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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t know, am I really outdated? I teach ny kid to take a spoonful of everything that’s being passed around and take a bite of each of those spoonfuls on his plate? [/quote]

Yes, this is outdated advice on how to help kids have a healthy relationship with food. [/quote]

Though I bet her kids eat a lot more variety because of it. [/quote]

My kids try a little of everything at family meals at home. On holidays, they can eat what they please, within reason. I'm surprised some of you don't seem to grasp that this is a very common approach to holiday meals. (With kids AND adults!) Holidays should be fun celebrations, not a forced march through foods you darn well know you don't like. (Yes, I've tried green bean casserole...no, I never want to eat even a small bite of it again.)[/quote]

Ok? I hate beets but if I go to a friends house and she made beets, I’ll eat them. Because it’s polite. And because you never know. Tastes change even in adulthood. I learned to like olives in my 20s and cooked carrots in my late 30s. At someone’s house where people observe what you take, I will try anything so long as I’m not allergic to it or religiously against it. [/quote]

You should be able to decline beets if you want. There are textures and flavors I will not eat. I will politely say no thank you (or quietly skip). And if the host asks me why or tries to pressure me, I'll repeat no, thank you, I don't like seafood. This should not be a problem and if it is, it ain't mine. [/quote]

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