Food it kills you that your kids won’t go for?

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Anonymous wrote:Soup. He's slowly growing out of it but he would 100% rather go to bed hungry than eat soup. Now he will kind of pick the ingredients out of the soup and eat them.

Will he eat a grilled cheese sandwich and dip it in soup? That's what I did as a kid -- I'd dip a grilled cheese sandwich in tomato or chicken noodle soup. No, you don't get all the nutrients that way, but it's something. I think it helped me acclimate to the flavor of different soups and now I love soups of all kinds. Though have a strong preference for soups with consistent texture (I dislike stew or any broth based soup with big chunks of stuff in it, even if it's stuff I'd eat on it's own).

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Eggs. Or rather my 2 DCs preferred styles are opposite--one will only eat scrambled, the other strongly prefers fried or boiled. And their defense--i.e. "I do eat eggs, why is it such a big deal which way?"--has some truth, but practically speaking, it is so annoying!

Also fish. But perhaps that is not so unusual for kids.

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Anonymous wrote:I didn’t know what food you were talking about so I googled it and it looks DELICIOUS. Kids don’t know what they are missing

Yeah, it's onions simmered in soy sauce, mirin, sugar and some other stuff depending on the recipe, with chicken that has been marinated in sake over it, and after that's all cooked, eggs are quickly added. It makes a soupy delicious broth that when put on top of rice is insanely good. But the addition of the eggs can give it a sometimes less than appealing appearance and texture, especially for kids... Properly done, the eggs are JUST past cooked, and it can be a bit hard to nail that AND make it look nice.

Here's the recipe I use: https://www.justonecookbook.com/oyakodon/

It's insanely good, and the kids ate the chicken and grudgingly agreed the rice with the delicious liquid was "fine"... I don't begrudge them, I get it... but man, I wish they were a bit cooler about it.

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My kids won't eat any cooked vegetables. Or salad dressing.

As far as their nutrition goes, I can't complain. The two of them will be VERY happy eating large bowls of carrots and I can't buy enough cucumbers for them. Both are thrilled with a big bowl of salad at dinner -- will go for seconds and ask to have it sent for lunch. But offer them dressing and you would've thought I was trying to poison them. No matter that there are literally HUNDREDS of kinds of salad dressing, that range from sweet, to tangy to spicy to salty to umami and can be in really any texture...

And I really can't complain about the cooked thing--nutritionally speaking--because letting them tuck into a pile of shredded raw cabbage or kale is extremely good for them... but it's really hard to cook a meal that has no vegetables in it.

As a parent, my job is to make sure they get good nutrition and get enough -- no problem doing that, but it's virtually impossible to cook any kind of interesting cohesive balanced meal for the whole family.

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I like it when my kid won't eat something I love. More for me.

Mostly though 2/3 will eat anything. They devour "adult" food.

The third won't eat meat, never has. I think it started out as a texture issue. She will eat fish, shrimp, sushi, etc. Won't touch beef, chicken, pork, fake meat that has the texture of real meat, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like it when my kid won't eat something I love. More for me.

Mostly though 2/3 will eat anything. They devour "adult" food.

The third won't eat meat, never has. I think it started out as a texture issue. She will eat fish, shrimp, sushi, etc. Won't touch beef, chicken, pork, fake meat that has the texture of real meat, etc.

I mean, I got more oyakodon, so, yes, I'm the winner here... but as the parent in charge of most of the meal-planning with the mission of making sure everyone in the family eats a nutritious balanced meal and gets enough, it's just not realistic to plan meals that they won't go for. Even if I enjoy eating what they don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like it when my kid won't eat something I love. More for me.

Mostly though 2/3 will eat anything. They devour "adult" food.

The third won't eat meat, never has. I think it started out as a texture issue. She will eat fish, shrimp, sushi, etc. Won't touch beef, chicken, pork, fake meat that has the texture of real meat, etc.

This was me as a kid. I ended up becoming a vegetarian and have been for about 30 years. I've never gone back, even when it would've been more convenient to be a more adventurous eater.

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My kids have been expanding their palates, albeit at a very slow pace. But one of them won’t eat pizza (or anything with red sauce and/ or cheese) and the other lives for anything red-sauce w cheese. It’s the mismatch in preferences that annoys me no end!
They both universally love sushi and Thai food, so that’s a start.

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One of my kids hates peanut butter, other nut butters and peanuts. It is not an allergy. I’ve really been craving some peanut stew. Also inconvenient for cookies. He also hates sandwiches so picnic lunches or bringing food to an all day outing is inconvenient.

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My kids won’t eat cheese.

They’ll eat melted cheese - grilled cheese, pizza, macaroni and cheese, etc but will not have Polly-o or a slice of cheese or anything else.

I think it’s because my wife was desperate to turn them into cheese eaters. Our eldest would theatrically refuse when he was 3 or 4, but once whispered to me that at school he ate cheese cubes and they were good. Now he’s 13 and won’t consider unmelted cheese. I’m the same poster whose kids will only eat uncooked vegetables. They’re weird man.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids won’t eat cheese.

They’ll eat melted cheese - grilled cheese, pizza, macaroni and cheese, etc but will not have Polly-o or a slice of cheese or anything else.

I think it’s because my wife was desperate to turn them into cheese eaters. Our eldest would theatrically refuse when he was 3 or 4, but once whispered to me that at school he ate cheese cubes and they were good. Now he’s 13 and won’t consider unmelted cheese. I’m the same poster whose kids will only eat uncooked vegetables. They’re weird man.

Mine is the opposite -- enjoys cheese, but won't eat it melted or part of cooked food unless its Parmesan finely grated over pasta or salad, and even then she will get mad if it melts. She wants to eat spoonfuls of grated Parmesan.

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Anonymous wrote:My middle kid won't eat pizza. Weirdo.

+1 Mine’s also a weirdo.

Mine wouldn't eat pizza with tomato sauce and would not eat cake or cupcakes - lot's of fun dropping him off at BDay parties with his own food.