I told dd that ham came from pigs ....

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rickman · 15/04/2006 23:04

and she didn't believe me. When I repeated it, she refused to eat it. As she has such a limited diet, I back tracked a bit and said that ham was ham. How old are they before they believe you and should you tell them anyway?

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marthamoo · 15/04/2006 23:05

I've told mine from the outset and it's never been a problem - but, if she's fussy with her food, fwiw, I would have done the same as you and backtracked furiously

kid · 15/04/2006 23:06

I tell my kids what they are eating and always have. That way they are not put off when they find out as they have always known what it was. DS is 4 and eats anything and everything!

zebraz · 15/04/2006 23:06

I tell them, they're gonna find out anyway. But they don't have limited diets, admittedly.

wheresmyfroggy · 15/04/2006 23:12

My dad told me when i was about three and had to spend the next two years telling me absolutely everything was chicken

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rickman · 15/04/2006 23:14

She doesn't seem bothered about chickens for some reason, there is no way she will eat a pig though!

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wheresmyfroggy · 15/04/2006 23:17

Niether was i bothered about chickens, wonder why???

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rickman · 15/04/2006 23:27

Maybe it's because they have pecky, pointy beaks and beady little eyes?!

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GarfieldsGirl · 16/04/2006 08:58

ds1 knows what meat comes from which animal and finds it funny that he's eating cow, pig etc. We have to call shepherds pie 'cottage pie with lamb' though, because no matter how much we tell him otherwise he's convinced that he's eating a shepherd!

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