http://seattlemomblogs.com/2008/10/waste-not-want-not/ A Community for Blogging Mothers in Greater Seattle and the East Side Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:45:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://seattlemomblogs.com/2008/10/waste-not-want-not/comment-page-1/#comment-4909 Deidre Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:13:26 +0000 http://www.seattlemomblogs.com/?p=446#comment-4909 Our rule is fairly simple. We stock the house with healthy food that we know will be nutritious and won't ever mind our kids eating a lot of. When we cook we let the kids know they have total control over what they eat. They can take as much or as little as they want of anything on the table, but they must eat everything they take. If they take only bread one night, that's fine with me. It's a hearty, grainy, whole wheat bread! If they eat a whole bowl of carrots but no spinach, that's fine too. If they don't eat much during dinner and are hungry later, they are offered all they want of any of the left overs. I find that not making a power struggle out of food/meals makes kids more likely to try new things. If they have power over their choices they will take some risks. If they are forced to eat stuff they really don't like they like it can cause lifelong aversions to that food. They are older now (11 and 13) and we go out to eat a lot, and go to all kinds of ethnic restaurants. My kids are very adventurous and will try just about anything now! And they are healthy and happy too. Our rule is fairly simple. We stock the house with healthy food that we know will be nutritious and won’t ever mind our kids eating a lot of. When we cook we let the kids know they have total control over what they eat. They can take as much or as little as they want of anything on the table, but they must eat everything they take. If they take only bread one night, that’s fine with me. It’s a hearty, grainy, whole wheat bread! If they eat a whole bowl of carrots but no spinach, that’s fine too. If they don’t eat much during dinner and are hungry later, they are offered all they want of any of the left overs. I find that not making a power struggle out of food/meals makes kids more likely to try new things. If they have power over their choices they will take some risks. If they are forced to eat stuff they really don’t like they like it can cause lifelong aversions to that food. They are older now (11 and 13) and we go out to eat a lot, and go to all kinds of ethnic restaurants. My kids are very adventurous and will try just about anything now! And they are healthy and happy too.

]]> http://seattlemomblogs.com/2008/10/waste-not-want-not/comment-page-1/#comment-4853 Asianmommy Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:35:41 +0000 http://www.seattlemomblogs.com/?p=446#comment-4853 At dinnertime, when we notice they're not eating something (usually a vegetable), we ask for 3 bites, and then we let it go. The rest does go to waste sometimes, but I try to remember not to give more than 3 bites of anything I think they may not like. At dinnertime, when we notice they’re not eating something (usually a vegetable), we ask for 3 bites, and then we let it go. The rest does go to waste sometimes, but I try to remember not to give more than 3 bites of anything I think they may not like.

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