with parents who cause harm by neglect or abuse and/or are dealing with mental illness and chemical dependency .

 

[Xanthippe_Voorhees]

I hate bland food and meals that are just meat with a vegetable on the side. What you described sounds horrid. I usually cook a variety of meals, often ethnic food. It’s hardly “decadent,” since we don’t eat meat and our weekly grocery bill is rarely over $80 for the three of us in an expensive city. Today I made a huge crockpot of Indian food that we ate over rice (and we’ll be eating the leftovers forever). Yesterday we had a vegetarian nacho platter with lots of veggies over spicy roasted potatoes. My 20 month old loved both.

I so agree. 1950’s “cuisine” was one of the darkest times in food history. It’s so that we’ve turned from that as a nation.

Ohhhh. Have you tried making Japanese curry? Here’s a great recipie.

Kare Raisu (Homemade Japanese Curry Rice) Recipe

I make the carrots much smaller. The apple is necessary (I actually use a whole apple with a peeler, not shredded) but oddly enough when we tried it with tomato it made it much too sweet. Pork is meh. Chicken is ok, but it doesn’t really add to the flavor. Beef, when diced small is REALLY good. The hamburger concept is interesting. I actually only use about half the meat. If you searve it over rice it makes about a zillion servings.

I’ve also found that I can use 1 cup chicken stock (either from a can or from powder) plus 1/4 cup of the curry, plus 1/3 cup cheddar and a tablespoon of parm and 2 tablespoons of sour cream and it makes a REALLY good soup. Spicy, cheesey and mmmmm. I add some extra veggies for bulk…usually just more peas.

 

[Lara]

It wasn’t bad. Now I can’t eat spicy foods because they aggravate my liver, so it’s good I’m satisfied with bland foods.

Your way must be delicious. But it does mean you have to cook to a fairly high standard all the time once they’re used to your food. I myself can’t handle foodies. They’re always talking about food, and I think people should just eat their food, say thank you, and get on with it. If I’m with people who belabour eating, I never invite them back again. Twenty minutes is about right with no talk of food.

 

[Rosalie]

I haven’t tried making Japanese curry, but I love Thai curry! I’ll have to try this recipe.

 

[Rosalie]

I wasn’t able to eat any remotely spicy or acidic foods for a few months due to a medical condition and I thought I was going to die. Almost everything I cook has tomatoes in it, and even the citric acid in jams was enough to cause me pain for a while. Thank God that’s under control now.

I love to cook and bake, so I don’t mind at all, but she’s just as happy to eat spaghetti and tomato sauce or vegetables with rice.