Column on getting kids to eat - not what you might expect

[E Y E]

In article , [email protected]
says...

That's not what was being proposed, what was being proposed was that if
the kid doesn't want to eat what's set before him, he doesn't have to,
but he doesn't get to eat anything else until the next meal.


I'm not the one who came up with it.

[cam_winter]

In article ,
Boron Elgar wrote:



A little before Christmas, somebody on this group suggested tourtiere
for Christmas Eve, a traditional French Canadian dish for that night.
They suggest pickled beets, fried potatoes and cabbage with it. That
sounded good. I checked with the family and they were OK with the
tourtiere. I knew they liked fried potatoes. Nobody but me likes
pickled beets, but that was OK. I skipped the cabbage, reluctantly,
since three of us were going to a church service before, and there
wasn't time for me to cook everything. It was great. I got my pickled
beet fix (a couple of kids had some), and everybody got plenty of food.

http://www.recfoodcooking.com/sigs/M...i%C3%A8re.html


Yeah, most cafeteria arrangements I've seen (sixth grade camp, church
camp) have a jar of peanut butter and one of jelly, along with bread, at
the end of the line. Sometimes it's out, often it's under the counter
on the serving side so you have to ask for it. It's also often the
vegetarian/vegan offering.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]

[AJ a???]

Cindy Hamilton wrote:

Especially when I'd visit my father's house, his explosive temper made me
unable to finish anything served to me. Still, under more favorable
circumstances, I was able to eat more of a variety of foods and can't remember
throwing anything up at table. I also can't remember many special meals being
prepared to accommodate my pickiness, only that certain ingredients were
removed from my servings whenever possible. For instance, I would not eat
actual beans for years and could stomach only their broth, which was easy to
accommodate. Latino children often pass through this stage where they will only
eat creamed beans or their liquid. I similarly could not tolerate salted cod,
haddock or mackerell.


The same happened with me, long before I arrived at Columbia U.


Congratulations to us! But it doesn't always happen naturally; childhood
intolerances often get worse during adulthood.


The elephant in our usenet room is that we're basically talking about middle to
upper class people who feel they have the luxury to indulge picky children. In
poorer households, everyone learns, to a certain extent, to eat what is
available. Granted, the person in charge of food procurance and preparation
probably won't waste valuable money or time on foods the family won't eat.

Orlando

[phoebeluella]

Boron Elgar wrote:

That usually depends on how long adults want to go without eating. I, for
instance, am dreading tomorrow morning's church prayer breakfast because I know
that any self respecting Jamaican Pentecostal church will serve aki and salt
fish. Salty fish has never appealed to me, and I hear aki's texture is similar
to scrambled eggs, which grosses me out. So, I either go and eat something
else, try everything, go and don't eat or stay home.


That's often an illusion of choice poorly disguising a true lack of variety.

out menus and I bet even Gitmo doesn't force-feed, even if they do a more

If schoolchildren had so much culinary choice, we wouldn't be griping about
childhood obesity. Hospital menus? Most hospital patients with restricted diets
only get one choice according to that diet.


Probably more pragmatic.

Orlando

[j.sutt247]

In article , [email protected] says...


I'd have eaten all that (and the cabbage) and so would all my kids. I
love tourtiere. My recipe includes seasoning the pork with savory but I
see yours puts the savory in the pastry; shall try that.


Janet

[English Attorney]

On Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:53:01 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:

I've always loved your posts.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

[lays]

In article ,
Janet wrote:


Because of the time crunch, I used prepared pastry. The recipe is
actually Michel's, so you might start a new thread and ask him about it.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]

[T H I N K]

In article ,
Boron Elgar wrote:


I just mailed the recipe to you along with a couple pics of it.




--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller

[sarci]

On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:11:39 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:

The photos are gorgeous and the recipe is much appreciated.

Thanks, Barb.

Boron

[Mend C]

On Feb 9, 1:28?am, "Julie Bove" wrote:



I was always a picky eater too, right from the beginning. Most of it
was texture, so some things my mom was able to adjust such as using
granulated onion vs chunks of onion. I also went to bed early on a
regular basis. I didn't starve though. Even if I refused to eat one
item, there was still something else on the plate that I would eat, so
I was still getting some good nutrition. I was just opting out of
dessert, tv, etc.

Once she had a pretty good idea of what I liked and didn't like, it
wasn't too hard to make a few adjustments without catering. For
example, two veggies could be served. One that I liked and one that I
didn't like. Those who liked both could eat both. Those who didn't
could eat the one they liked.

I am still quite picky (still mostly texture and anything spicy), but
I can eat at other people's houses and still do pretty well, often
with nobody knowing there is a problem. Last summer, I stayed with a
cousin for a few days. His wife served a potpie with that had peas and
green beans along with veggies that I like. I ate it all. The peas
actually tasted good, the first time I have liked peas other than in
split pea soup. I think they were cooked longer so the texture was
better. The green beans were icky for me, but I got them down without
anybody knowing I didn't like them. My sister was there and commented
later that she was impressed at how well I got it down.

Years ago, I went to Mexico 3 times to visit my exchange sister. Three
weeks at a time, and I lost 15 lbs each trip. The one breakfast
involved a spicy sauce, but her mother would serve my plate first and
then add the sauce, so I didn't get anything really spicy. Most things
were great. A few were horrible. One dish had steamed rice, onions,
and peas. That was it. I can eat steamed rice with some sauce, but not
plain sticky rice. And onions and peas and really icky for me. So, I
drank a lot of pop between bites, ate a bread roll between bites, and
I managed to get it down. There were a few times when i excused
myself to use the bathroom because I wasn't sure if the food would
stay down.

Even as a picky eater, I do agree that kids should be given a plate
with variety and the either eat it or they don't. Make sure that
something on it is okay so that they don't starve. But no
replacements, and no dessert or rewards if they don't eat at least
some of everything.