Picky Eater Kids

lyndausvi · February 2015

Kahlyla said:

I think having a hearty appetite to begin with has to help somewhat. My husband and his brother, for example - they have always had enormous appetites, and growing up would eat everything on their plates (lots of garden-fresh veggies, always meat, and always some sort of starch), ask for seconds, and be making peanut butter sandwiches an hour later.

Their little sister was, arguably, indulged a lot more and would assert that there was a lot she didn't like. Their mother did the "you have to at least try it, that's all I ask" thing, but with her, it never really led to her developing her palette because she would actually be full after trying the offensive food and eating the things she liked. She always left food on her plate, and to this day she eats like a bird, even with things she likes. Now in her mid-twenties, her palette is finally expanding a bit, but the guys will eat anything and are huge foodies and excellent cooks.

My sons (4 and 5) are like them, and I'm sure just the fact that they seemingly have two hollow legs has helped them to not be picky. If they "don't want" something, we just wait a few minutes, then they will.

Also, one of our biggest goals when starting solids was just starting savoury foods first. There's nothing wrong with fruit and the occasional treat, we just wanted them to first get used to the idea that food doesn't have to taste sweet to be enjoyable. So they were eating broccoli before they ever tried bananas, for example. (Granted, baby cereal and even breast milk do have a kind of innate sweetness.) Of course they love sweets now but they have no problem with the taste of vegetables.

To be honest, one of our other tricks involved taking them to McDonald's - for the Play Place - without even ordering them any food. We would get ourselves coffee so we weren't just mooching and maybe order a juice or milk to bring home, but we let the kids play without them even realizing that getting food there was a thing. They've also never really known chocolate milk to be a thing, whereas I've known kids who've been chugging chocolate milk out of sippy cups since they were 2 (and then their parents wonder why they have no appetite). Kids don't just discover these things on their own. If you don't give them chocolate milk, they won't whine for chocolate milk.

DON'T YOU DARE MESS WITH MY CHOCOLATE MILK! I MAY HAVE TO HURT YOU!

True story.

I'm in my 40's and except for Lent I drink Chocolate milk almost every morning. It's a rare morning when I don't drink it. My parents never had chocolate milk at home. I discovered it in school at lunch. I can't remember a day were I didn't drink it (except for lent).

Kahlyla · February 2015

^ Oh yeah, there will definitely come a day when they'll discover it, hehe.

I'm just glad they haven't been chugging down chocolate milk since they were off the boob.

I love it too and used to drink chocolate soy milk just about every day.

climbingsingle · February 2015

My brother was a super picky eater. I think with him it was a texture thing, because he still avoids the same things as an adult. My parents grew up in houses where they had to clean their plates no matter what, so they were more lenient with him. They never forced him to eat anything he didn't want. He still ate well though. Sadly I suffered because of his pickiness because my mom was not going to cook is separate meals. So we usually ate something my brother liked. I ate lots of hotdogs and carrot sticks.

charlottesmom0626 · February 2015

I was a horrific ester as a child. I'm just now (at 25) branching out to eat new things.

I hated a lot of textures and any flavors. I only ate bland foods, no cheese, no spices, no flavors, no dressing, no seafood, no salad, etc

When I was in middle school I ate turkey with white bread (no cheese, no dressing or toppings) Every. Single. Day.

My parents wouldn't feed me anything special, and we didn't have junk food in the house. If they were having Mac and cheese, my mom would let me have plain noodles, little changes because I would just refuse to eat otherwise.

levioosa · February 2015

I don't understand parents who let their kids make them captives to their every whim.

Example: I used to work at a restaurant that had excellent macaroni and cheese. The excellence mainly came from the fact that it was all fat, all the way. Well, corporate changed the recipe to skim milk in an attempt to fix our negative heart healthy ratings. We had a father come in one day and demand we make the recipe the old way for his son, who apparently would only eat our macaroni and cheese for his meals. He became ridiculously irate when we told him that was no longer an option. To this day I don't understand how it got to the point in their house where their kid was holding them all hostage to his whims.

If I had tried to pull that crap in my house, my Mom would have given me a plate of whatever she made, and if I chose not to eat it, I would go hungry. Going hungry because I refused to eat whatever (great and healthy) option she had provided was my prerogative, and in no way made her a terrible or neglectful parent. Not to mention that catering to a diet which only consists of mac and cheese means your kid has some huge nutritional deficiencies (and we all know I'm all about the mac).

I'll give kids a few picky tendencies. You don't like grapes? Okay, no problem. You don't care for hotdogs? Sure, that's fine. But you hate ALL OF THE THINGS and will only eat one or two very specific things? Nope, not going to fly.

flyingfoxes · February 2015

Our fitness instructor at work has never tried ketchup, mayo, ranch dressing...he'd never had an avocado until last year. he's 25. I just can't even imagine.

STARMOON44 · February 2015

I think forcing children to eat food they don't want to eat is cruel. They need to learn to say please and thank you, politely decline food the do not enjoy, and be civilized at the table. Parents need to provide a healthy diet, not prepare a separate meal, but also make some reasonable efforts to have food choices they may like and let them eat cereal if they don't want dinner.

As an adult, no one makes me eat nasty dried out chicken or peas or olives or berries. When I come a cross them I make do quietly. Children have so little autonomy forcing them to choke things down seems wrong.

chibiyui · February 2015

I was a picky eater as a kid. I still have my picky moments, but as an adult I am much more willing to try new foods.

I don't remember too much of this, but apparently my dad would try the can't leave the table until your plate is clean crap, which generally endEd with lots of arguing and screaming and not much eating.

I ate a lot of chicken nuggets and mac and cheese as a kid. I wish I had been exposed to more foods as a kid, cause it's really easy to continue eating bad once you start, but at the same time forcing kids to eat isn't healthy either.

MadHops21 · February 2015

I'm extremely picky eater.

I do not like:

Fruits, vegetables, soups, salads, sandwiches, sauces, condiments, most meats, hot liquid like hot chocolate or tea or coffee, food mixed together like bread and mashed potatoes, dipping sauces, spicy food, mexican, chinese, authentic foods really, and really anything healthy.

Things I do like:

Mac and cheese, chicken, plain hot dogs, buttered noodles (hate red sauce), a caesar salad if I only make it or just it from a specific store, cheese (only) pizza, and just started like cheese burgers this year.

My parents fed me carrots, full meals, veggies, sauces, etc. I just grew up with changing buds and stopped liking most of it. When I went to the tasting yesterday, most of the foods I tried I ended up hating. It was gross and didn't taste right.

I can see picky as a child, but being picky as an adult, I don't know what to tell you.

banana468 · February 2015

It's tough as the parent of a picky eater. My DD and I have been at the table for 1.5 hours tonight so she'd eat her pork chop. I've pulled the don't eat them nothing routine and she will vomit from the empty stomach. I'm working on it but I'm working around 50 hours a week and my nursing infant has me up 3-4 times a night. Sometimes I do go with what's easier so I can have an hour of some kind of peace before I try to get one of my 2 hour naps. Is it great? No. But I'm still giving her healthy options and it's not like she's getting cookies for dinner.

We are working on it but it's easier said than done.

WinstonsGirl · February 2015

I was a picky eater as a kid, and I kinda still am. for me, it's texture and strong tastes. I'll try something now, but rarely do I like it enough to add it permanently to my diet. I desperately want to like seafood. I try it again every now and then but I still can't do it. It's taste and texture for me. When I was a kid and my Mom made salmon I'd hide in my room cos the smell alone would make me want to gag.

My niece is going through the same food stuff (she's 4). Parents are often making deals about how many more bites she needs to have before she's done/can have dessert. They used to let her just not eat and skip dessert (which she was weirdly ok with when younger) but she started puking at night too due to empty stomach. Now it's 2 bites of chicken and 3 of veggies for example. She always tries to negotiate down but it usually doesn't work. Or they agree but make her eat the biggest piece on the plate.

They also try to base her meals on previous ones. So if she had a good breakfast and lunch, they're easier on how much she needs to eat for dinner. The kids always eat what the adults get though.

dcbride86 · February 2015

southernbelle0915 said:

Spinoff from dcbride's thread.

So I have a really low tolerance for kids who "won't" eat this or that. I grew up in a "here's the menu - take it OR leave it" house. And we weren't allowed to just eat all the bread, leave the veggies and then claim we were too full to eat anything else. There wasn't any junk in the house (that I knew of), so snacking didn't allow me to avoid certain foods at meal time either. How is extreme picky eating a thing? And why do parents tolerate it? Serious question. Is it just because it's like "I can't with this today, here are some fucking nuggets. For the love, just stop crying"? Or is it that the kid has previously gone on hunger strike due to the lack of McDonald's in the house?

This is such a first world problem to me. #ventover

This is how I woke up, too. My parents would make 1 meal for everyone. I didn't like it? Tough. Eat it. Obviously if something made me sick (whether or not I was allergic), an exception would be made. But they were not going to make special trips or 2 different meals just because my brother and I wanted different dinners,

[Deleted User] · February 2015

Feeding young children is definitely hard! I agree with PP, texture is a big deal for them.

I have a 2.5 year old, and as soon as he was old enough for solids, we stopped with the pureed baby food, and introduced regular table foods. I always made sure to offer a variety of foods, and even if he didn't like it the first time, I kept offering it (it can take up to 10 times of trying a new food to like it!). I really think that helped a lot for him to be open to try new foods. My friend whose daughter is only a few months younger, she was hesitant and nervous about trying table foods and kept her on purees and yogurts for a while, and she still is a picky eater.

I've learned what my son's favorites are, and things he doesn't like. I won't make him a separate meal, but will modify our dinner a bit to what he likes (ie. less spicy, light on the sauce, etc). Or sometimes will give him dinner in stages... veggies first, then meat, then any carbs/fruit (which he would normally eat first). I also let him participate in planning what I pack for his lunch, by giving him options to pick from. That gives him a feeling of control and almost always guarantees he eats what I send!

I too was a picky child, and wanted to try to ensure that our son at least was open to trying new foods!

mikenberger · February 2015

My niece is one of those kids that is a picky eater. She's smart though. It's kind of scary.

My brother wouldn't let her get up from the table until she ate all of (insert some random vegetable that I can't remember right now). She had one spoonful and I think, with the combination of being upset, texture of food and she just didn't want to eat it, she puked it up. Brother freaked out "Oh, I'm so sorry baby! You don't have to eat that again!" Now she's learned puking/threatening to puke = I can eat whatever I want and nothing that my parents want me to eat. So she literally eats Eggo waffles, mac and cheese and green beans. Pretty much every day. Unless she demands McDonalds. Her brother has tried the same thing, but apparently can't get his puking down. But they're still super lenient with him and eating as well. They've already asked me what's on our menu for the kids and I told them "Well you know... she won't eat any of that! What am I supposed to feed her?!" So I inquired for a kids meal and she won't eat any of those foods either. So looks like she's either going to starve or my brother is going to pack a lunch for the food monster he created.

dolewhipper · February 2015

My FMIL is an extremely picky eater. She has a thing with texture; she even strains her ragu sauce.

It is very difficult to find things she will eat. I don't want to point her out with the grilled plain chicken breast and mashed potatoes (her version of veggies) while everyone else gets whatever I cooked, but I don't want her to starve. Because of her diet (or lack thereof), her sons grew up on shake and bake chicken, tator tots, pizza, wings and hot fries. When I met Fi, every time we went to eat it was either a burger, wings or pizza.

I grew up with parents who made food fun. I was eating sushi by 9 years old, loved steak cooked medium rare, and all kinds of ethnic foods. I think it's because of their approach; we would have themed nights, learn about what foods come from where, and we got excited to try it. They would use the main ingredient something they knew we already liked, but add the flair. Also, they wouldn't make us eat everything if we didn't want to, but we had to try everything. Because they would try to make the sauces separate from the meat, if we didn't like the sauce then we could just have a piece of the meat, that way we got the nutrients.

When I met Fi I told him if he wanted to be with me I couldn't take eating that crap all the time. He now will eat zucchini, squash, green beans, bell peppers and spinach. He can't get over the texture of broccoli. He likes a few kinds of fish (still trying a lot of new types), and I've been trying to "hide" things like mushrooms to see if he likes it. He will tell me he hates something (even though I now he's never tried it) but then I will make it and catch him eating it and go for seconds. He get a little mad, but then we laugh and I know I broadened his horizons (I did this with spinach in an omelette). He still refuses to eat a salad though.

FTR, FMIL is getting plain grilled chicken and mashed potatoes for the wedding. We knew she wouldn't touch what we chose with a 10-foot pole. SMH.

flutteringinfl · February 2015

I've always been a pretty adventurous eater. My favorite cuisine since childhood is Indian food, so there wasn't a lot of stuff I wasn't willing to try.

I remember though that once my mom made (or bought) quiche for dinner, and I HATED it. She promised that if I ate everything on my plate, we'd never have it for dinner again. So I ate it. And then like three weeks later, she served it again and claimed she "forgot."

I love quiche now though. Go figure. But it sounds like the whole, "If you try it this once, you don't have to eat it again strategy" worked well on me.

abl13 · February 2015

My IL's are extremely picky eaters. They NEVER eat vegetables or anything with any type of spice to it. They don't eat anything that is remotely healthy. Pretty much all they eat is steak (with ketchup, ew) and pasta. Luckily my husband will eat pretty much anything, but his brother eats just like his parents. It's not healthy and they all have high cholesterol.

mrsk616 · February 2015

i was a very picky eater when i was a kid, certain things have stuck with me. i cant stand burnt things the taste just makes me gag. but i still ate things just ate around the burnt areas.

my one niece will not eat meatballs but will eat burgers or its the opposite (dont remember) my sister just doesnt enforce things. the youngest niece will say she doesnt like something but when we ask her if she has ever tried it she says no. like how do you know you dont like it until you try it.

my step-son is the worst. he only eats mcdonalds. (BARF)

my nephews on the other hand, they love jalapenos and sushi. my nieces would not eat either. but my BIL enforces that they eat what is put in front of them.

its all on the parenting i would say. if they give in to easily the kid will read into it and will keep doing it.

ashley8918 · February 2015

STARMOON44 said:

I think forcing children to eat food they don't want to eat is cruel. They need to learn to say please and thank you, politely decline food the do not enjoy, and be civilized at the table. Parents need to provide a healthy diet, not prepare a separate meal, but also make some reasonable efforts to have food choices they may like and let them eat cereal if they don't want dinner. As an adult, no one makes me eat nasty dried out chicken or peas or olives or berries. When I come a cross them I make do quietly. Children have so little autonomy forcing them to choke things down seems wrong.

I agree, but I am a proponent of "at least try it".

But as far as the, you'll sit here unitl you clean your plate" bullshit. FUCK NO.

theartistformerlyknownas · February 2015

AlisonM23 said:

Feeding young children is definitely hard! I agree with PP, texture is a big deal for them.

I have a 2.5 year old, and as soon as he was old enough for solids, we stopped with the pureed baby food, and introduced regular table foods. I always made sure to offer a variety of foods, and even if he didn't like it the first time, I kept offering it (it can take up to 10 times of trying a new food to like it!). I really think that helped a lot for him to be open to try new foods. My friend whose daughter is only a few months younger, she was hesitant and nervous about trying table foods and kept her on purees and yogurts for a while, and she still is a picky eater.

I've learned what my son's favorites are, and things he doesn't like. I won't make him a separate meal, but will modify our dinner a bit to what he likes (ie. less spicy, light on the sauce, etc). Or sometimes will give him dinner in stages... veggies first, then meat, then any carbs/fruit (which he would normally eat first). I also let him participate in planning what I pack for his lunch, by giving him options to pick from. That gives him a feeling of control and almost always guarantees he eats what I send!

I too was a picky child, and wanted to try to ensure that our son at least was open to trying new foods!

Yeahhhh my friend with the picky eater sends him to KINDERGARTEN with baby food pouches in his lunch box (it's a full day program). "It's the only way I can get him to eat veggies!" UM, NO. They're not just applesauce or whatever, they're clearly labeled as baby food. I hate to think of how much he'll get picked on once his classmates can read that.

VulgarGirl · February 2015

lolo883 said:

AlisonM23 said:

Feeding young children is definitely hard! I agree with PP, texture is a big deal for them.

I have a 2.5 year old, and as soon as he was old enough for solids, we stopped with the pureed baby food, and introduced regular table foods. I always made sure to offer a variety of foods, and even if he didn't like it the first time, I kept offering it (it can take up to 10 times of trying a new food to like it!). I really think that helped a lot for him to be open to try new foods. My friend whose daughter is only a few months younger, she was hesitant and nervous about trying table foods and kept her on purees and yogurts for a while, and she still is a picky eater.

I've learned what my son's favorites are, and things he doesn't like. I won't make him a separate meal, but will modify our dinner a bit to what he likes (ie. less spicy, light on the sauce, etc). Or sometimes will give him dinner in stages... veggies first, then meat, then any carbs/fruit (which he would normally eat first). I also let him participate in planning what I pack for his lunch, by giving him options to pick from. That gives him a feeling of control and almost always guarantees he eats what I send!

I too was a picky child, and wanted to try to ensure that our son at least was open to trying new foods!

Yeahhhh my friend with the picky eater sends him to KINDERGARTEN with baby food pouches in his lunch box (it's a full day program). "It's the only way I can get him to eat veggies!" UM, NO. They're not just applesauce or whatever, they're clearly labeled as baby food. I hate to think of how much he'll get picked on once his classmates can read that.

I, as an adult person, love those fucking pouches. Especially when I have canker sores in my mouth or I'm having trouble keeping foods down.

However, I'm still a little embarressed to be seen eating them. I sure shit wouldn't have wanted them when I was in grade school.

lyndausvi · February 2015

MagicInk said:

lolo883 said:

AlisonM23 said:

Feeding young children is definitely hard! I agree with PP, texture is a big deal for them.

I have a 2.5 year old, and as soon as he was old enough for solids, we stopped with the pureed baby food, and introduced regular table foods. I always made sure to offer a variety of foods, and even if he didn't like it the first time, I kept offering it (it can take up to 10 times of trying a new food to like it!). I really think that helped a lot for him to be open to try new foods. My friend whose daughter is only a few months younger, she was hesitant and nervous about trying table foods and kept her on purees and yogurts for a while, and she still is a picky eater.

I've learned what my son's favorites are, and things he doesn't like. I won't make him a separate meal, but will modify our dinner a bit to what he likes (ie. less spicy, light on the sauce, etc). Or sometimes will give him dinner in stages... veggies first, then meat, then any carbs/fruit (which he would normally eat first). I also let him participate in planning what I pack for his lunch, by giving him options to pick from. That gives him a feeling of control and almost always guarantees he eats what I send!

I too was a picky child, and wanted to try to ensure that our son at least was open to trying new foods!

Yeahhhh my friend with the picky eater sends him to KINDERGARTEN with baby food pouches in his lunch box (it's a full day program). "It's the only way I can get him to eat veggies!" UM, NO. They're not just applesauce or whatever, they're clearly labeled as baby food. I hate to think of how much he'll get picked on once his classmates can read that.

I, as an adult person, love those fucking pouches. Especially when I have canker sores in my mouth or I'm having trouble keeping foods down.

However, I'm still a little embarressed to be seen eating them. I sure shit wouldn't have wanted them when I was in grade school.

My girlfriend lived on those throughout her pregnancy. Plus they were easy to travel with so if she was out and got hungry she would just pull one out.

theartistformerlyknownas · February 2015

lyndausvi said:

MagicInk said:
I, as an adult person, love those fucking pouches. Especially when I have canker sores in my mouth or I'm having trouble keeping foods down.

However, I'm still a little embarressed to be seen eating them. I sure shit wouldn't have wanted them when I was in grade school.

My girlfriend lived on those throughout her pregnancy. Plus they were easy to travel with so if she was out and got hungry she would just pull one out.

There's a big difference between choosing to eat them out of convenience, and enabling your kid to make the rules and win all the food battles.

morewineplease · February 2015

MagicInk said:

lolo883 said:

AlisonM23 said:

Feeding young children is definitely hard! I agree with PP, texture is a big deal for them.

I have a 2.5 year old, and as soon as he was old enough for solids, we stopped with the pureed baby food, and introduced regular table foods. I always made sure to offer a variety of foods, and even if he didn't like it the first time, I kept offering it (it can take up to 10 times of trying a new food to like it!). I really think that helped a lot for him to be open to try new foods. My friend whose daughter is only a few months younger, she was hesitant and nervous about trying table foods and kept her on purees and yogurts for a while, and she still is a picky eater.

I've learned what my son's favorites are, and things he doesn't like. I won't make him a separate meal, but will modify our dinner a bit to what he likes (ie. less spicy, light on the sauce, etc). Or sometimes will give him dinner in stages... veggies first, then meat, then any carbs/fruit (which he would normally eat first). I also let him participate in planning what I pack for his lunch, by giving him options to pick from. That gives him a feeling of control and almost always guarantees he eats what I send!

I too was a picky child, and wanted to try to ensure that our son at least was open to trying new foods!

Yeahhhh my friend with the picky eater sends him to KINDERGARTEN with baby food pouches in his lunch box (it's a full day program). "It's the only way I can get him to eat veggies!" UM, NO. They're not just applesauce or whatever, they're clearly labeled as baby food. I hate to think of how much he'll get picked on once his classmates can read that.

I, as an adult person, love those fucking pouches. Especially when I have canker sores in my mouth or I'm having trouble keeping foods down.

However, I'm still a little embarressed to be seen eating them. I sure shit wouldn't have wanted them when I was in grade school.

I love these packages. I use them when I go on long runs (training for and during the half marathon). But as a kid in school that would be hard.

[Deleted User] · February 2015

lolo883 said:

AlisonM23 said:

Feeding young children is definitely hard! I agree with PP, texture is a big deal for them.

I have a 2.5 year old, and as soon as he was old enough for solids, we stopped with the pureed baby food, and introduced regular table foods. I always made sure to offer a variety of foods, and even if he didn't like it the first time, I kept offering it (it can take up to 10 times of trying a new food to like it!). I really think that helped a lot for him to be open to try new foods. My friend whose daughter is only a few months younger, she was hesitant and nervous about trying table foods and kept her on purees and yogurts for a while, and she still is a picky eater.

I've learned what my son's favorites are, and things he doesn't like. I won't make him a separate meal, but will modify our dinner a bit to what he likes (ie. less spicy, light on the sauce, etc). Or sometimes will give him dinner in stages... veggies first, then meat, then any carbs/fruit (which he would normally eat first). I also let him participate in planning what I pack for his lunch, by giving him options to pick from. That gives him a feeling of control and almost always guarantees he eats what I send!

I too was a picky child, and wanted to try to ensure that our son at least was open to trying new foods!

Yeahhhh my friend with the picky eater sends him to KINDERGARTEN with baby food pouches in his lunch box (it's a full day program). "It's the only way I can get him to eat veggies!" UM, NO. They're not just applesauce or whatever, they're clearly labeled as baby food. I hate to think of how much he'll get picked on once his classmates can read that.

Uhh yikes! Applesauce pouches are one thing but that's crazy!

southernbelle0915 · February 2015

lolo883 said:

lyndausvi said:

MagicInk said:
I, as an adult person, love those fucking pouches. Especially when I have canker sores in my mouth or I'm having trouble keeping foods down.

However, I'm still a little embarressed to be seen eating them. I sure shit wouldn't have wanted them when I was in grade school.

My girlfriend lived on those throughout her pregnancy. Plus they were easy to travel with so if she was out and got hungry she would just pull one out.

There's a big difference between choosing to eat them out of convenience, and enabling your kid to make the rules and win all the food battles.

All of this.

I feel like with my future kid, I'll probably get fed up and take the Napoleon approach:

princessgracekelly · February 2015

I worked as a camp counselor during the summers I was in college. The camp's policy was "three bites" before you went to the salad bar and if a camper claimed to be "allergic" to something she just didn't like, we weren't allowed to call her out on it. I had one camper who claimed to be allergic to just about everything, but she also gave in to peer pressure easily. So one day the whole cabin was eating pasta with red sauce and the camper was devouring it when one of her friends said "I thought you were allergic to tomatoes." Buuuuuuussted!

I can't speak to parenting a picky eater, but my FI is a picky eater because his mom is not a great cook. For instance, he believes you can only eat steak if it's burnt on the outside because that's how he always ate it growing up. I'm learning he'll eat just about anything if it's prepared properly, which means I have my work cut out for me as I am not the greatest chef either. How did this poor guy get saddled with the both of us?

ETA: Just remembered something that happened the other day at Target. I was in the checkout line and a mom with her toddler girl was behind me. The toddler kept reaching for candy and the mom kept saying, "You don't like candy. You don't like candy." It reminded me of when someone posted on this thread that if you don't introduce stuff to them, they don't know what they're missing. Similarly, Amy Poehler wrote in "Yes Please" about a friend of hers who convinced her son that he was "allergic" to pot until he figured out that he wasn't in college.

lyndausvi · February 2015

southernbelle0915 said:

lolo883 said:

lyndausvi said:

MagicInk said:
I, as an adult person, love those fucking pouches. Especially when I have canker sores in my mouth or I'm having trouble keeping foods down.

However, I'm still a little embarressed to be seen eating them. I sure shit wouldn't have wanted them when I was in grade school.

My girlfriend lived on those throughout her pregnancy. Plus they were easy to travel with so if she was out and got hungry she would just pull one out.

There's a big difference between choosing to eat them out of convenience, and enabling your kid to make the rules and win all the food battles.

All of this.

I feel like with my future kid, I'll probably get fed up and take the Napoleon approach:

While sad, I think the lesser of two evils to give them those types of pouches. I would rather my child eat a fruit or veggie pouch then having a chicken nugget only diet.

If the child gets made fun of for eating baby food by his peers. Oh well. That's life. Maybe it will get the child to eat normally prepared foods.

southernbelle0915 · February 2015

lyndausvi said:

southernbelle0915 said:

lolo883 said:
There's a big difference between choosing to eat them out of convenience, and enabling your kid to make the rules and win all the food battles.

All of this.

I feel like with my future kid, I'll probably get fed up and take the Napoleon approach:

While sad, I think the lesser of two evils to give them those types of pouches. I would rather my child eat a fruit or veggie pouch then having a chicken nugget only diet.

If the child gets made fun of for eating baby food by his peers. Oh well. That's life. Maybe it will get the child to eat normally prepared foods.

Fair enough.

My mom used to pack my lunch every day. She's a super functional person and thought "These containers are great! It's as sterile as can be AND they definitely don't leak. Eureka!" and sent my apple sauce in a urine sample container (obviously unused until she put apple sauce in it).

One kid recognized what it was because his mom was a nurse and he told everyone that I was eating chunky urine for lunch. Thanks, mom!

theartistformerlyknownas · February 2015

lyndausvi said:

southernbelle0915 said:

lolo883 said:

lyndausvi said:

MagicInk said:
I, as an adult person, love those fucking pouches. Especially when I have canker sores in my mouth or I'm having trouble keeping foods down.

However, I'm still a little embarressed to be seen eating them. I sure shit wouldn't have wanted them when I was in grade school.

My girlfriend lived on those throughout her pregnancy. Plus they were easy to travel with so if she was out and got hungry she would just pull one out.

There's a big difference between choosing to eat them out of convenience, and enabling your kid to make the rules and win all the food battles.

All of this.

I feel like with my future kid, I'll probably get fed up and take the Napoleon approach:

While sad, I think the lesser of two evils to give them those types of pouches. I would rather my child eat a fruit or veggie pouch then having a chicken nugget only diet.

If the child gets made fun of for eating baby food by his peers. Oh well. That's life. Maybe it will get the child to eat normally prepared foods.

LOL this kid doesn't even eat nuggets. :-p PB&J, fruit, mac and cheese, granola bars.

I just don't like to see parents give up and stop trying. This isn't like a "last ditch emergency effort once in a long while," it's an ongoing thing. That doesn't help anybody. And I don't want to let my kid(s) develop the impression that the bigger fit they pitch, the more I'll give into them.

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