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I grew up in a Catholic family of 5 kids...there was no "oh honey, you don't like that? mommy will make you some mac and cheese!"
Kids don't naturally want to eat healthy because they LOVE mac and cheese and cheese eggs and pizza, etc...i've found i have to FORCE it on them to try new things. and of course they don't like everything i put in front of them (for example my son dry heaves when i make cabbage) but the list is really short of dislikes compared to the ever growing list of new likes. I just have to really know when it's true and when they're just trying to finesse their way to the mac and cheese!!
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| This is what we face too. My girls are so picky and we just essentially do one meal but it makes it hard what to choose to cook. One likes this and the other one doesn't. This is why we haven't really dieted either. Because my husband works out and essentially is body building, and his needs are different than what mine would be. I don't have the time or energy to make 4 meals each night. Nor do I want to.
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| Our household consists of me, my husband, and our 5 children and I make one meal and that is it. I do have variety in the meal but if someone doesn't like it or has a special desire they have to make it themselves as I don't have enough time or energy to prepare everyone a seperate meal. I do make sure not to make something someone really dislikes and if someone is gong for a meal and there is something we don't usually have because that person really dislikes it I try to make it then for those who do enjoy it.
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| I have a hubby and 3 boys and every night 2 of the 4 complain. I can't win. I use to make great meals now I throw something together. Sometimes it is different for everyone. So busy no time to plan
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MOM2BENJAMIN
6/2/08 9:45 P
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| I usually make one meal for DH and I and something else for my son(16 months). If DS won't/can't eat what DH and I do, I'll make him grilled cheese or pasta with red sauce or something to go along with the part of our meal he can eat. Like tonight he ate peas and mashed potatoes with us, but he had half a grilled cheese sandwich instead of red meat. I didn't eat the mashed potatoes, but had an extra serving of peas. We all eat a slightly different verion of pretty much the same meal.
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| I have five kids. I cook one meal and that is it. I do try to cook things that the majority likes but I will not become a short order cook. One SD awhile ago decided she would only eat chicken and fish, not pork or red meat. If I cooked beef or pork, she got everything but the meat I cooked that night. Needless to say she now eat whatever.
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| 3 boys and 3 portions of their leftovers is what i've been eating...why do i feel bad to throw it away because i spent time and money to make the meals! that always gets me in the end ugh!
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OSULAWGIRL
6/2/08 12:55 P
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| It's just me, my husband and our toddler. Hubby and I are vegetarians, but we like very spicy foods. My son HATES spicy foods, so I end up making something for myself and hubby, and then making something different for my son. He's really picky, and has several "go-to" foods that he asks for all the time...bananas, raisins, carrots, crackers, eggs, etc. so he's pretty easy even though he's picky. I hope someday he starts to like the spices!
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GODDESSLIL80
6/2/08 7:30 A
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| This doesn't happen at our house. If you don't eat what I make you can either become responsible for your own food or starve. And if your daughter is old enough to run a marathon she can make her own food or at least help. Plus if DH cares so much about what's on his plate he can make it himself or at least take turn making food. Plus we do everything as a family so our healthy lifestyle is a family effort. When it comes down to it you have to make your own choices for your family ... just consider your own feelings too!
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HEATHERBRIE1
6/2/08 6:06 A
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| My 4 year old does not always like what we are having, so I always keep single serve mac & cheese as well as spaghetti-o's for her. I have kinda forced what I want on the hubby.
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I would never be able to stand it. We make one meal and that is what everyone eats, period. My oldest is thinking about becoming a veggie... it won't last for him because my hubby will not stand for veggie meals.
I hope you figure out a calm medium... somehow!
Tiffini
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| We often have this at our house for different reasons.
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CASHLESSNCR
5/26/08 2:48 P
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My family just consists of me, my hubby and 3 yo son, and we all have different needs, meal-wise. Hubby and son are both kind of picky eaters, hubby less so than the toddler, LOL! Even if we're eating something that we all like, such as pizza or noodles with red sauce, there will be differences in what is on each of our plates.
One tactic I find that helps is to serve some things family style, such as garlic bread (which I won't eat) and salad (which we pick some things out of for ds) so that we all can choose what they want. This also helps me introduce new things to ds without generating a whole lot of waste.
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SUZANNEYEA
5/26/08 2:02 P
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| I have to admit, we all have different versions of the same meal at our table. Like, tonight is veggie soup and everyone is the same on that. Chicken Paregan for dh and son and I will have grilled chicken with melted mozarella on top. They will have a pasta side dish, not me. I try to keep things similar, but I eat more meat than them and they like to have two or three choices on their plate.
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Is anyone else in this situation? I am faced with making a different meal for each family member almost every single night. My daughter and I are vegetarians but my husband and two sons are not. My daughter is a long distance runner currently training for a 1/2 marathon, she needs lots of carbs to give her the energy she needs to train. Clearly, if I want to lose weight and become healthy again, I can't eat the same way she doesn. My oldest son eats very few vegetables and doesn't eat any white foods (pasta, potatoes etc...). My husband and the baby are pretty easy going and will eat just about anything so they just get a mixture of everyone else's meals. Needless to say, this is a very hard family to feed. I have often resorted to making one meal that I like and just telling the others that if they don't like it they can make a Peanut Butter & jam sandwich and have some fruit and yogurt with it but when this happens we don't get to sit down and eat as a family...
Suggestions anyone?
Thanks
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