to think it's not child abuse to make the DC's....

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eat spanish style chickpea stew with wilted spinach . DD has made herself choke to get out of eating it and DS1 has been in tears at the table. I cannot believe the fuss they made! DS2 ate it all after a slap bit of gentle encouragement!!

DD screamed 'why can't we eat normal food like normal families?' When asked to elaborate she said we should eat mashed potatoes, chips, fishfingers and sausages etc (which we do eat as well as my veggie concoctions ).

I have also refused to buy their usual Cocopops and Cheerios and am making organic porridge with dessicated coconut and golden syrup for their breakfast and we were late for school this morning due to the amount of time it took for DS1 to take one spoonful . I am sick of them always wanting to eat crap (although even if I give them pizza or chips they usually don't eat much because they are constantly raiding the fridge). AIBU to take a stand or am I wasting my time??? They are aged between 7 & 12 BTW

god no
i have a fussy eater
cater to it imo
they add htings in gradually.
kids LIKE "nursery food" imo

I wouldnt eat that or porridge with coconut YUCK and I eat pretty healthily
Its a big change from pizza and fishfingers and beans to chick pea stew with wilted spinach!

build up to it a bit.

home made pizza and veg casseroles first maybe

and just stick with plain porridge at breakfast!!

and you dont start liking somethign becuase someone else says its nice or forces oyu to eat it

or at least i dont

dd was a really fussy eater despite my best efforts, that is why i like to boast when she eats chickpeas - she has always liked them.

"nursery food" - what like tapioca and rice pud? not ime.

Won´t they eat plain porridge-or would you allow a little sugar if necessary?

Sorry, but condensed milk-(heave!)

OK, if you know they like it, use it, if not it might be too sickly sweet like the syrup-if that´s the problem.

I thought the coconut suppose to go in the spinach and chickpeas, no?

But now i am very curious so i'm going to try porridge with coconut. Actually it sounds good to me, i imagine it yummy.Why did you all say yuck?

ds had chickpea curry tonight, can i join the chickpea club??

if they bawk at porridge go for readybrek - some stuff just less lumpy- mine (2,4,14) gobble it down.

Mind it's your fault they have got used to eating crap so dont be too hard on them!

What do they usually have for breakfast?

Perhaps porridge is too much of a leap?

Maybe they´re not keen on a hot breakfast?

mine had banana porridge (honey would be a naughty treat) for ages....veggie stodge of some variety describes about half the meas here.

which is not to say we don't have the occasional battle.

Although for me porride is only right with a dash of salt and nothing else.

so, no need to call the soc yet.

I would also like to know what is wrong with cheerios?? The advert says there is a lot of good in those little Os....

Eugh, porridge is devil's vomit.

Bung some fish fingers & chips in the oven, sit back & have a cup of tea/glass of wine, half an hour later, tea's on the table. Easy peasy, no hassle, no complaints - everybody's happy.

I'd let them eat junk if that's what they want & there's junk and junk iyswim - good sausages & burgers are healthy as are home-made pizzas.

Say to yourself 'this stage won't last forever' and defer the chick peas & spinach until they're old enough to appreciate it.

why are they constantly raiding the fridge? it's eat up at meal times or NO snacks. just don't buy in sncak foods, or make it inaccessible, and perhaps go easy on the lentil weaving stuff, whilst staying on the 'healthy' side of normal.

haven't read the whole thread but to the OP - in general, I am with you, but chickpeas are the work of the devil and the only food other than liver that I WILL NOT EAT (in any form at all ever) - so I would be mutinously siding with your DDs on that one

my DDs love porridge oats..they have a little golden syrup/honey or dollop of jam..not too thick...also if you can get it try Cream of Wheat or cornmeal they like them both too..I do give them cereal too..tbh depends whats on special offer ..but I rarely add sugar if my DH does they complain he adds too much

Will you come to my house andcook for me please OP?

What a strange op.

You seem to be creating a very tense and unpleasant eating enbironment, momma

I think the spanish stew thing sounds great, and my dd would gobble it up. You can't put coconut in porridge though, that is just wrong.

is the Stew like Dahl?..because you could do some with buttery mash and their fav veg that would be lovely

It's only great if you like it. That's the whol epoint.

YABU.
I like chickpeas and spinach now. But as a kid no way. I really vividly remember disliking stuff like this and my mum trying to get me to eat it and me retching cos it was sooooo vile. I honestly preferred to go hungry.

kids aren't hard wired to dislike this stuff yunno, familiarity from a young age is the way to go (combined with a healthy dose of eat-it-or-not-i-don't-care-but-i'll-happily-scoff-your-leftovers).

Making a 7 and 12 yr old eat it for the first time is just a huge waste of time and a thoroughly unpleasant experience.

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