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deewee said:
I wouldn't have either. :sick :sick :sick :sick :sick :sick :sick :sick :sick :sick :sick
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Hashbrown Casserole
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I wouldn't have either. :sick :sick :sick :sick :sick :sick :sick :sick :sick :sick :sick
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naturegirl
Rolling down the highway
Blazing Saddles said:
I don't like sour cream either ( :sick) but you really can't taste it in this dish.
LisaC
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I practically lived off of mashed potatoes while I was pregnant - it was one of the few things that I could keep down. The princess hates potatoes - unless they come in the form of a french fry or a potato chip.
On the same token, the smell or taste of chocolate made me sick while I was pregnant and the princess LOVES chocolate, so go figure.
On the same token, the smell or taste of chocolate made me sick while I was pregnant and the princess LOVES chocolate, so go figure.
naturegirl
Rolling down the highway
LisaC said:
My experience was just the opposite. What I craved while pregnant the kiddos love. I'm not a fan of jalapeno peppers but when I was expecting my youngest, I ate them on almost everything!! lol
My youngest loves jalapenos, anything and everything hot as he can get it!!
LisaC
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naturegirl said:
I didn't really have any "cravings" while I was pregnant - it was just a matter of what I could keep down and what I couldn't. But, most of the stuff I couldn't tolerate while pregnant (chocolate, meat, dairy products, fruit), the princess loves. :dunno
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When dinner was on the table while I was growing up, it didn't matter if we kids liked it or not; we had to eat it. If not, we went to bed hungry. I was always thankful my parents hated liver.
LisaC
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Foxmeister said:
We had a one bite rule - like it or not, you take at least one bite. We still do that at my house, but I mainly enforce it when the princess is avoiding veggies.
My dad loved chicken livers. Thankfully, he loved them enough that if we didn't like them, he would gladly eat our portion. :sick
ShoeDiva
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I can see a one bite rule on new things, otherwise I am not real big on forcing a kid to eat something I know they do not like. :dunno I would not want someone to do that to me, and just because they are under 18 does not make it any better. (I am speaking of food, nothing else when I say just because they are under 18. We all know that for other things this does not apply.)
I would also never send a kid to bed hungry if it was just they do not like chicken and that is what I, the adult, chose to make. (or a new recipe I was unsure of, etc.) I would not make another dinner, but a sandwich or something similar would be an option, before hunger.
(I also know there are exceptions when you might have to force a child into eating something else because said child will ONLY eat candy (just an example) I know those situations are different, my post is in general)
I would also never send a kid to bed hungry if it was just they do not like chicken and that is what I, the adult, chose to make. (or a new recipe I was unsure of, etc.) I would not make another dinner, but a sandwich or something similar would be an option, before hunger.
(I also know there are exceptions when you might have to force a child into eating something else because said child will ONLY eat candy (just an example) I know those situations are different, my post is in general)
LisaC
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ShoeDiva said:
The princess goes through phases where she will avoid eating veggies of any kind if she thinks she has other options. This is also why I will only give her ONE cookie in her lunch - I want to make sure that she eats the healthy stuff and doesn't fill up on junk food.
There are things that she doesn't like and if we're having those, I always make sure that we are having something that she will eat. (Like if we are having chili or enchiladas - she will NOT eat those, regardless of how it may taste). But, there are things (especially veggies) that I will still make her take a bite from time to time because I think it's important that she's willing to try things that she normally doesn't eat. She doesn't have to take a big bite - I just want her to taste it to make sure she still doesn't like it. It's actually not an argument in our house because we have always done that. Now, I just put it on her plate and she will taste it and then choose whether or not to finish it. No biggie.
I know what you mean about letting her go to bed hungry - we had to do that at times growing up because there were times when there was no food to eat in our house. I would never let the princess go through that.
naturegirl
Rolling down the highway
I'm with Fox, you eat what's being served or don't eat. I assure you I never went to bed hungry, there was always something I liked. We had a two bite rule. I think it's because we were a generation removed from the depression. Our parents and grandparents went to bed hungry many a night and it wasn't because they didn't like something. 
ShoeDiva
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naturegirl said:I'm with Fox, you eat what's being served or don't eat. I assure you I never went to bed hungry, there was always something I liked. We had a two bite rule. I think it's because we were a generation removed from the depression. Our parents and grandparents went to bed hungry many a night and it wasn't because they didn't like something.
Okay you did not go to bed hungry, but if your child or grandchild did not like what was being served, tried a bite, still disliked it, you would send them to bed without eating?
I do not believe you would do that.
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Foxmeister
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naturegirl said:I'm with Fox, you eat what's being served or don't eat. I assure you I never went to bed hungry, there was always something I liked. We had a two bite rule. I think it's because we were a generation removed from the depression. Our parents and grandparents went to bed hungry many a night and it wasn't because they didn't like something.
My father grew up in the depression and his family was very poor, so he grew up with you ate what was being served. He was also in the Army while I was growing up and the Army didn't pay very well at all back then, even with his rank. We were a family of six and my folks could stretch a dollar. None of us kids ever went to bed hungry, but when Dad said you're going to eat this and this only or go to bed hungry, you could trust him to keep his word. We never challenged him. It wasn't often we had something any of us kids didn't like. My dad loved pancakes and at least once a week we'd have them for dinner. I don't care for pancakes at all, but they're not bad with a ton of syrup. My dad could make homemade syrup as well.
naturegirl
Rolling down the highway
ShoeDiva said:naturegirl said:I'm with Fox, you eat what's being served or don't eat. I assure you I never went to bed hungry, there was always something I liked. We had a two bite rule. I think it's because we were a generation removed from the depression. Our parents and grandparents went to bed hungry many a night and it wasn't because they didn't like something.
Okay you did not go to bed hungry, but if your child or grandchild did not like what was being served, tried a bite, still disliked it, you would send them to bed without eating?
I do not believe you would do that.
My kids never went to bed without eating, they weren't hungry but they also knew they had to eat what was on their plates. I didn't fix disgusting stuff, I always cooked at least on thing they liked. They didn't argue, at least two bites of everything and all of what you like can be filling. It's all about perspective, we certainly coddle children much more today.
Now the grandkids, that's a different story. They get what they want at grandmas.
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naturegirl said:ShoeDiva said:naturegirl said:I'm with Fox, you eat what's being served or don't eat. I assure you I never went to bed hungry, there was always something I liked. We had a two bite rule. I think it's because we were a generation removed from the depression. Our parents and grandparents went to bed hungry many a night and it wasn't because they didn't like something.
Okay you did not go to bed hungry, but if your child or grandchild did not like what was being served, tried a bite, still disliked it, you would send them to bed without eating?
I do not believe you would do that.
My kids never went to bed without eating, they weren't hungry but they also knew they had to eat what was on their plates. I didn't fix disgusting stuff, I always cooked at least on thing they liked. They didn't argue, at least two bites of everything and all of what you like can be filling. It's all about perspective, we certainly coddle children much more today.
Now the grandkids, that's a different story. They get what they want at grandmas.
I never sent my kids to bed hungry. They seemed to like everything we did. My grandkids aren't picky eaters. They love when I make prime rib.
ShoeDiva
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I knew that would be that answer!naturegirl said:ShoeDiva said:naturegirl said:I'm with Fox, you eat what's being served or don't eat. I assure you I never went to bed hungry, there was always something I liked. We had a two bite rule. I think it's because we were a generation removed from the depression. Our parents and grandparents went to bed hungry many a night and it wasn't because they didn't like something.
Okay you did not go to bed hungry, but if your child or grandchild did not like what was being served, tried a bite, still disliked it, you would send them to bed without eating?
I do not believe you would do that.
My kids never went to bed without eating, they weren't hungry but they also knew they had to eat what was on their plates. I didn't fix disgusting stuff, I always cooked at least on thing they liked. They didn't argue, at least two bites of everything and all of what you like can be filling. It's all about perspective, we certainly coddle children much more today.
Now the grandkids, that's a different story. They get what they want at grandmas.
If you cooked at least one thing that your child liked that is all I am saying. You did not make a hashbrown casserole and say eat it or go to bed hungry. :dunno