My kids are adventurous eaters -- afraid we are going to lose that

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Anonymous wrote:Op, taking your kids to pho and Indian food doesn’t make them gourmands. Teach them how to make really amazing scrambled eggs. Watch the cooking shows. There are about a 1000000 out there. Chefs table is great. It’s all about making do with what you have. Plant a garden. Learn about local ingredients. And FFS order some groceries or send someone to the store. Every source on the subject has said it is fine.

Every source on the subject has not said that going to get groceries is fine. It is one of the few places that people are actually congregating in any numbers now and definitely presents a risk. It is a risk that some people feel they need to take, but it is risk nonetheless. Have you tried ordering groceries? I have and it is hard to get a delivery window and, when you do, you are pretty limited in what you can get. As for planting a garden, we have a small one in the limited space we have, but that's not something that can sprout up on demand.

I agree that teaching kids to cook is a good idea and we do. But, cooking and eating are two different things. One doesn't have to be a good cook to be a "gourmand." And, though not terribly common, there are great chefs who, for a variety of reasons, have restrictive palates.

I don't even know what you're talking about. Being an "adventurous" eater as opposed to actually cultivating taste and understanding the difference between cooking techniques? Why on earth is that the goal? Every culture works with the ingredients they have available and use spices. Just do that. In the meantime, cooking and eating should not be different things. That is the point. Learn to cook the food you want your kids to eat. As for getting a window or going to the store, you are just going to have to fugure out a way to do it. I am not sure you understand what we are doing. We are not tryingto guarantee nobody gets sick. That is not going to happen. We are trying to stop a ton of people from getting sick at once. The risk is here to stay. Maybe a little lower, maybe not. Maybe not lower until we get a vaccine which is months away, So in the meantime, come up with a strategy and stop patting yourself on the back that your kids order roe or whatever. So do literally thousands of other kids. Many more have nothing to eat at all. Shift your focus.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids, 5 and 7, will try almost anything and usually wind up liking most things. We've gotten lucky, but we have also worked very hard to try to expose them to all sorts of cuisines and flavors.

We have some variety in what we eat at home, but a lot of their exposure has come from taking them to restaurants serving all sorts of different cuisines. (This variety is one of my favorite things about this area.)

I'm trying to expand my cooking repertiore, but there are some things I doubt I can make well and, even if I wanted to try, I've had trouble finding ingredients for a lot of things I would want to make.

We've been doing a ton more PBJ, grilled cheese, mac and cheese, etc. than we normally would -- although we eat all of those occasionally even during normal times.

I worry that if we go too long where they are away from more interesting food they will lose their interest in it. This is partly a vent, but I am also looking to see if people have any suggestions. (Because we have some family members at higher risk, we aren't doing take out right now, which of course would be one way to do it.)

People are dying. This is a pandemic and the U S is the epicenter of the pandemic. There could easily be MILLIONS of death
Whether your will continue to be adventurous eaters isnotveven a concern.

So, we are only allowed to talk about Covide-19 and people dying? That's a sure fire way to send people into depression and spin up anxiety.

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You need to learn how to cook.

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Adventurous eaters are adventurous children in general. Cautious eaters are cautious children in general. I don’t think it’s something to be proud of cultivating, any more than I can be proud of cultivating a blond child. You work with what you’ve got. And don’t be surprised when your “try anything” child gets to be a teenager and really starts to.... try everything.

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I didn't read through the 5 pages of replies, but the Trader Joe's indian meals are really good. I love the butter chicken and the chicken tikka masala, the lamb vindaloo is good and I even like the fish curry. They also have some good lentils and chickpeas you can microwave. They have a good selection of other frozen meals from other cuisines, so it might be worth a visit. (maybe with mask and gloves.)