Pasta for dinner

[Anonymous]

I'd toss some chicken in there. You're just feeding your kids carbs as a meal.

[Anonymous]

a lot of American women are terrified of carbs and pasta.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd toss some chicken in there. You're just feeding your kids carbs as a meal.

Everyone can manage one meal without protein. Ain't gonna either away and die.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Husband and I are both Italian. His parents “are off the boat”. My grandparents were too and my parents were born in this country.

We have always had pasta for lunch or dinner.

I was with my kids (girl age 6 and boy 4) and a friend and her kids at a park. I invited them back to our house for lunch.

I made pasta-penne with butter for the kids and vodka sauce for myself and my friend.

She looked at it and said “is this lunch? A bowl of pasta?”

I said yes this is what we usually have. She looked at me oddly and didn’t say anything else and ate.

But what a weird response.

Did the mom or the kid say that? Either way I would not consider plain buttered noodles an appropriate lunch for a kid. Why wouldn't you throw some tomato sauce and cheese on there at least? I'm not afraid of carbs and I serve pasta all the time but not just plain buttered pasta.

[Anonymous]

Oh but I still wouldn't say anything about it, that's rude!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Husband and I are both Italian. His parents “are off the boat”. My grandparents were too and my parents were born in this country.

We have always had pasta for lunch or dinner.

I was with my kids (girl age 6 and boy 4) and a friend and her kids at a park. I invited them back to our house for lunch.

I made pasta-penne with butter for the kids and vodka sauce for myself and my friend.

She looked at it and said “is this lunch? A bowl of pasta?”

I said yes this is what we usually have. She looked at me oddly and didn’t say anything else and ate.

But what a weird response.

Did the mom or the kid say that? Either way I would not consider plain buttered noodles an appropriate lunch for a kid. Why wouldn't you throw some tomato sauce and cheese on there at least? I'm not afraid of carbs and I serve pasta all the time but not just plain buttered pasta.

My kid loves buttered pasta. That's why. I'm not even OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Husband and I are both Italian. His parents “are off the boat”. My grandparents were too and my parents were born in this country.

We have always had pasta for lunch or dinner.

I was with my kids (girl age 6 and boy 4) and a friend and her kids at a park. I invited them back to our house for lunch.

I made pasta-penne with butter for the kids and vodka sauce for myself and my friend.

She looked at it and said “is this lunch? A bowl of pasta?”

I said yes this is what we usually have. She looked at me oddly and didn’t say anything else and ate.

But what a weird response.

Did the mom or the kid say that? Either way I would not consider plain buttered noodles an appropriate lunch for a kid. Why wouldn't you throw some tomato sauce and cheese on there at least? I'm not afraid of carbs and I serve pasta all the time but not just plain buttered pasta.

My kid loves buttered pasta. That's why. I'm not even OP.

Ok but do you serve that as the only item with the meal? No fruits or veggies on the side?

[Anonymous]

Last minute invite with no prep...I would be impressed you were able to invite me at all. Everyone would leave happy and full. Guest was very rude!

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't say anything, but I think it's odd to serve just pasta with butter or tomato sauce - no protein, no veggies -- as a meal. We eat pasta multiple times a week, but never *just* pasta.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it sounds delicious and sounds like your friend was envious- she probably serves up goldfish, Dino nuggets, and fruit snacks for lunch at home.

and is proud of herself because muh protein!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Husband and I are both Italian. His parents “are off the boat”. My grandparents were too and my parents were born in this country.

We have always had pasta for lunch or dinner.

I was with my kids (girl age 6 and boy 4) and a friend and her kids at a park. I invited them back to our house for lunch.

I made pasta-penne with butter for the kids and vodka sauce for myself and my friend.

She looked at it and said “is this lunch? A bowl of pasta?”

I said yes this is what we usually have. She looked at me oddly and didn’t say anything else and ate.

But what a weird response.

Did the mom or the kid say that? Either way I would not consider plain buttered noodles an appropriate lunch for a kid. Why wouldn't you throw some tomato sauce and cheese on there at least? I'm not afraid of carbs and I serve pasta all the time but not just plain buttered pasta.

My kid loves buttered pasta. That's why. I'm not even OP.

Ok but do you serve that as the only item with the meal? No fruits or veggies on the side?

Meals can consist of one thing. Pasta being a prime example. I also don't feel a need to add vegetables and bacon to my bowl of cereal in the morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s weird to not offer a salad or vegetable or fruit.

No it isn’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids are often surprised by things that they assume is normal because of what happens at their house. I’ve never served just pasta. It often has a protein (even a vegetarian one like beans or tofu) and always a vegetable. Nothing wrong with your way—it’s just how we do it at my house so maybe my kids would be surprised too? But I hope they wouldn’t say it to the host.

When other kids seem rude to me, I don’t get upset, I just use it as a learning experience for my kids. Remind them that they can compliment the food or say “no thank you”, but other comments are unnecessary.

I think it was the mother that said it- not the kid....

Ohhh I definitely missed that!

Yeah that’s a weird comment from an adult. She’s probably carb-a-phobic don’t take it personally

Pasta was the only thing on the plate so she didn't know what to do because she usually pushes the pasta around and nibbles at the almighty protein (as long as it's not breaded God forbid). Poor thing must have been like a deer in headlights.

[Anonymous]

She was rude. No matter what someone serves you you do not criticize it. Eat something at home if you feel deprived.

[Anonymous]

I love pasta, but the only ones I really like is the Barilla protein pasta. I started eating that when I had gestational diabetes, and every time I checked my glucose numbers after eating the numbers were great. My nutritionist was impressed.

This is the only type of pasta I serve, and now my kids only like this pasta too. It's not carb heavy, so if my DD eats just the pasta, I'm ok with it.

But, once in a while, if they are at a friends, and they eat just regular buttered pasta, that's fine, as long as it's once in a while.

If you are regularly feeding your kid just carb heavy pasta, then it's probably not very healthy. Even so, I would not have said anything, even if you fed my kid lunchables. It's just once. That is a bit rude.