tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post5695279889806536066..comments2024-03-28T12:52:28.406-06:00Comments on Dining Room Empire: Picky Eaters are a Parent's ResponsibilityCheryl Arkisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552721454371060936noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-31221467862166319592011-04-22T21:35:44.854-06:002011-04-22T21:35:44.854-06:00Absolutely, completely agree. Great post!Absolutely, completely agree. Great post!Belinda Firemanhttp://belindafireman.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-12487172797360933452011-02-21T17:17:18.371-07:002011-02-21T17:17:18.371-07:00For as much as I brag about my childrens' lack...For as much as I brag about my childrens' lack of fussiness, sometimes they surprise me with what they don't want to eat. Like rice. Your post is bang on!! <br><br>Our trick to preventing pickiness is to include the kids in meal planning. We ask for ideas on meals and make them healthier so while they eat their meatloaf, they don't realize that it's full of veggies!Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904415402488755877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-59245008526174670982011-02-19T08:54:16.560-07:002011-02-19T08:54:16.560-07:00"That being said, I don't consider my kid..."That being said, I don't consider my kids picky. I consider them kids."<br><br>Right on, Cheryl. As you know, I've blogged about this topic before, so I read through this piece with my head nodding. Labeling kids drives me nuts (even more so for kids with legit food allergies or sensitivities -- they're not "picky" or "selective" or "choosy," either -- they just *are*). <br><br>In fact, I just blogged about this again in a guest post for Mrs. Q over at Fed up with Lunch: http://fedupwithschoollunch.blogspot.com/2011/02/guest-blogger-stop-calling-kids-picky.html. This time I looked at it from the perspective of food reform, and how this epic effort to get kids eating better is useless unless we raise our expectations and stop labeling them.Christina @ Spoonfedhttp://www.spoonfedblog.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-9668267482622689142011-02-12T07:03:11.514-07:002011-02-12T07:03:11.514-07:00Excellent post! I've got two girls that eat a...Excellent post! I've got two girls that eat almost entirely different things - they both started off eating a wide variety of food and have slowly whittled it down. Every once in awhile they'll try something new and I try not to make a big deal about it. If they see my husband and I eat a wide variety of food and enjoy it, I think eventually they'll be game to try new things. It is rather hard when you've worked hard on a meal to have it greeted with "Yuck" and "I'll never eat that" but I'm trying to get over it.Luannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-24602482738904319092011-02-11T14:33:26.738-07:002011-02-11T14:33:26.738-07:00YES, thank you. I agree with everything you said. ...YES, thank you. I agree with everything you said. I think often times as a parent I get more wrapped up with what they didn't eat rather than what they did eat. I have stopped beating myself up if my daughter eats two bites of her chicken and I am no longer offended when she refuses something the day before she ate like a shark. <br><br>Kellytheregoesthecupcakehttp://theregoesthecupcake.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-5570377217921997312011-02-11T05:28:20.479-07:002011-02-11T05:28:20.479-07:00I don't have kids but you have just confirmed ...I don't have kids but you have just confirmed my suspicions about the role parents play in what a child will and won't eat. <br><br>Interesting post.Charmian @Christie's Cornerhttp://christiescorner.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-49387671094065114082011-02-10T09:32:32.678-07:002011-02-10T09:32:32.678-07:00What a great post! As a nanny of a child whose par...What a great post! As a nanny of a child whose parents follow pretty much none of your suggestions, I can definitely agree with you that a picky eater is made not born. <br><br>I used to be quite a picky eater, but thankfully I grew out of that. :)Danahttp://thefunkykitchen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-41854069456224293432011-02-10T06:16:17.448-07:002011-02-10T06:16:17.448-07:00When my son was small, he went through a "hot...When my son was small, he went through a "hot dogs and peaches" phase - that's all he'd eat, three meals a day. Until suddenly, he stopped and moved on to oatmeal and broccoli (not together, thankfully!). I never made a big deal of it. As he got older, he inexplicably "hated" some things, and loved others. If dinner was on the"hated" list, well, he went without. <br><br>Now he's 22, 6'3" and hasn't yet starved!ToyLadyhttp://darksideofthefridge.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-29781111961065871142011-02-09T18:12:59.664-07:002011-02-09T18:12:59.664-07:00It's funny--no kids here, but I see my husband...It's funny--no kids here, but I see my husband in this post. His mother was, not to be cruel but factual, a distant fixture in his formative years. The family got served the same meal day in and day out for years: steak, potatoes and broccoli. As a result, my husband grew up being unused to pretty much anything. We've been together ten years, and we've progressed to whole artichokes and spicy chipotle pork tenderloins for dinner. Not unlike a child, it's taken time, patience and a willingness to accommodate. ("We'll try this orange-rosemary chicken, but I won't put too much sauce on your plate.") He certainly was made, but he's willing to get unmade, too ;)NS Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11959249714711941257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-88167896740975697852011-02-09T17:42:56.313-07:002011-02-09T17:42:56.313-07:00Oh and I also wanted to note we never cut off the ...Oh and I also wanted to note we never cut off the crust of any bread and she ate bread fine until we started ready Little Critter books and in one of them the crusts get cut off his sandwiches...and ever since she has refused to eat bread with crusts! grrr!!Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15151153145058354845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-60052793328794098332011-02-09T17:41:15.262-07:002011-02-09T17:41:15.262-07:00I LOVE your post! But I have to disagree (at leas...I LOVE your post! But I have to disagree (at least in my case) with the picky eaters are made not born. We struggle every day with our 5.5 yr old girl to get her to eat. I made her baby food and followed recipe books so she was eating things like baby gumbo, spiced up baby stews, ratatouilles..curries...you name it..I made it!! She did great and quickly became a lover of all things pesto...different cheeses, sundried tomatoes...olives....fish...you name it. I didn't hold back...even fed her (later them) things we didn't eat. And today we struggle with her eating. It's insane. Happily she will typically still pick fruit over candy...but meals are over the top battles as she'd rather stare into space...or be chatty cathy or complain about the food...just not eat. I do appreciate she is a kid being a kid...but at 5 yrs old to declare you don't like meat after eating so well as a baby/toddler??! Well at least there's wine ;)Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15151153145058354845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-60977053688456650462011-02-09T13:11:27.006-07:002011-02-09T13:11:27.006-07:00Great post and good advice. I'm fascinated by...Great post and good advice. I'm fascinated by your daughter who won't eat the tops of the broccoli stem - my son won't eat the bottoms!Jan @ Family Biteshttp://www.familybites.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-41389539858530589302011-02-09T12:20:37.309-07:002011-02-09T12:20:37.309-07:00Excellent post Cheryl, and spot on too. I'm so...Excellent post Cheryl, and spot on too. I'm so tired of headlines that lure parents in with the offer of a cure-all to what is really just kids being kids. I was a discriminate eater as a child, and, well, look at me. Proof enough in my book.Jenniehttp://www.InJenniesKitchen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-50867881047248236532011-02-09T10:21:39.476-07:002011-02-09T10:21:39.476-07:00Love this post! Makes me feel better about the is...Love this post! Makes me feel better about the issues we deal with with our picky/moody/selective son.Fareenhttp://foodmamma.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-14903559521280888662011-02-09T09:07:48.067-07:002011-02-09T09:07:48.067-07:00Hear, hear. It is so easy as a parent to get caugh...Hear, hear. It is so easy as a parent to get caught up in the details and lose sight of the big picture. Thanks for the reminder.Roving Lemonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356212647201456769noreply@blogger.com