What did your kids eat for Thanksgiving dinner?

[Anonymous]

One three year old demanded the turkey leg. Not to eat the meat, but to gnaw on the bone. He's basically a puppy.

The other demanded pancakes. We had some microwavable ones, so we we're happy to oblige to get the screaming to stop.

[Anonymous]

teen boy 1: turkey, roll, sweet potato casserole, green beans almondine, cauliflower, cranberry side, pumpkin pie, candied cranberries

teen boy 2: turkey, mashed potatoes, cauliflower, roll, cranberry side, pumpkin pie, candied cranberries

Neither chose the stuffing, arugula salad, brussels sprouts, spiced glazed carrots, apple pie.

[Anonymous]

Ten year old: roll. Pumpkin Pie.

Five year old: mashed potatoes and chicken (we roasted a chicken instead of the whole turkey) vanilla ice cream.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Huh? The kids ate the same Thanksgiving spread that we ate. What an odd question.

I don't see what's odd about it. Like many families we served buffet style and had multiple choices for each course. I think the only one who actually ate everything was the teenager, so it was interesting to see who picked what.

In our family we had 5 kids. There wasn't anything that my kids wouldn't eat, but one chose to eat a little bit of everything, and the other chose to eat huge quantities of a few favorites. Their cousins, whose parents usually police their eating but don't on holidays, ate weird combinations that I above.

[Anonymous]

All homemade, even the bread: butternut squash soup, bread and veggies made into stuffing topped with cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy, romaine salad with pears and oranges and yogurt dressing, tofu pumpkin pie. Obviously we are vegetarians. We normally go to a vegetation pot luck of 20+ friends, but of course not this year.

[Anonymous]

They ate what we ate. Turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, green beans and peas, sweet potato casserole, cornbread. They range in age from toddler to HS.

[Anonymous]

Not the pie. I was told it was disgusting. To be fair I forgot the sugar.

[Anonymous]

We had so much food. Yikes!!! Older kiddos helped cook which was great.

6 month old twins ate turkey, broccoli, carrots, yams, brussel sprouts.

18 month old ate turkey, cranberry sauce, carrots, Mac and cheese, brussel sprouts, yams, roasted potatoes and shrimp

4.5 and 6 yr old (my little sous chefs) ate shrimp, salmon, turkey, carrots, roasted potatoes, brussel sprouts, broccoli, Mac and cheese, biscuits, cranberry sauce, and gravy

My kiddos have always been eaters! We did have homemade pies - apple and pecan. They all tried but didn’t eat as none of us are into sweet foods.

With the left overs this morning was eggs with diced roasted potatoes, biscuits, and yam cakes with a cranberry sauce on top. It was yummy!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not the pie. I was told it was disgusting. To be fair I forgot the sugar.

Ha! What kind of pie and how in the world did you forget the sugar?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One three year old demanded the turkey leg. Not to eat the meat, but to gnaw on the bone. He's basically a puppy.

The other demanded pancakes. We had some microwavable ones, so we we're happy to oblige to get the screaming to stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not the pie. I was told it was disgusting. To be fair I forgot the sugar.

Ha! What kind of pie and how in the world did you forget the sugar?

Pumpkin. I used evaporated milk which is sweet. Thought it would be enough. Mistaken. It’s not savory or sweet enough. I kind of want to salt it and enjoy as a veggie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Huh? The kids ate the same Thanksgiving spread that we ate. What an odd question.

My kids (5, 8) were given the same foods as the adults. Didn't eat a damn thing, and one of them is not normally picky. Their loss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not the pie. I was told it was disgusting. To be fair I forgot the sugar.

Ha! What kind of pie and how in the world did you forget the sugar?

Pumpkin. I used evaporated milk which is sweet. Thought it would be enough. Mistaken. It’s not savory or sweet enough. I kind of want to salt it and enjoy as a veggie.

I agree with your kid. Y’all need to stop with the “healthy” desserts. Make it right and don’t eat it, eat a smaller piece, or don’t make it. Pro tip - taste a bit of pie to adjust the flavor before you bake it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not the pie. I was told it was disgusting. To be fair I forgot the sugar.

Ha! What kind of pie and how in the world did you forget the sugar?

Pumpkin. I used evaporated milk which is sweet. Thought it would be enough. Mistaken. It’s not savory or sweet enough. I kind of want to salt it and enjoy as a veggie.

I agree with your kid. Y’all need to stop with the “healthy” desserts. Make it right and don’t eat it, eat a smaller piece, or don’t make it. Pro tip - taste a bit of pie to adjust the flavor before you bake it.

You are far more concerned than I. I wasn’t going for healthy. I just messed up. Also I tend not to eat raw eggs...which this recipe included. Exhale already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not the pie. I was told it was disgusting. To be fair I forgot the sugar.

Ha! What kind of pie and how in the world did you forget the sugar?

Pumpkin. I used evaporated milk which is sweet. Thought it would be enough. Mistaken. It’s not savory or sweet enough. I kind of want to salt it and enjoy as a veggie.

I agree with your kid. Y’all need to stop with the “healthy” desserts. Make it right and don’t eat it, eat a smaller piece, or don’t make it. Pro tip - taste a bit of pie to adjust the flavor before you bake it.

You’re fun.