What kind of child doesn't like apple crumble?!

[BlowDryRat]

Light-hearted, before people bash me over the head for not considering children with sensory issues etc.

DD has a friend over to play. Lovely. I said we'd give the child dinner. I'm making a chilli for everyone. Child says she'll try it but probably won't like it. Ok, I can work with that.

I threw an apple crumble together and was thinking of adding tomatoes and sweetcorn to the rice, do at least she gets something. No. Child does not like tomatoes or apple crumble.

The tomatoes I can understand, but surely everyone like apple crumble?!

I now have fish fingers in the oven. These are apparently acceptable.

My dd likes the crumble and the fruit, but not together! I always do a little dish with just some crumble to cook on its own and she has stewed apple in a separate bowl. She’s always been a bit funny about different textures together.

Ah yes! Feeding other people's children! I now ask parents ahead of time for their childs favourite meal and that's what we have.

I do love chilli and crumble though

Damn you. I now need some apple crumble and custard!

I'm a teacher in an infant school and loads òf kids don't eat apple crumble. I don't get it!

How old is the friend?

I think YWBU to serve chilli and apple crumble if it was going to make you stressed if the kid didn't like their tea tbh. Mine do eat chilli but I wouldn't serve it to their friends unless I knew they ate it, and it's one of those things that can be quite variable in recipe, spiciness etc so if they're quite little it can put them off if it's not like the one their parents make. And I don't like apple crumble, not sure if my kids have ever had it (I've never served it to them!)

Kids can be fussy. If they are, something that looks like mush that they're unsure of, isn't going to be eaten. If they tried it they'd probably like it.

I have one fussy child and one who eats most things and will try anything, but even he isn’t a fan of apple crumble. I think it used to be a staple for families / school meals but now a fair number of kids wouldn’t be familiar with it.

Neither of mine would.
I think cooked/stewed fruit is an acquired taste

I'm pleased to find so many fellow people On this thread who dislike cooked fruit.

I like pretty much most fruits when raw but cooked/stewed fruit is not my thing at all. As an adult I'd grin and bear it if served and refusal would offend but I wouldn't have eaten apple crumble as a child.

I wouldn't have eaten chilli as a child either as couldn't handle anything remotely spicy.

I have never liked apple crumble

DS2 doesn't like jelly, ice cream, apple crumble, any type of fruit pie, cake or chocolate. I dont know where I got him from but I dont think he can be mine.

Lol, not everyone likes the taste/texture of apples.

When I was a kid I wouldn’t eat apples at all. I think it may have a lot to do with the tastes we are are exposed to at home (I was only ever given bananas). Maybe the child is in a similar situation.

As an adult, the only apple based dish I eat is my MIL’s apple crumble. The way she makes it makes the apple not taste too bad. I don’t really like fruit that much, so my heart sinks when I go somewhere and the only dessert on offer is fruit based dessert apart from MIL’s apple crumble

I love apple crumble and so does my 4 & 6 year old..

When I'm cooking for kids on their school residentials we have a set menu .Monday is spag bol followed by apple crumble with ice cream. I would say 25% of the kids want plain pasta with grated cheese and just a bowl of custard.

I’m sorry but neither of my children (age 11 and 9) would eat apple crumble. Or tomatoes in rice. Or indeed chilli if there was any spice or identifiable vegetables.

I have to agree with you - apple crumble & custard absolute heaven.

My brother won't touch it. He won't eat hot fruit of any description 🙄

Stewed apple is pretty sharp, when you're a child your taste buds are different so I guess it's just is too sharp for many. I'm not that big a fan of stewed fruit, although I like a lot of fruit.

Just to clarify - the only fruit I was given at home were bananas. I didn’t exist solely on bananas.

Not the point of the thread but YABU to serve crumble after chilli. Those two courses don’t go together at all.

I love crumble but I haven’t eaten chilli since I moved in with my partner three years ago because he hates it and cba with different dinners. Shame because I love chilli 😅

Mine don't like spaghetti hoops. WTF?! Can I return them for some real children?

We’ve only ever prepared one meal - no separate meals for DC’s. However when their friends were over I usually did pizza and ice cream so that everyone was happy.

Neither of mine would eat apple crumble.
Similar to how neither of mine would eat toad in the hole but would happily eat sausage and Yorkshire puddings.

Odd I know, but one of mine doesn't like biscuits/cake/puddings/chocolate but will eat KFC/McDonald's/Nandos all day long.

He's now 18 and will clearly never have a sweet tooth!

@Parker231

We’ve only ever prepared one meal - no separate meals for DC’s. However when their friends were over I usually did pizza and ice cream so that everyone was happy.

Mine eat pizza but can't have ice cream, as it's too far up the milk ladder (they're at melted cheese, hence pizza being OK)!

i wouldn't give a child chilli. I definitely wouldn't have eaten it either.

Apple crumble - yes please!