We used to proudly declare that our children “will eat anything” you put in front of them. They loved exploring new tastes and textures with little-to-no hesitation. At some point, everything changed.
We’re not sure why it happened and it was definitely a gradual shift that, at first, we mistakenly ignored as a fluke. But we can no longer turn a blind eye to the new attitude our children bring to the dinner table. Every meal is greeted with sneers, yucks, and pokes of a fork without ingesting much of anything.
So what to do?
We’ve tried our best to cook meals that we think are palette pleasing and kid-friendly while not compromising our homemade and vegetarian ideals. But more often than not, we find ourselves opening yet another BPA-free can of Annie’s Organic Bernie O’s pasta. It is a trend that doesn’t sit well with TRMom and Dad.
It is amazing how hard it is to nudge these pint-sized food critics into eating a simple, homemade meal. Even when they have helped prepare the meal, they are not interested. There is just no reasoning, no pleading, no coercing them into lifting a fork. And not wanting our kids to be hungry, we cave into making yet another meal that they declare satisfying- like the Annie’s O’s. It is a vicious circle.
Help this TR family find peace at meal time once again. How do you combat a picky eater in your home?