Picky Eaters...Do You Make Them Something Else?

[nannyde]

You obviously haven't had Nans catfish. My day care kids will eat a plate of catfish so fast I couldn't even keep up with them. We've been known to splat the table with fish and fries now and then...... all you can eat horkfest

Froggie is yummy too.. tastes like chicken.

woooppps that was for the post before you.

[dEHmom]

. well than i've been told.

froggy! i just raised a batch of ADF tadpoles into frogs. They only are about the size of the a pencil eraser as froglets and adults are only an inch to an inch and a half long.

[nannyde]

Seriously??? We have whole restaurants that serve nothing but fried catfish 'n hash browns or fried chicken 'n waffles.... I guess I probably should not mention the frog legs 'n fried dill pickle chips.....::::

And, yes, I love them all......

Cathearder: have you seen the monster catfish catching shows where the guys stand in mud water and dig down and grab the ginormous catfish?

Do they eat them? The really big ones?

[dEHmom]

Cathearder: have you seen the monster catfish catching shows where the guys stand in mud water and dig down and grab the ginormous catfish?

Do they eat them? The really big ones?

That's Noodling! People die doing that!

[Cat Herder]

This is where I got to go for my birthday when I was a kid. I loved it!!!! You can't make this stuff up....

[Blackcat31]

We used to eat snapping turtle when I was a kid....wasn't too bad. It tastes like chicken too but all I can remember about it is driving down the road and my dad slamming on the brakes because he spotted a snapper and him flinging it into the trunk and then me and my siblings being scared to death of all the scatching going on in the trunk that we could hear through the backseat...freaked me out so maybe that is why I was never hot on snapping turtle.

[Cat Herder]

That's Noodling! People die doing that!

Yeah, it is kind of an extreme sport for men who have nothing left to do after high school football:::::: At least that is my theory.

Right up there with those who go in the 'glades alone at night frog-gigging.

[dEHmom]

my dad slamming on the brakes because he spotted a snapper and him flinging it into the trunk and then me and my siblings being scared to death of all the scatching going on

HAHA I've learned a lot of strange things on here today. My goodness.

sweet I just won 4 dollars on a scratch ticket. Today is my day.

[AnythingsPossible]

Nope, you get the meal you are served. The only time I didn't do this is when I fixed chili and something went wrong somewhere. I served it up and they all started complaining. Now I know chili isn't their favorite, but I thought they were going a bit overboard, so I tried it and wholly hot! So, we had PB&J that day. I have one little girl who will never eat the main dish and one who will never eat her fruits and veggies. Oh, and one time I accidentally bought hot and spicy pickles and didn't realize till I served them, and they were all insisting the pickles were spicy. I argued with them and told them to either eat them or not, but they most certainly weren't spicy they're just pickles for heaven's sake...need to read labels more carefully I guess! But we are definately a "you get what you get" household.

[nannyde]

We used to eat snapping turtle when I was a kid....wasn't too bad. It tastes like chicken too but all I can remember about it is driving down the road and my dad slamming on the brakes because he spotted a snapper and him flinging it into the trunk and then me and my siblings being scared to death of all the scatching going on in the trunk that we could hear through the backseat...freaked me out so maybe that is why I was never hot on snapping turtle.

Turtle is SO yummy.

I would definitely serve that if I could get it.

It's a bunch of work though. You gotta know what you are doing to get to the meat.

[E Daycare]

I serve the same thing to both bigger kids and thats it. My son is pretty good at eating anything so Im lucky thus far. This new dcb seems to really love his snacks and trying to get him to eat lunch has been an ordeal. Today it was grilled turkey and cheese, corn and red peppers and a pear. He stuck his fingers in all the pieces of his turkey and cheese and pushed everything else around with his fork. My son was "mmm mmm" so I knew it wasnt gross . Ive said this before: I think its because I dont serve Mac and Cheese and spaghettio Os though.

Come snack time he was a happy camper with his yogurt melts and dried straweberries though. Im making sure his snacks are worth it snacks since he pushes at his lunch. Surprise kiddo, those dried strawberries are good for you. LOL

[nannyde]

I serve the same thing to both bigger kids and thats it. My son is pretty good at eating anything so Im lucky thus far. This new dcb seems to really love his snacks and trying to get him to eat lunch has been an ordeal. Today it was grilled turkey and cheese, corn and red peppers and a pear. He stuck his fingers in all the pieces of his turkey and cheese and pushed everything else around with his fork. My son was "mmm mmm" so I knew it wasnt gross . Ive said this before: I think its because I dont serve Mac and Cheese and spaghettio Os though.

Come snack time he was a happy camper with his yogurt melts and dried straweberries though. Im making sure his snacks are worth it snacks since he pushes at his lunch. Surprise kiddo, those dried strawberries are good for you. LOL

Be beware with commercial yougurt. It has a TON of sugar in it. The reason kids like it is because it can be horked down quickly and has sugar, fat, and often a lot of salt.

[E Daycare]

Be beware with commercial yougurt. It has a TON of sugar in it. The reason kids like it is because it can be horked down quickly and has sugar, fat, and often a lot of salt.

Yeah when I feed them yogurt I give them plain and mix it with berries or freeze it. The yogurt melts are by Gerber and one of those snacks I keep on hand when the fuss butt wont eat anything else.

[Luna]

My very first dck was beyond fussy, as well as having a peanut allergy. Best of all, just because he liked something yesterday doesn't mean he'll like it today. I used to lay awake at night trying to think of stuff to feed this kid...ridiculous, I know. I totally threw in the towel and stopped stressing about it. Since then, my attitude is - Here's your food, eat it or don't eat it. See you at the table for the next meal. I never fix something else. I offer good healthy food, and it's up to them whether they eat it or not.

He told me once "I don't want this, I want <insert deep-fried-garbage-he-gets-at-home here>, so I told him he needed to go to a different restaurant. He said "This isn't a restaurant!!!"

[dEHmom]

Yeah when I feed them yogurt I give them plain and mix it with berries or freeze it. The yogurt melts are by Gerber and one of those snacks I keep on hand when the fuss butt wont eat anything else.

DCG gets plain yogurt, with granola bits in it. Sooo good. I'm sure you can drop just about anything in the yogurt though. sweet stuff if it's a treat, cereal, granola, bran, fruit, chocolate (mmmmm chocolate, DON'T TOUCH MY CHOCOLATE) p.s. I am very protective over my daily indulgence of chocolate. I've since switched to dark over milk chocolate but either way, chocolate in my house is for me only. NO ONE TOUCHES IT!