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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I"m just throwing this out there because I constantly hear the advice about how your kids should "eat what you eat." But they don't want to! [b]It does't taste good to them -- they have brand new taste buds, so strong flavors are too much for them, plus kids naturally gravitate towards foods that are sweeter and simpler.[/b] I figure as they get older they will naturally become more interested in more adult flavors and start to eat more of our foods.[/quote]

I have every faith you know your own kids best, OP, and this may be true for them, but then to presume it's true for all kids is more than a bit of a stretch. I've known toddlers who grew up on spiced curries, and southwestern chiles, and who have adventurous palates, and some who do not.

You can say it's right for your kids without making rules about how it has to be for all the other kids, you know?[/quote]

Sure. But I think OP's point is that a lot of other people are VERY adamant that feeding kids the adult food is the one right way to do it.

I do what OP does because my youngest is so picky he won't even eat a lot of carbs (today's mac and cheese had the "wrong cheese" - we were digging through the fridge for any cheese - and he won't eat any rice either) and usually only drinks water. He had fallen off his growth chart and the pediatrician said he needs to gain more weight. I'm not going to die on the hill of "no special dinners" and "we all eat the same thing" when we're at the point of medical concerns. [/quote]

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