Anonymous
Post 03/05/2024 21:02     Subject: Re:only eat the frosting and cream
My child is allergic to eggs (not severely) and so I only feed her the frosting on cake. That’s not rude, who cares?
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2024 21:01     Subject: only eat the frosting and cream
My mom won't even let me eat the frosting off my cake.
The community forum was a last resort.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2024 17:16     Subject: only eat the frosting and cream
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My 3 year old loves cake, but she only eats the frosting and cream part no matter if it is muffin, birthday cake at party, cupcake or cake roll. She does not eat the cake part itself. She does that at home and at other parties/other home.

I often have to use a fork to try to feed her at least 1-3 bites of cake, otherwise, it is a waste of food and impolite. Would you do anything or would you let her be if you have a child like that?


Hi op, I hear you. I sympathize with your concern here.

Have you considered finding a therapist or other mental health specialists to talk to DD and see if maybe this is a sign of a deeper problem?

Careful, OP might take you seriously.


I’m sorry?

I am serious.


Well the cake is probably long gone by now since OP started the thread two years ago. lol


It is because of people like you, who try to make jokes about mental health and therapy, that we have a mental health crisis in this country.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2024 11:31     Subject: only eat the frosting and cream
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My 3 year old loves cake, but she only eats the frosting and cream part no matter if it is muffin, birthday cake at party, cupcake or cake roll. She does not eat the cake part itself. She does that at home and at other parties/other home.

I often have to use a fork to try to feed her at least 1-3 bites of cake, otherwise, it is a waste of food and impolite. Would you do anything or would you let her be if you have a child like that?


Hi op, I hear you. I sympathize with your concern here.

Have you considered finding a therapist or other mental health specialists to talk to DD and see if maybe this is a sign of a deeper problem?

Careful, OP might take you seriously.


I’m sorry?

I am serious.


Well the cake is probably long gone by now since OP started the thread two years ago. lol
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2024 11:25     Subject: only eat the frosting and cream
Mine only eats cake; I spend so much time scraping frosting off!
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2024 11:15     Subject: only eat the frosting and cream
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My 3 year old loves cake, but she only eats the frosting and cream part no matter if it is muffin, birthday cake at party, cupcake or cake roll. She does not eat the cake part itself. She does that at home and at other parties/other home.

I often have to use a fork to try to feed her at least 1-3 bites of cake, otherwise, it is a waste of food and impolite. Would you do anything or would you let her be if you have a child like that?


Hi op, I hear you. I sympathize with your concern here.

Have you considered finding a therapist or other mental health specialists to talk to DD and see if maybe this is a sign of a deeper problem?

Careful, OP might take you seriously.


I’m sorry?

I am serious.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2024 09:49     Subject: only eat the frosting and cream
Ds is 11 and hasn't had a traditional birthday cake since he was 4. He doesn't like cake or cupcakes. Sometimes he will eat a little frosting at a friend's birthday party but we've always taught him to politely decline and it has never been an issue.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2024 09:45     Subject: only eat the frosting and cream
Ha! My kid hates frosting with a passion and would devote a good chunk to getting all the icing off her cake.

At age 3 this is not something you need to address. Let her eat the parts of the cake that she wants. As she gets older I would focus more on only taking food she wants to eat. At 3 you’re probably getting the cake for her. Don’t overthink it.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2024 09:39     Subject: Re:only eat the frosting and cream
This is not the food waste you need to worry about. Many families never finish the leftover sheet cake after a birthday party. There’s a fair chance cake is going in the trash.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2024 09:36     Subject: only eat the frosting and cream
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My 3 year old loves cake, but she only eats the frosting and cream part no matter if it is muffin, birthday cake at party, cupcake or cake roll. She does not eat the cake part itself. She does that at home and at other parties/other home.

I often have to use a fork to try to feed her at least 1-3 bites of cake, otherwise, it is a waste of food and impolite. Would you do anything or would you let her be if you have a child like that?


Hi op, I hear you. I sympathize with your concern here.

Have you considered finding a therapist or other mental health specialists to talk to DD and see if maybe this is a sign of a deeper problem?

Careful, OP might take you seriously.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2024 09:35     Subject: Re:only eat the frosting and cream
Anonymous wrote:Your kid doesn’t love cake, she loves frosting. This is not a hill I would die on when she’s 3.

or ever.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2024 09:32     Subject: only eat the frosting and cream
Anonymous wrote:My 3 year old loves cake, but she only eats the frosting and cream part no matter if it is muffin, birthday cake at party, cupcake or cake roll. She does not eat the cake part itself. She does that at home and at other parties/other home.

I often have to use a fork to try to feed her at least 1-3 bites of cake, otherwise, it is a waste of food and impolite. Would you do anything or would you let her be if you have a child like that?


At 3, maybe just let it be. At 7, maybe they could be talked into eating in a more conventional way.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2024 09:22     Subject: only eat the frosting and cream
Anonymous wrote:My 3 year old loves cake, but she only eats the frosting and cream part no matter if it is muffin, birthday cake at party, cupcake or cake roll. She does not eat the cake part itself. She does that at home and at other parties/other home.

I often have to use a fork to try to feed her at least 1-3 bites of cake, otherwise, it is a waste of food and impolite. Would you do anything or would you let her be if you have a child like that?


Hi op, I hear you. I sympathize with your concern here.

Have you considered finding a therapist or other mental health specialists to talk to DD and see if maybe this is a sign of a deeper problem?
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2024 07:14     Subject: Re:only eat the frosting and cream
Normal for a huge percentage of kids and even adults. Not impolite! please don't make your kids eat anything they don't want whether it is a vegetable or cake. It is better to teach them how to listen to their body, very important skill. Follow kids eat in color on instagram
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2024 23:51     Subject: only eat the frosting and cream
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My 3 year old loves cake, but she only eats the frosting and cream part no matter if it is muffin, birthday cake at party, cupcake or cake roll. She does not eat the cake part itself. She does that at home and at other parties/other home.

I often have to use a fork to try to feed her at least 1-3 bites of cake, otherwise, it is a waste of food and impolite. Would you do anything or would you let her be if you have a child like that?


I’m 36 and have three children and I just eat the frosting. People are allowed to eat what they want and it’s not rude to prefer the frosting over the cake - and eat the frosting over the cake. Would it bother you if she left the frosting and only ate the cake? This is called a nonissue. Stop trying to find solutions to a problem that exists only for you in your head. I’ve had a ton of birthday parties for my kids and I don’t remember who ate what and if I did pay attention I wouldn’t care. I also don’t care about what adults eat.


Forgot to add that I work in sustainability and if you care about food waste don’t buy too much food and don’t overserve your children. I give my kids small portions and if they want more they can ask for seconds. But how is a three year old eating food she doesn’t want- more precisely the cake portion of a cupcake - cutting down on food waste? It would be a problem if she wanted more cupcakes after. I think you have some ingrained stuff around cleaning your plate and leaving food being food and that’s also morphed into food waste.


Meant leaving food being rude