If you don't like supper you're not offered crackers from pantry. Damien regularly adds more frozen vegetables to his meal but I don't consider this a problem. When we sit down to eat a family meal, you get to eat what's on the table, whether you're 2, 12, 42. We decided that in our home what is served is what is available to eat.
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Period.Īnd here we are wringing our hands and writing books about how to get kids to eat vegetables? There is either very little variety or very little to eat. Many children around the world have no choice about what to eat. Let's talk choice for a minute (never mind the lack of "food groups" in these cultures). We're talking some weird stuff from the North American perspective. Spicy foods in Asia, insects, grubs, little rodents(?) in the Amazon, cow blood in certain African tribes. Looking around the world at what people eat it was clear to me that children will eat whatever their "norm" is. By restaurant I mean we were not going to offer children different food from what the adults were eating. When Celine (now 12) was a baby, and probably even before that, we determined that we (Damien and I are on the same page) were not going to have a family restaurant. This advice, or rather experience, is more useful for families with wee ones - the age at which we addressed the picky eater issue. It is not my perscription for picky eaters and in fact if your children are older this probably won't work. What I'm going to share with you is what our family has done. So now that I've cleared everyone from the room, or at least had you squirm in your seats as I reveal my mothering insecurities, let's get to the nitty gritty of the topic. In case you needed that permission (smile). So know this - I'm not.Įach family needs to do what works for them, make their own household rules, and live according to their values. I'm afraid that by telling you our family's approach to this subject you'll think I'm passing judgement on you if your kids are picky. I have one more fear to share with you (sigh). I'm afraid you'll interpret that as "bad mother", certainly not very politically correct or attachment-ish. A bit of a traditionalist (ESTJ, if you must know) - no sassing, no whining, eat your veggies. Here's the reason for my insecurity in writing about this. It's another matter entirely for me to post my thoughts on my own blog, opening myself up to criticism for being a mean mother (I prefer the label bad ass). It's quite easy for me to leave my opinion (on possibly contentious issues) sprinkled here and there, on other people's blogs. You know those posts, the ones where mamas discuss clever strategies for how to get kids to eat vegetables.īut I have been avoiding writing about this topic here at FIMBY. I have shared my parenting experience in this matter in face to face conversations with those who exclaim, "What good eaters your kids are!" And I have also left a fair number of comments on (mommy blogger) blog posts. What we did as a family and if I have any tips or tricks to share. I have been asked more and more these days, partly because of my participation at 30 Day Vegan, about picky eaters.
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