DD8 ate all the carbs. No Turkey, and only the vegetables I insisted upon.
My judgy SIL, who always used to make comments to my DH about what DD eats/doesn’t eat, ended up feeding her toddler some berries and a few crackers.

Anonymous wrote:Definitely bread. And also some butter. The inside of the pumpkin pie if it’s not “spicy”. All the cheddar off the cheese tray.

Accurate. One biscuit, two pieces of cornbread; thick smear of butter on all. A piece of pumpkin pie- which felt like a win at that point. Did try mashed potatoes until a tiny piece of onion was discovered. 7yo

We have her a pbj a few hours ahead jic to prevent hangry meltdown.

She used to eat everything.

We were at a cousin's house who we've never been to for tgiv before, so even the familiar foods were "new".

One kid ate everything and went back for seconds. (Yay! Imma gloat and brag about being the best mom ever for introducing table foods so early!)

One kid ate one bite of sweet potatoes, half a pb&j, and a couple of pretzels. (Now I can be judged for being the worst mom ever who clearly didn't train her kids properly!)

mac n cheese and mashed potatoes. oh, some pie too.

Niece age 9 ate stuffing, mashed potatoes, a roll, a side salad, and apple pie. Maybe a bite of turkey. Did not eat macaroni and cheese (homemade so looked different than boxed/restaurant Mac and cheese), green beans, or cranberry sauce.
DS7 ate everything.
DS3 ate mashed potatoes and other than that just asked for cheese and crackers … toddlers, man.

DS, 6, had several slices of baguette, a few bites of chicken leg, and two brownies.

My 14 year old niece ate turkey, mashed potatoes, salad and cranberry sauce.
My kid (6) ate a ton a chips and crackers during cocktail hour, the go-go squeeze that my SIL left by his plate because she knows he won’t eat anything on the table. He then had some ice cream for dessert. Sigh… I do look at my niece who was picky but now eats fairly normally and hope for the future.

My kid ate mac and cheese, one small piece of turkey, and a mouthful of stuffing. He drank a ton of sparkling cider. He's a teenager!

They ate most of it, actually. I was pretty surprised my 5y/o said the stuffing was his favorite part even over the deserts

One bite of chicken, rolls, and a bag of frozen corn lol.

My six year old did some tiny bites of most things, but only really ate deviled eggs, cranberry sauce, and pie.

3 year old: chips and guacamole , a few brussel sprouts, a spoonful of sweet potatoes, a piece of Turkey, a big piece of apple pie (thx grandma), chocolate pie, ice cream

1 year old: a few chips, a spoonful of sweet potato, chocolate pie, ice cream

baby (I’m pregnant): I ate very similar to what 3 year old ate, so very similar to what 3 year old ate

I didn’t want to make a separate meal for my kids so I let them eat what they wanted for dinner and dessert. It’s a holiday!

Reporting back: Mac and cheese, cranberry sauce, squash (but only one kid ate that), pie

I, however, ate everything, and deeply appreciated a meal with plenty of meat since my kids are determined vegetarians and I mostly indulge them because it’s probably good for all of our healths and the environment.

I’m the PP with purse crackers. You guys, I felt less alone this year while watching my nieces and nephews eat their entire plates of all traditional foods. Thank you for your solidarity. There were no rolls so one kid ate whipped cream only and the other ate pie and whipped cream. Oh well

Anonymous wrote:Love putting in 8 hours of cooking for my kids to eat green beans and canned cranberry that great aunt Martha brings.

My kid ate nothing but the frozen pre-made chicken tenders I brought as a backup.