Re: Confused grandma dept.

[Guest guest]

Mcdonalds (like) hamburgers made at home: 80/20 to 93/7% hamburger kneaded

well (as if making meatballs or meatloaf) with a dash of salt, pepper, and

worcester sause; then pressed, sized and shaped perfectly by hand or with a

jar lid; cook in frying pan at med-low heat as to not over brown the meat

but cook thoroughly (can also add small amout of water for frying), turning

and pressing down burger with spatula several times (not enough to

miss-shape burger; top with a dill pickle slice or two, ketchup, and

mustard; Place on a Wonderbread bun , lightly toasted and spead sparingly

with jared chopped onions (optional). Kraft delux american cheese can be

added for those who prefer cheeseburgers.

My daughter, who only liked Mcdonald's hamburgers loved them, and atleast I

knew what was in them!

....It's amazing what some of us will do to get our kids to eat!

[ ] Confused grandma dept.

> I was driving my son and grandson home from the latter's day care

> today, and DS asked me to stop at Mac's to get Benny a hamburger

> and fries (hard day).

>

> I look back at Benny and say, " you want to go to Mac's? "

>

> Response is " No-NO-no. No-NO-no! " with a *huge grin*. And then " Fries! "

>

> The latter is a big advance. Until this week, fries were Pies. But I

> said to DS, " Why is he giving me a negative response with a big grin

> like that? "

>

> Turns out that " No-NO-no " = Mac's. So the next time Benny says

> or shouts " no-No-no, pies! " or fries, what he means is a *plain* double

> hamburger and small fries, please. (Hmm, maybe he means no cheese, no

> mustard, no pickles, no ketchup?)

>

> There is a reason why God gives these kids to young people with good

> hearing and not to us oldies who can't interpret or even hear half the

> sounds. Now I know somebody will tell me that all the saturated fats

> aren't good for him, and they are probably right. However, a plain

> Mac's hamburger is almost the only protein food he will actually

> eat. And I've tried to make him a hamburger at home. They aren't the

> same, they are rejected. And of course, it's not anything I have

> control over. Let's hope that Mad Cow Disease doesn't become prevalent

> in the US.

>

> I hope you all don't mind a little light humor on this list--it's

> realistic, at least.

>

> Peace,

> Kathy E.

[Guest guest]

As I've posted before I take my kids to Mc 's or Burger King

or 's etc. once in awhile. My trick however is that when I get

a Happy Meal for Tanner I remove most of the fries before I even

give him the bag. He wouldn't notice anyway because both of my boys

care more about the toy -so it's been easy. I let Dakota eat

whatever he wants. Not sure why -but just instinct that Tanner

shouldn't eat that many of the fries. When you go to Animal Kingdom

on the ride called Dinosaur -it was sponsored by Mc's -and

it's a really cool ride even though it has nothing to do with french

fries...except they sell them right outside the ride. Kathleen

have you taken your grandson to DinoLand? -I know you live in

Florida too!

The hamburger itself I don't care about my boys eating here or

there. And it was cool to learn that if we wanted to

we 'could' make them at home. (but wouldn't work for me because for

my boys I'd also have to make the toy too which is what they care

more about -and even though I used to design toys -that's just way

too much work for a fast food meal!)

(See now I thought the reason your grandson calls Mc 's " no no

no no " was because whenever he pointed to Mc s he heard " No "

and thought that was what it was called!)

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[Guest guest]

Thanks everyone for your supportive replies and for the recipe for

" McD " type hamburgers. I'll have to try that one.

Peace,

Kathy E.

On Jan 13, 2004, at 8:49 AM, kiddietalk wrote:

> The hamburger itself I don't care about my boys eating here or

> there. And it was cool to learn that if we wanted to

> we 'could' make them at home.

[Guest guest]

Funny! My son Nick says, " EEE UCK " when we see Mcs! While

Nick had diarrhea a year or so ago the doc said to give him

Mcs french fries (good instincts because in little guys

the combo of fat and carb slows the intestinal track - the opposite

affect on us larger people!) During one of those french fries

purchasing trips I ate a burger and got food poisoning. I lost 7

pounds in three days and was ill, ill, ill! After watching his mom

being so ill after eating a burger at Macs, Nick thinks that

Mcs hurts your tummy! He will still on occassion ask for FF's

though!

SAHM to , verbally apraxic and 32 month old future fire

fighter