Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 <<<<<> I think teaching our kids that there are just some things you have to do in > life > whether you want to or not - is just the way it is. No - it isn't always > pleasant, > but some things just have to be done. >>>> <<<<<<Having been forced to eat veggies as a child, I don't recommend this method....food is just one of those areas that is a personal choice for each person. We all have our likes and dislikes and I think we need to respect that about each other.>>>>>> i agree here with Roxanna. we have a saying taht taste and smell are personal choices. you can make a rule taht no one goes out the door without breakfast, but you can't decide for someon else what to have for breakfast. that is how it is done in my house. I believe that is one of teh reasons why my kids are willing ot taste new things, tehy always have the choice to repeat or reject.. F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 i guess i've just been lucky. My kids will try anything - at least once. if they like it - great! if they don't like it - they know they can spit it out. i just tell them they have to eat some veggies - like if they have a hot dog for lunch - they will eat 6 baby carrots with ranch dressing. they both love salads. but don't think they are over here begging for the greens. hahaha bradley loves steak soup (looks more like stew) from the Lone Star Steak House - and that is loaded with vegetables. they also eat peas and carrots in fried rice. and chicken noodle soup with the vegetables. and bradley hates corn, i don't make him eat it. so i'm flexible - it's not like i have a funnel and i fill it with veggies and make them " choke it down " LOL!!! Dawn i agree here with Roxanna. we have a saying taht taste and smell are personal choices. you can make a rule taht no one goes out the door without breakfast, but you can't decide for someon else what to have for breakfast. that is how it is done in my house. I believe that is one of teh reasons why my kids are willing ot taste new things, tehy always have the choice to repeat or reject.. F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 Actually currently has a way out of eating those nasty veggies! And fruits. In fact we go back to see the doctor today. We are running some tests. And I'm keeping a food journal. It looks like his problems may be a direct result of fructose though. We've had to take away all juice, fruits, and some veggies(corn in particular). Anyways I'll know more later. I'm actually crossing my fingers that this is the cause. Some of the other possibilities would mean a very radical diet. Anywho I'm getting off topic... a -- In , " D & A@D... " <dayton@d...> wrote: > Yeah - but that is the fun of having your own kids - making them do > all the things we had to do. hahahaha - oh yeah > Seriously though - I think making them eat some vegetables is important > for more than just the obvious reason - it is healthy - but as Mom always > said " Go get your birth certificate and you show me on there where it > guaranteed you life was going to be fair " > I think teaching our kids that there are just some things you have to do in > life > whether you want to or not - is just the way it is. No - it isn't always > pleasant, > but some things just have to be done. They don't want to go to the dentist > either, but we make them do that. They don't like to get needles and > vaccinations - but too bad! we make them do that too. > so - i do it because i think it is going to benefit them - and i do it > because > i hope they will " grow to like them " LOL!! (that's what my Mom used to say) > and i do it because - people have done it for years and to my knowledge, > no children have died because they had to eat green beans or peas or > beets - oh yeah - beets are really good the way my mom makes them - > i will forward the recipe - ooh company gotta go > Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 > On another note and speaking of food issues, Reece has hyper focused lately > on Mc's. He has decided that the clown is evil and he cannot and will > not eat any food from that place. In addition, he screams whenever we drive > past a McD's, lol, as if that doesn't happen every two blocks around here! To > make him go nuts, his siblings will whisper, 'you like Mc's' and this will > set him off into a rage. Can you imagine? Mc's. lol. > Roxanna ö¿ö > Personally I think the kid may be on to something! I'm not a big fan of the place! I know it's not so funny when it's your child. I laugh only because my kids do the same type of things. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 In a message dated 8/7/03 4:23:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, swamp1@... writes: > > > now. lets see, can you get them to believe each pea tehy eat is used by > teh pokemons to attack tehir eneies int he gameboy/computer ? you know, like > those things tehy fire their enemies with........ a whole bowl of peas = > megapea attack, raises life energy by 200..... > > Fania > > I used to only eat peas if they were frozen. Couldn't stand them if they > had thawed or been cooked. Maybe this will help someone. > in Massachusetts > > > The only way I ever was able to eat peas (even now) is swallowing themwhole like vitamins or tylenol! And I still hate them today. its a texture and taste thing . Can't stand 'squishy' vegtables. Ijust push whatever ones they will eat and don't wory about it. God never gives you more than you can handle; he just has more confidence in me then I have in myself.********* " Do Little Things With Great Love " Mother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 > In a message dated 8/7/03 4:23:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >> The only way I ever was able to eat peas (even now) is swallowing themwhole > like vitamins or tylenol! And I still hate them today. its a texture and taste > thing . Can't stand 'squishy' vegtables. Ijust push whatever ones they will > eat and don't wory about it. > , I hate peas too. Always have. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 This made me chuckle reading about vegetables. This summer on vacation we went through town, ND and got to see White Cloud, the only living albino buffalo. Yesterday with supper I made the broccoli, cauliflower, carrot mix. told his Dad I made carrots, broccoli and and albino broccoli. He likes them cooked and not raw, but carrots raw and not cooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 In a message dated 8/7/03 12:53:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time, uplift@... writes: << but how about making the veggies LOOK LIKE pokemons /???? >> ooooooh what a concept! After all they do it with macaroni. Debbie in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 In a message dated 8/7/03 1:13:09 PM Pacific Daylight Time, uplift@... writes: << now. lets see, can you get them to believe each pea tehy eat is used by teh pokemons to attack tehir eneies int he gameboy/computer ? you know, like those things tehy fire their enemies with........ a whole bowl of peas = megapea attack, raises life energy by 200..... >> You know what is really sad is that it might just work. Now just imagine them at school with a school lunch talking about their megapea attack. Debbie in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 My kids eat frozen veggies—peas, corn, green beans. My husbands cousin did it with her son when he was 1 year old and my daughter started then too. They are 9 and 6 and both still eat them that way. It is also much easier than cooking it! Need advice about Garden of Life " Perfect Food " -chlorella > >mprdh2004 > >stopped eating them and I am getting worried because there are so > >many nutrients they aren't getting. I do give them a multi vit/min > >daily, but it's not the same as getting the nutrients from food. > > >I bought some Perfect Food and it seems like a good supplement. It's > >easy to mix with a liquid and use an oral syringe to get it in them. > > But the only thing I am not sure about is the chlorella in it. Is > this ok? If it's not, then can anyone recc. a different veggie powder > that doesn't have the chlorella. > > I am am my wit's end with the veggeie situation. I can't sit by any > longer and watch this, I have to get the veggies in them somewhow. > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > ======================================================= > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 Beats me. I know mine teeth do just drinking cold water. A lot of times by the time they eat it, it has thawed. The do like chewing on ice, though.... M Need advice about Garden of Life " Perfect Food " -chlorella > > >mprdh2004 > > >stopped eating them and I am getting worried because there are so > > >many nutrients they aren't getting. I do give them a multi vit/min > > >daily, but it's not the same as getting the nutrients from food. > > > > >I bought some Perfect Food and it seems like a good supplement. It's > > >easy to mix with a liquid and use an oral syringe to get it in them. > > > > But the only thing I am not sure about is the chlorella in it. Is > > this ok? If it's not, then can anyone recc. a different veggie powder > > that doesn't have the chlorella. > > > > I am am my wit's end with the veggeie situation. I can't sit by any > > longer and watch this, I have to get the veggies in them somewhow. > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ======================================================= > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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