What can i feed the fussiest eater in the world?

caleyles

zaxdog wrote: »

The thought of my Mum pandering to that level of fussy whinging is making me giggle at my desk. Sure everyone has genuine dislikes but that seems to be an excessively long list. And surely as human beings rather than the seeming excuse of "teenagers" they would want to help their Dad cook/do chores if he was in pain?

I'd make whatever YOU fancy and if they start complaining point out the bread and butter and ignore them!

Thats been done many a time LOL:rotfl:

bossymoo

I wouldn't have got away being that fussy, lol. I'm mean, too. My little ones are only toddlers. My rules are, if I know you like it, eat it or go hungry. If its new, try it. If you really don't like it (or are poorly in any way) then I wil offer an alternative. I've been known to put their dinner in the bin, if they start being silly. It doesn't happen often, usually a warning gets them tucking in...

Spaghetti Bol and roast dinners are usually a winner here...

mrsjanebanbury2009

Caleyeles your question did make me LOL but I really do feel for you. I've never given my kids choices as such but on the other hand, I think you have to respect food choices in kids just as you would in other adults. Anyway, my DD (11) eats raw vegetables for england, but doesn't really like any veg cooked, doesn't like food mixed up or with sauce or anything even vaguely spicy. DS (13) loves curry, chilli, cooked veg but, guess what? not that keen on raw veg.
To the poster who asked why are they so fussy, you know what? I think they actually do it on purpose. Anything I cook that's new, you can be sure pretty much that one will like it and the other won't. It's all part of growing up and asserting their identities. Oh, and OH and I don't eat meat, just to complicate matters.
They do like sausages, though...

zippychick

Hope you find some middle ground

ill merge this with our fussiest eater thread later on

Zip

Rikki

How was tea and did you get a pack on the back from your wife?

Butterfly_Brain

DD is a vegetarian and neither she or DS like tomatoes, but they are willing to try different things, which is good at the moment because I am trying out a lot of recipes because I am writing a cook book whether it gets published or not at least it keeps me occupied.
I make a mac cheese and put some in a small dish for DD and put sliced pepperoni on top for us carnivores. It always goes down well.

caleyles

Rikki - Baked Potatoes and filling went down well, no mumbles or groans and everything eaten and of course I had a smugness about myself when I asked why she has a problem feeding the kids and I found it so easy !!!!!!!!! :rotfl::rotfl:

Farway

caleyles wrote: »

I'm laughing at your post cat, Because of my hand I got dd to peel the potatoes last night under the threat of not peeling = no chips and though she did it willingly she didn't enjoy it

I did this when my two were whingeing at apple pie with peel left on, told them to peel them next time, they soon discovered they liked apple pie / crumble with peel on

As they also got used to HM oven chips with skins on