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1/6/2009
5:32 pm |
I've got three boys and I can't seem to find a single dish that pleases all of them! I'm so tired of making special meals for one or the other. I feel like a short-order cook some days. Any suggestions on how to make everyone happy> |
1/9/2009
1:31 am |
Hi Moe. Please know that many of us feel your pain! This is such a prevalent problem, primarily because we as a society have so many options open to us unlike the past when there were limited food sources and we ate whatever was available. Please remember that when we were kids, most of us at least, ate whatever was presented to us because that's all we knew and we were hungry! There is no easy answer for pleasing everyone, especially when they are accustomed to getting their special meals up until now, but to begin, try to make dishes that you know they have liked at one point or another that are relatively healthy. You can try to make dishes that resemble typical kid food if they like that, such as pan fried breaded chicken cutlets that you make, as opposed to chicken nuggets from a box with all the added chemicals. If they don't eat it, you can either tell them they ca.... Read More  |
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Alma Schneider, LCSW, is founder of Take Back the Kitchen, a consulting business that's dedicated to helping people recognize and overcome common and unique obstacles that keep them from being everything they hope to be in the kitchen. Alma is a native New Yorker, transplanted to the suburbs, where she lives with her husband and four children. She is also the founder and President of Parents Who Rock, an organization which raises money for charity through concerts performed by parents seeking to reconnect with their musical pasts.
