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"My feeling is the same that I grew up with. If you don't like it, there is a jar of peanut butter in the frig. As my father (who did all the cooking) would say, this is not a restaurant and he was not a short order cook."
tHANKS HUNTERMOM--i AGREE WITH YOU 100%. wE MAKE 1 MEAL AS DH AND I SHARE THE COOKING AND EVERYONE EATS IT OR FENDS FOR THESELVES. i HAVE EVEN EATEN HAM AND BEANS(WHICH I HATE) BECAUSE THAT WAS WHAT HE NADE. i THINK IT IS RUDE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A MEAL THAT SOMEONE PREPARES FOR YOU. IT IS DISRESPECTFUL.
My sons arent very picky but if there is something I know they wouldnt eat, I wouldnt make it either ( although I cant really think of anything they wouldnt eat )
Dh will eat just about anything and Ds (13) is starting to be the same way even though he was super picky when he was really little... now Nick (ds5) is extremely picky... he eats most meat as long as it's plain and not seasoned or sauced... he won't eat any rice, potatoes or cooked veggies... and asks for hotdogs, nuggets, mac and cheese or pizza most nights for dinner... although he rarely gets them... most of the time I will cook his meat seperate and he'll eat raw carrots and cucumbers or salad...
I told DH about this thread and he was vaguely horrified on behalf of DHs everywhere. He knows better than to say anything about what is for dinner. If it's something he doesn't care for, he's a grown man and can take care of himself! But in general, we both cook and we try to respect our food differences. Ryan will eat just about anything so it's really DH and I that are the picky ones!!
I'm having a really hard time because my sons are soooo picky. People say, kids will eat what you give them, my oldest son would literally not eat, he'll throw up food (I don't know if it has something to do with sensory integration/autism-- which our school is re-evaluating him for because after being told he didn't have autism, now they think he is somewhere on the specturm). My other son is also very picky (he's also currently being evaluated for autism, and I dont' knwo if it has something to do with that). .
WOW! I am so sorry to hear about all these picky eater problems! I'd ask if the people doing your evals might check this book out and see if it does not apply to your situation.
I've used this book with some success, though I have to say I have not been able to solve all picky eater problems that came into my office with these strategies.
I guess i am lucky, it is just DD and I. she will eat almost anything. She does not like spice cake. That is the only thing I have ever seen her say no thanks to. She eats calamari, any meat, any veggie, or pasta. She loves brussel sprouts I do nto but I will make them and eat them because I am the adult. She loves cabbage cooked I would rather not, but I still make it and have a little. She is a better eater than I am.
Sorry to hear about all these picky eaters. I tell her just like rides at Disney, try it once if you do not like it you never have to do it again.
One of our DGrdS has issues with food (texure, smell, taste, etc.) and our DD has some difficulty rotating the foods he will tolerate. Breakfast is fine and he loves anything from the dairy line. Also chocolate donuts go down really well!! LOL! However, with these issues he was put into a tough situation with sharing a classroom with a child with multiple food allergies, most of which come from the narrow range of foods he can/will eat. I guess they've worked it out so far this year and all are doing okay.
Then again DGrdS's baby sister will eat ANYTHING (including dog kibble she discovered when they dog sat our fur baby when DH and I were on our cruise/extended vacation for 3 weeks!)
So, managing what foods they will eat around what they need for good health can always be a challenge. I would support my kids to the fullest, but for a normally healthy adult, who can make or do for himself if he perfers something other than what is prepared for the meal, then I'd let him be on his own (or her own as the case may be).
does anyone else deal with this, or did I just screw up in some way when they were really little?
Well, I like to think I treated both kids the same way when they were babies, but they are very different. DD had to eat her veggies first as an "appetizer" or she wouldn't eat them. When DS came along, he loved his veggies, but wouldn't eat the meat very well. So, we did the reverse with him, make him eat his meat as an "appetizer" before he could eat his peas. They would get really mad because each was seeing on the other's plate what they really wanted!
DH knows not to complain when I make something that he doesn't like, because it doesn't happen very often. He'll eat some of it in front of them, so that he's not affecting their perceptions of dinner.
Since I'm the only adventurous eater in the family, I'm usually the one making something different for myself to avoid eating the same ol thing over & over. I usually keep it simple by adding a different vegetable, creating a salad or something. It's just kind of become a way of life.
Ok I am glad to see I am not the only one! I will eat almost anything! Except crtaures of teh sea or cranberrys (they are havested in water after all) Yuck! Anyways! My kids are picky eaters as well! Would live of or mac & cheese, chicken nuggets, hot dogs or any of the other normal "kid food" DH is just as bad! I swear he has gravey running through his vains! I love veggies cooked or raw. My DD has started to as well as long as she has stuff to dip it in! I make one meal and if you dont eat it well..... to bad! If no one likes it I wont make it again but at least try it!
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But in general, we both cook and we try to respect our food differences. Ryan will eat just about anything so it's really DH and I that are the picky ones!! 
Did you check to see if that wasn't because of some evil spell? I've heard of villians turning people into frogs and beasts and such!
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