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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are Asian, cook mostly at home, lots of vegetables and lean meats. Desserts are mostly fruit with weekly treats.*

Whenever I look up “kid-friendly” recipes for gatherings I am hosting (neighborhood, school families, etc.) I see a lot of things like:
- Mac n cheese
- Crockpot meatballs with BBQ sauce and grape jelly
- Creamy cheddar bacon dip
- Sausage pizza puffs
- Fried ravioli

I know it’s a party but… I feel like people should not eat this way, like ever? Unless they are also running marathons, I don’t think our bodies can go through this many calories and sugar and cheese? Or is there a special gene that white/American people have that enables them to absorb all these calories and sugar and cheese without negative effect?

* And yes, I am fully aware my kids may rebel and stuff their face once they start buying their own groceries. But, I did not and am hoping inculcating good food habits does not backfire for my kids.[/quote]

I don't know what's going on in your neighborhood, but the only food on your list that I recognize is Mac n Cheese.

Meatballs can be really good. But grape jelly?

Ravioli can be divine. But fried?

Creamy cheddar bacon dip? Maybe edible for a minute before it coagulates.

I'm going to guess you're in Minnesota, home of the tater tot casserole.

None of these foods are normal, every day meals. But you are wrong to denounce cheese.[/quote]

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