Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DO NOT make separate food for your kids. Ever. Eventually they will eat more and more. I had to put salmon on my son's plate probably 30 times before he would even try a bite. He just ate the side dishes or whatever else was being served that he liked.
This.
I never served my kids separate food. We also ate out a lot on weekends...Indian, dim sum, Lebanese, etc. They were used to eating a variety of foods from the get-go.
I never served chicken fingers/Mac & cheese when they were toddlers.
This!! I have three kids. One super adventurous eater, one more picky and one in the middle. The picky eater is just more stubborn - she will refuse to eat something just because, even if she has had it before and likes it. I do not battle over food at all. I make one dinner, they can eat what they want from the options available. We eat out a lot and always have, so they are used to trying different types of food. 2 of my 3 like spicy food (ironically the most adventurous eater doesn’t like spicy food, but neither do I).
I do accommodate reasonable preferences. All 3 hate sautéed spinach because of the slimy texture, so I don’t cook it for them, l make some other veggie they will eat instead. One doesn’t like cheese sauce except Mac and cheese, so I keep sauce on the side for his portion. Small things that to me are different from making a separate meal. I hate olives so I would never mix them into a salad, and my DH hates walnuts so same deal.