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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I would say that's true for a dinner party, where people can nibble at foods they dislike and then get something more to eat at home, but the rules are slightly different when someone is staying in your home for several days, and especially when there are children involved. (Food is all tied up with comfort, and children generally need more reassurance/comfort than adults.) [/quote]

My parents taught me from a very young age that it was rude to not at least try to eat food that someone else prepared, even if I didn't like it.  I'm talking like, age 3.  I know some kids are picky, but I think a 3 or 4 year old is old enough to realize how rude it is to whine and fuss about food.  I think you should certainly keep snacks to eat later if they don't like what is prepared, but I don't see why the "rules need to be different."  You can also serve bread and fruit at the dinner table, which even the pickiest of kids will probably eat.

My SIL has kids who are picky with very typical american kid palates (chicken nuggets, cheese pizza, hamburgers, fries, no vegetables but fruit is ok).  [b]She handles this situation by feeding them beforehand.[/b]  I have also noticed that my older niece (who doesn't have any health issues leading to her pickiness...my younger niece has feeding issues from medical problems, but my older niece is just used to being catered to) will sometimes branch out if she is outside of her home setting and has gentle encouragement from me.

I don't see any issue with your approach and why you consider it awkward, honestly.  I also don't understand why people on this board think that is is the host's duty to serve boxed mac and cheese and buttered noodles.[/quote]

But if you're at someone's house for several days, there is no "beforehand." You can't stuff the kids on Monday in case they don't like what's served on Wednesday night.

If you're talking *at the dinner table*, that's one thing -- I might tell my kid, "Take a bite or two, and if you don't like it, I'll fix you something later." But in order for me to do that, there have to be foods in the house my kid will eat. [/quote]

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