Family Dinner/Supper Time

[Rescued One]

What is like in a Christian home especially if someone doesn't like broccoli or other food?

 

[Unqualified]

Ham, peas with pearl onions , mashed potatoes or tater gems. How’s that?

 

[Rescued One]

That's yummy and very American, Unqualified. But what if the vegetable is broccoli or the entree is something junior can't stand? What should the Christian parent do?

 

[Servus]

That's yummy and very American, Unqualified. But what if the vegetable is broccoli or the entree is something junior can't stand? What should the Christian parent do?

Don't give junior food he can't stand.

I think forcing kids to eat foods they find repulsive might lead to them developing an eating disorder.

Depending on how old junior is.

 

[JesusFollowerForever]

That's yummy and very American, Unqualified. But what if the vegetable is broccoli or the entree is something junior can't stand? What should the Christian parent do?

if you overcook the brocoli until they become mushy and olive green it is assured that junior will dislike it!

cook it until the stem are still a bit crunchy and the color a bright green, strain them than add a knob of butter and a bit of salt...

 

[Hazelelponi]

What is like in a Christian home especially if someone doesn't like broccoli or other food?

I always tried to make the kids things they would eat.

I made my shopping list when the kids were teens with their input on the following 2 weeks worth of dinners and tried to be balanced with their palates.

If you have one who doesn't like broccoli try fresh baby spinach in a spring mix salad that's fresh. Often fresh is better tasting and with salad dressing anything off tasting for kids is covered up.

You can also try a nacho cheese sauce for the broccoli florets instead of plain cheese sauce and you might get some broccoli in them.

I never pushed the point with food they didn't like though. If they don't want it they never had to eat it, but I did make the concerted effort at reasonably healthy.

 

[Rescued One]

I always tried to make the kids things they would eat.

I made my shopping list when the kids were teens with their input on the following 2 weeks worth of dinners and tried to be balanced with their palates.

If you have one who doesn't like broccoli try fresh baby spinach in a spring mix salad that's fresh. Often fresh is better tasting and with salad dressing anything off tasting for kids is covered up.

You can also try a nacho cheese sauce for the broccoli florets instead of plain cheese sauce and you might get some broccoli in them.

I never pushed the point with food they didn't like though. If they don't want it they never had to eat it, but I did make the concerted effort at reasonably healthy.

I don't cook at my age. I'm a great-grandmother.

I always tried to make the kids things they would eat.

I made my shopping list when the kids were teens with their input on the following 2 weeks worth of dinners and tried to be balanced with their palates.

If you have one who doesn't like broccoli try fresh baby spinach in a spring mix salad that's fresh. Often fresh is better tasting and with salad dressing anything off tasting for kids is covered up.

You can also try a nacho cheese sauce for the broccoli florets instead of plain cheese sauce and you might get some broccoli in them.

I never pushed the point with food they didn't like though. If they don't want it they never had to eat it, but I did make the concerted effort at reasonably healthy.

Thank you. I'm not looking for advice because I'm old and live alone. I'm being curious as to how Christian families handle discipine at the dinner table. Some parents become irate if kids don't want to eat what is served.

 

[Rescued One]

if you overcook the brocoli until they become mushy and olive green it is assured that junior will dislike it!

cook it until the stem are still a bit crunchy and the color a bright green, strain them than add a knob of butter and a bit of salt...

I never served mushy olive green broccoli. LOL. But certain people won't eat it anyway.

 

[Paidiske]

For us, the issue is complicated by our daughter being autistic and having a lot of issues around food. If she were neurotypical perhaps I'd push harder, but as it is, I generally tend not to fuss. My aim is to make sure she has what she needs to be healthy; that she learns to navigate social situations around food politely, and that she feels safe, respected and loved.

In practice, the best way I've found to manage that is this: we made a deal; she listed five favourite fruits and five favourite vegetables. We parents committed to ensuring there was always a fruit and a vegetable on that list available to her, and she committed to eating some of it every day. Generally speaking she prefers her fruits and vegetables raw (not cooked at all), and I'm fine with that. Most days that works.

 

[Rescued One]

Has any Christian dealt with an irate spouse who wouldn't allow a child to leave any food on the plate or a parent who became furious when you were a child?

 

[Paidiske]

Has any Christian dealt with an irate spouse who wouldn't allow a child to leave any food on the plate or a parent who became furious when you were a child?

My parents could be like that. But they were abusive in all kinds of ways, and to me that becomes just one more thing where they were incredibly controlling.

 

[ralliann]

I don't cook at my age. I'm a great-grandmother.

Thank you. I'm not looking for advice because I'm old and live alone. I'm being curious as to how Christian families handle discipine at the dinner table. Some parents become irate if kids don't want to eat what is served.

I always told my kids to at least take a bite. My son told me the other day he did not like tomatoes. I said I never knew that, you always ate tomatoes. He said it was just easier to eat the tomatoes. We ate salad quite a bit. The kids always liked the dressings...

 

[Rescued One]

Taking one bite sounds reasonable to me!

 

[Rescued One]

My parents could be like that. But they were abusive in all kinds of ways, and to me that becomes just one more thing where they were incredibly controlling.

Im sorry. My father was verbally abusive.