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[quote=Anonymous][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]

If you are staying at someone's house for several days, there is a beforehand or afterwards, i.e. before or after they sit down to the dinner table.  My sister in law picks up some fast food (because that's what she feeds her kids anyway), or gives them some bread and fruit and whatever they will eat beforehand (or afterwards).  What house doesn't have bread, butter, and fruit in it (and how this is less filling that pasta with butter eludes me)?  I would also find it odd to invite family over and not allow them to go into my kitchen and make a snack for themselves at whatever time was convenient for them.  I do not think, however, it is unreasonable to expect small children to at least try what is put in front of them at mealtimes and I think it is rude to not teach kids from a small age to at least make a pretense of sitting at the table and sharing a meal ritual, even if they need a snack later.[/quote]

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