I grew up in a family where the dinner options were the good old "Take it or leave it". There were one or two things my sister or I couldn't stomach, and Mum wouldn't make those unless one of us wasn't there, but by and large we were expected to eat what was put in front of us, whether we particularly liked it or not. We didn't have to clear our plates, but nor were we allowed to turn our noses up at anything. We're both pretty good eaters now; neither of us is fussy and we will both give most foods a try.
I remember being surprised to hear from friends that their mums would cook two or three different meals each evening so that everyone could have something they liked. Sometimes these would be totally different meals - lasagne for one, say, and pie with chips for someone else etc. Most of these people seemed to be really picky eaters even as adults.
Is this something that people do? Do you com a different meal for each person? Does it lead to picky eaters? Or is it that a child is picky and it's less hassle to cook different meals? Or is it just a coincidence that the people I've known who had this are picky eaters?
I don't think I would ever bother cooking separate food for different people (except in the case of allergies/vegetarian etc). I would expect DS to eat what was put down, more or less. Am I being harsh?
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Do you cook several different meals for one sitting to suit everyone?
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WhyNotSmile · 15/02/2015 18:44
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