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- From: lauraf@classy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Laura Floom)
- Newsgroups: misc.kids
- Subject: Re: RECIPES NEEDED FOR FUSSY EATERS
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 04:26:16 GMT
- Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
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- In article <C18Eq5.1CH@srgenprp.sr.hp.com> brett@sr.hp.com () writes:
- >Nancy M. Schnepp (ns@bohr.physics.purdue.edu) wrote:
- >> I have two fussy eaters, ages 7 and 11. I am very tired
- >> of the spaghettios or macaroni and cheese suppers.
- >
- >I realize this may sound a bit cold, but is there anything wrong with giving
- >them what everyone else is having and if they don't want it they go hungry?
- >
- >I'm not suggesting you give it to them cold for breakfast, they just don't
- >get any snacks or treats until the next scheduled meal.
- >
- >Hunger can be a good motivator to eat. Besides, I doubt any kid in modern
- >developed country is going to suffer any physical harm from missing a
- >few dinners (and a kid in a famine area isn't going to be fussy about what
- >he/she gets to eat).
- >
- Everything that is served in our house is something that both my husband and
- I like. It makes sense, we both decide on the menus, and share in the cooking
- and shopping. My son doesnt really have the same input (he isnt quite 3). I
- am trying to envision a scenario where I decide to cook something for dinner
- that my husband doesnt like, and I know that, but refuse to consider it in
- the meal plan. Nor, would I allow him to go to the fridge and get something
- that is more palatable to him. Doesnt sound like a good idea.
-
- Trying to apply the same thing to the kids, the alternative would be to only
- serve things that they approve of. That isnt a good idea, cause there is a
- limit to how much 'kid' food, most adults are going to tolerate. The things
- kids do like tend to be simple to prepare. I honestly dont see a problem in
- considering thier needs, as well as the parent needs when planning meals. That
- of course is assumning that the kids arent being unreasonable about their
- requests.
-
- Laura Floom
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