Do You Have Picky Eaters? I Have the Answer

Veggies for dinnerMy Kids Will Only Eat Food that Comes From a Children’s Menu –You Too? Here’s Help

(I’m sorry, I don’t have the rights to reprint the article in full and I could use comments to the site where it’s posted.  PS they called me “anonymous,” which doesn’t exactly make me happy, but they’re newly revamped and I want this job.  Maybe getting readers to the site will parlay into a byline.  Who knows?  It happens to be a cute piece.  ENJOY!) Go there now or read the intro below:

Okay, maybe you have this problem, also.  My kids only eat food you’d find on a children’s menu.  You know, the usual suspects:  grilled cheese, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, mac n cheese, pizza, burgers, buttered noodles, etc.  I could list the health content in these meals, but let’s just agree to call it nil.  Where did I go wrong?  It’s not like I didn’t try to introduce them to a vast selection of wholesome foods.  No, I’ve never pulled one of those, “you can’t get up from the table until you finish your cauliflower” diatribes, but I fed them every healthy baby food I could find on the shelves.  They ate broccoli, spinach, carrots, and even that gross smelling Turkey dinner meal that was pureed and mashed into a jar.  Now, a turkey dinner comes from Subway, and is filled with little turkey or anything else of nutritional value – basically, we’re talking about a dolled up grilled cheese sandwich.

At my house, I’m required to make two meals each night… Please read on at Momtourage.

9 thoughts on “Do You Have Picky Eaters? I Have the Answer

  1. rachy

    for many years, my 2 boys ate nothing but chicken nuggets. didn’t matter where we went: mcdonalds, cracker barrel, a steak place, a fancy restaurant. same thing every time!

    but now they are 18 and 20 and eat anything. so, jenny, just wait, oh maybe another 8 to 10 years and the picky eating stage will be a thing of the past!

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  4. cherie

    I thought the article was great. Couldn’t comment on the article at the site. Just think back to those days when you were a kid, tell me what did you eat?…

  5. Bari

    I was able to share on Momtourage. Basically, I said that I thought your idea of using a star chart to encourrage trying new foods was genius! The psych classes paid off! Bravo

  6. Pam

    Jenny– you are so right. One exception– if my mother cooked liver, she’d let me have a hot dog. Whoo hoo!
    June 30 at 10:35pm · LikeUnlike ·

  7. Denet

    I can totally relate! There are nights I have 3 pots boiling on the stove. 1 with spaghetti, 1 with penne and 1 with egg noodles- The girls apparently say the shape of the pasta makes them taste different 🙂

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