Ewwwww.

[PrincessFiona]

Don't know where to put this thread. I thought about parenting or grand rounds, but decided on here even though technically this isn't a recipe.

We have a righteous bad case of the Ewwww going on in this house. Every meal that I prepare is met with Ewww by at least one if not more members of my family. As I post this, I currently have a meatloaf in the oven that is half covered in ketchup, half plain. And one family member will not eat it at all and will go hungry. I simply cannot create a meal that everyone likes. It is so damned frustrating.

DH is the worst. He doesn't like tuna fish casserole, tater tot hot dish, etc ... and those are the foods that all of my kids will eat. Aidan will eat nothing pasta related. Alex turns his nose up at 80% of my meals.

I feel like such a failure that I'm not even trying very hard anymore. Why bother.

Anyone else go through this?

Kris

[diggitydot]

Yup. All the time. And we don't have picky eaters.

I'm at the I'm-only-making-one-meal-fuck-it-all stage. If they don't like it, they can make their own damn dinner. And then they also get to clean the kitchen.

[PrincessFiona]

That's where I'm at too. It's outrageous.

[diggitydot]

80% of the time, I just make whatever sounds good to me or DH. The other 20% of the time I let one of the kids pick.

[spotty_dog]

http://ellynsatterinstitute.org/dor/...yinfeeding.php

If DH is home and it's my turn to cook I cater to him and try to do something he'll like. If it's DH's turn to cook he makes what he thinks sounds good. There will usually be a side the kids will be willing to eat (eg. plain rice) and they must try at least a bite of everything, especially green foods. "Eww" is unacceptable because it's rude, but declining to eat something you don't prefer is fine. If DH isn't home I cater to the kids a bit more (tofu, hot dogs, frozen ravioli), but lately I'm including a lot more veggies in everything because that's how I'm eating, so the kids cope.

Did we discuss the Tyranny of the Home-Cooked Dinner here? I agree with the author that it's unfair to put the expectation on mothers to provide this mythical universally appreciated healthful meal, especially when moms have responsibilities outside the home.

[JustRightKelly]

Ugh, that sounds hard. Feeling grateful that my dogs will eat anything, sometimes even dirt.


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[Thirteen]

My mom: "There's always cereal."
In our teens, we had cereal 1-2x a week. 😄


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[poky]

My mom: "There's always cereal."
In our teens, we had cereal 1-2x a week. 😄


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Yup. I would make a grilled cheese sandwich for myself if I didn't like what was for dinner.

[Meenah]

Kris, aren't they all old enough (except maybe Zoe) to each pick a night to be responsible for cooking for the family?

[Meenah]

I used to tell my girls that my job as a parent was to teach them to survive in this world without me, and that included learning to cook and feed themselves!!!

[Sheherezade]

We always had PB and J if someone was hungry and miserable. That said, i catered way too much to the kids. One always hated whatever the other loved. Usually, I'd add a side dish that I knew the disgruntled kid would eat.

One advantage of heading in to an empty nest soon....we can cook interesting new food again!


Angie