I always find it curious when people say that their kids don't eat this or won't eat that, in regards to healthy foods like fresh veggies and fruit or beans and rice or a food they have never tried before. I am not talking about food allergies or things along that line. I am speaking about allowing our children to be picky about what they eat. Now, it has taken me 4 kids and a husband with a big appetite to realize that I will never be able to keep making 3 or 4 different meals 3 times a day in order to please everyone's likes or dislikes. It is hard enough keeping up with just 3 meals a day for a family of 6. So, I made the decision that my kids were not going to be granted the choice to "be picky." So today, I ran this test to see how my "non-picky-eating-kids" choice has come along. I set a bowl of broccoli on the table before dinner this evening. The kids were "starving." Within 3 minutes I look behind me to see Elijah (voted least likely to voluntarily eat greens) chowing on a piece of broccoli and SMILING. Believe it or not, I think most kids will eat most anything if they are truly hungry.
Love,
Amy
No comments:
Post a Comment