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FarmMama · 05-11-2015, 05:23 PM

There are some things I know my kids truly do not like, so I honestly don't serve them those or require them to eat it. But that list is super short (DD1 is cooked carrots but only big chunks in a side dish, dd2 is shrimp and DS is gravy) and it doesn't take a huge amount of effort on my part to not serve them those, so I don't.

That said, I also have the no impolite words about the food. Many times the meal is just not something they love, you know? In that case, often if I just say "I know it isn't your favorite, but you don't hate it either, so please let's just all eat it and be done, ok?" If they are super not wanting to eat (and I am wracking my brain but cannot think of a time where they actually opted for this), they are welcome to a PB and J with a glass of milk instead. Yes, they could still have desert or whatever afterwards.

05-11-2015, 05:23 PM	#11
FarmMama Rose Bouquet Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 895	Re: tell me your "food rules" for the kids There are some things I know my kids truly do not like, so I honestly don't serve them those or require them to eat it. But that list is super short (DD1 is cooked carrots but only big chunks in a side dish, dd2 is shrimp and DS is gravy) and it doesn't take a huge amount of effort on my part to not serve them those, so I don't. That said, I also have the no impolite words about the food. Many times the meal is just not something they love, you know? In that case, often if I just say "I know it isn't your favorite, but you don't hate it either, so please let's just all eat it and be done, ok?" If they are super not wanting to eat (and I am wracking my brain but cannot think of a time where they actually opted for this), they are welcome to a PB and J with a glass of milk instead. Yes, they could still have desert or whatever afterwards. __________________ Joli Super Awesome DH DS1 5.21.05 DD1 3.24.09 DD2 10.20.12 DS2 7.25.15

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