Oh, my, I have been to Thanksgivings where the hostess's grandkids criticized the flavor of ice cream offered with the Oreo cake that the hostess had gotten especially with her (picky) grandkids in mind.

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Do what you want in your house.

But picky eaters who impose their pickiness on others are being rude and are usually PITAs, whether they ask politely or not and whether their hosts gladly comply or not. As a gracious host, I would never say to a guest's face, your family is rude, but I do think that it is terribly inconsiderate if the host has already chosen a menu. I've trained my children not to complain, or to ask for alternations from a recipe for a dish unless the chef offers (e.g., "how would you like your eggs?"). Your kids won't starve if they eat only a few things on the plate.

Excellent post, PP. I agree!

i also agree. My kids know to eat what's there or say no thank you. BTW, my kids don't need cute cookies-they usually look better than they taste anyway. My three year old will take one and take one bite and give it to me.

My kid also knows to eat and to say "no thank you" when a guest and he also sucks it up and eats when the host serves something he doesn't like, only because he is well behaved and considerate. Not because I make him eat what I put on the dinner table. My mother never forced me to eat anything and I am an extrememly adventurous eater and cook. So I've continued what my mother did. I still prepare foods I know he'll eat for school lunches and at home. Kids are people too. I totally agree with the PP who said each person in her family gets a meal that revolves around what they like. It shows that you care about their preferences too!

To OP as far as a good dessert for kids...how about brownies with ice cream...or apple dumplings with ice cream? I brought some to Thanksgiving last year and the kids couldn't get enough!

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Anonymous wrote:All I get in favor of making desserts for kids are ad hominem arguments. There really is no good argument for catering to kids like that.

Let's keep it real. You just learned what "ad hominem" means and have a bet with your DH on how many times you can interject it (albeit incorrectly) into a DCUM thread. That's it, isn't it?

Ad hominem again.

Anonymous wrote:All I get in favor of making desserts for kids are ad hominem arguments. There really is no good argument for catering to kids like that.

Let's keep it real. You just learned what "ad hominem" means and have a bet with your DH on how many times you can interject it (albeit incorrectly) into a DCUM thread. That's it, isn't it?

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Anonymous wrote:

Do what you want in your house.

But picky eaters who impose their pickiness on others are being rude and are usually PITAs, whether they ask politely or not and whether their hosts gladly comply or not. As a gracious host, I would never say to a guest's face, your family is rude, but I do think that it is terribly inconsiderate if the host has already chosen a menu. I've trained my children not to complain, or to ask for alternations from a recipe for a dish unless the chef offers (e.g., "how would you like your eggs?"). Your kids won't starve if they eat only a few things on the plate.

Excellent post, PP. I agree!

i also agree. My kids know to eat what's there or say no thank you. BTW, my kids don't need cute cookies-they usually look better than they taste anyway. My three year old will take one and take one bite and give it to me.

OMG! You raised a picky eater? He won't eat cookies!!!!

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Anonymous wrote:

Do what you want in your house.

But picky eaters who impose their pickiness on others are being rude and are usually PITAs, whether they ask politely or not and whether their hosts gladly comply or not. As a gracious host, I would never say to a guest's face, your family is rude, but I do think that it is terribly inconsiderate if the host has already chosen a menu. I've trained my children not to complain, or to ask for alternations from a recipe for a dish unless the chef offers (e.g., "how would you like your eggs?"). Your kids won't starve if they eat only a few things on the plate.

Excellent post, PP. I agree!

i also agree. My kids know to eat what's there or say no thank you. BTW, my kids don't need cute cookies-they usually look better than they taste anyway. My three year old will take one and take one bite and give it to me.

Anonymous wrote:Please, no pumpkin cheesecake, or any cheesecake as a poor substitute for a proper pie. And no fruit crumble or cobbler, either.

ok so I HATE PIE, as do my kids however, we will all love cheesecake and warm apple cobbler. Pie is just nasty.

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You still are arguing against something that is really not on topic with the original post. No one's children are asking for something other than what is being served. The host doesn't want to serve something that most of the guests won't like, so she is making something they will like. I understand your point, it just doesn't make sense to argue about it on this thread.

Welcome to DCUM. It is common for longer threads to evolve away from the original post. If you want to post something going back to the OP and redirect the thread, you should feel free to do so.

This didn't so much evolve as it was taken over by some cranky biddy with an axe to grind.

Correction: it was at least to biddies (or male versions of biddies), as I did not post ALL of the arguments against catering to picky eaters.

Oops - meant "at least TWO biddies...."

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You still are arguing against something that is really not on topic with the original post. No one's children are asking for something other than what is being served. The host doesn't want to serve something that most of the guests won't like, so she is making something they will like. I understand your point, it just doesn't make sense to argue about it on this thread.

Welcome to DCUM. It is common for longer threads to evolve away from the original post. If you want to post something going back to the OP and redirect the thread, you should feel free to do so.

This didn't so much evolve as it was taken over by some cranky biddy with an axe to grind.

Correction: it was at least to biddies (or male versions of biddies), as I did not post ALL of the arguments against catering to picky eaters.

Please, no pumpkin cheesecake, or any cheesecake as a poor substitute for a proper pie. And no fruit crumble or cobbler, either.

Cheesecake with cranberry sauce topping. Fruit crumble.

I had to laugh at this. DS will eat any dessert that you put in front of him.

Here is a link to some mini desserts that might do the trick:

http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/bitesized-10-mini-thanksgiving-dessert-recipes-160718

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You still are arguing against something that is really not on topic with the original post. No one's children are asking for something other than what is being served. The host doesn't want to serve something that most of the guests won't like, so she is making something they will like. I understand your point, it just doesn't make sense to argue about it on this thread.

Welcome to DCUM. It is common for longer threads to evolve away from the original post. If you want to post something going back to the OP and redirect the thread, you should feel free to do so.

This didn't so much evolve as it was taken over by some cranky biddy with an axe to grind.

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You still are arguing against something that is really not on topic with the original post. No one's children are asking for something other than what is being served. The host doesn't want to serve something that most of the guests won't like, so she is making something they will like. I understand your point, it just doesn't make sense to argue about it on this thread.

Welcome to DCUM. It is common for longer threads to evolve away from the original post. If you want to post something going back to the OP and redirect the thread, you should feel free to do so.

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Do what you want in your house.

But picky eaters who impose their pickiness on others are being rude and are usually PITAs, whether they ask politely or not and whether their hosts gladly comply or not. As a gracious host, I would never say to a guest's face, your family is rude, but I do think that it is terribly inconsiderate if the host has already chosen a menu. I've trained my children not to complain, or to ask for alternations from a recipe for a dish unless the chef offers (e.g., "how would you like your eggs?"). Your kids won't starve if they eat only a few things on the plate.

Excellent post, PP. I agree!