Do you know what?/...I'm so sick of the f*cking veryday battle to get them to eat something half way decent that I feel like saying b*llocks to it all and feeding them shite!

[LadyTophamHatt]

Honestly I'm sick to ficking death of it.

Ds2 is currently getting into bed because of his refuse to eat a single spoon ful of bolognaise that had lumps ins. Tiny lumps of soft courgette and mushroom, all covered in bolognaise sause that he loves.

He's 5 yrs old FFS...he can eat lumps.

He was gagging and chockingand generally making a huge great deal of of it.

I took the plate away, after telling him to forget it a spit it out, threw it on top of the empty plates of Ds1+3 and broke it.

F*cking Great!

I replaced the cream cheese for normal cheddar though and didn't have any stock cubes.

Not sure how much cheese I put in weight wise, but it was about a 2x2 inch cube.

I added courgette and mushrooms too (funnily enough the ones that were left over from the spag bol that started this thread)

It was really really nice.
It sounds ridiculous but I'm really excited about telling DH that I made it and they ate it all...I'm still chuffed

I have to say though that there is absolutely no way I would be blending food. I have not blended anything since DD was 8 months old - apart from soup.

I gave them both a pot of stewed apple and raspberry that I had cooked and frozen. And after he had finished it DS asked for some "proper fruit". Cheeky so and so - I gave him an under ripe pear because rather ashamedly that was the only "proper" fruit we had in the house.

Just caught up with last few posts and I have to also say that recipe sounds delicious - especially with your additions LTH. Will have to remember to try it.

I made a lovely chicken dish tonight, with roast potatoes.

Dd1 "I will eat the chicken and mushrooms, but not the celery and peas". She ate most of what was on her plate.

Dd2 came to the table (after having moaned and whinged while I was making the meal), looked at her plate, and said "Can I just not even sit down?". I said "OK but there's nothing else". She walked away, had nothing and is probably really hungry now. BUT TOUGH .

I used to have angst about them being hungry, but now I just don't care [bad mother emoticon]. If I've made it and they don't eat it, well that's their choice (they are 7 & 9 btw, so not tiny).

Thanks for that LTH, will give it a go.

I made home-made chicken burgers today (and they were DELICIOUS, even dh agreed) with new potatoes, broccoli and leeks.

Ds1 took one look and said "I'm not hungry, can I get down now?"

Ds2 said "Don' like i' ... down..." after eating two pieces of potato (although to be fair, he did get tea at nursery today).

As someone said earlier on the thread - I could have just bypassed the plates and saved myself the washing up...

ditto bozza - can't imagine blending a pasta sauce and ESPECIALLY not a bolognese - yeuch, must end up with revolting consistency. what is wrong with lumps? the only thing I ever blend is soup.

I make normal "grown up" food for my children, they eat it, end of story. Sometimes they eat loads, sometimes they eat less, depends how hungry or tired they are.

if you never start down the road of nuggets and crap like that, then they don't know they exist (for many years at least). once they find out about them they have a palate for decent food and don't see what all the fuss is about.

I have complete control over what they eat for the first 4 years or so - so they eat normal food. seems like a no brainer to me...

and emsiewill, I would have said to the 7 year old that of COURSE she has to sit down at the table, it is suppertime, it isn't optional. and she can be courteous while she does it,please.

who exactly is the boss here?!

QPH, you are of course right, I should have said that, and usually do, just couldn't be bothered tonight.

(glass of wine with tea = mother who can't be arsed)

I make both my children sit at the table until everyone has finished. And also make them adult food - tonight was tagliatelle with chestnut mushrooms, garlic, yellow peppers, peas, cherry tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, red pesto and a little chilli.

I thought I was being draconian but obviously if this is etiquette in the "Pea" household I am on the right lines. Although, admittedly it has had the unfortunate side effect of 2yo DD learning to say that she is "bored".

i feed mine crap.
at least it gives them some calories, andi dont get stressed out so much.
although they do like fruit quite a bit.

today, tesco cheese pizza
yesterday, chicken nuggets and chips cooked in the oven
wed, left over homemade curry. or cheese sandwiches
tuesd left over homemade curry
mon homemade curry. or was it ?????? nah, i think it was fish fingers and chips that day.

you are good bozza, I don't make them stay at the table until everyone is finished until they are 3

This thread has me LOL and I keep reading things out to DH.

My DS (4) started to gag over lasagne and I thought he must really hate it to 'as he has gagged!!'how silly am I?

Where do they learn this stuff?

The boys had Dolmio sauce with tiny pasta tonight and sweetcorn and ate most of it up with a 'that was delicious, Mummy.' Why do we bother making our own?

i am fed up of feeding them different things and so from now on they will eat what we eat and starve if they dont want it.

So there.

But QPH surely it is easier before they are 3. DD is still strapped in! Although I have a sneaky suspicion that she could actually unfasten herself and get down. She does always climb up and fasten herself in.

give em a happy meal problems sorted

I know it's mad that I'm still blending the bologniase down (But I pleased that someone else does it too, Dumbledoresgirl)

The problem is that Ds2 wont eat the veg and Ds1 won't the eat meat so if I blend it neither of them know they're eating it. The consistency isn't expecially nice I have to say, it's certainly not smooth because I blend it as little as I can. Gritty is the only way to describe it. MMmmm yum!!

I suppose I've never got out of the habit of doing it really, When Ds2 started really enjoying it ds1 had started being fussy with the meat (at about 2.7yrs) so they both had it blended....then Ds3 came along and it continues one and on.

It's the only thing I do blend though.

Anyway...Don't spoil my good mood by making me feel silly for blending, they ate it and thats the main thing.
I'll make you eat some gritty bolognaise if you upset me further...I will you know......so you just watch it

please don't make me! now see what you've made me do.

bozza, my v independent minded children were all out of highchairs with straps and into a tripptrapp without the highchair bar at about 18-20 months. and refused baby cutlery about then too. ds2 in particular will NOT countenance any suggestion that he isn't actually 35. when asked aged 2.5 what he wanted to be when he grew up, he said "I want to drink coffee, and wine, and be a baddie"....

QPH - ROFL. that is sooo funny.
I made DS1 bacon sandwiches for dinner this week. He wasn't too impressed till I pointed out that when he stole my sandwich before, that had bacon in it. Why do they always prefer food when it's stolen?
An "Oi stop eating that" boosts the appitite of my little one no end.

Have to admit haven't read it all but how about putting very nice desserts in the middle of the table but only those that eat their dinners get a desserts. Still works with my 11 yr old DS. "I hate lasagne!!!!!" "You know I hate lasagne!!!".

Couldn't do that with ds3 still at the table, SHR.

He'd climb on the table and eat it.
It would work with ds2+3 though.....might just lock Ds3 in the understair cupboard while we eat, I'm sure he won't mind

QPH - DD is in a booster chair at the table - got rid of the huge ugly high chair when she was 12 months. TBH I personally would be quite happy for her not to be strapped in but she insists on fastening it up. I breed anal children.

LTH - at the consistency of grit.

DS2 ate carrot this evening. This is the boy who will only eat mushy peas or sweetcorn. Refushes point blank to try anything else.

yes it was only one bit, but he chewed it and swallowed it.

He'd eat a teeny tiny bit and instantly spit it out when I'd ask him to try before.

He actually ate a bit of carrot.

I was grinning like a cheshire cat after he ate it, really really happy. He was pretty pleased with himself too

refuses.....not sue how theat "h" got in there....

Hmm well DD didn't eat her chicken and root veg crumble with roast potatoes, cabbage and runner beans but - surprise - managed her strawberry tart, ice-cream and cream. DS polished off the lot. DD is starting to be awkward again - asking to hold my hand and playing different people off against each other as to who helps her. "ganma help, no mummy help, daddy come round" etc. Well tomorrow it is stopping.

Congratulations on the carrot, btw!

I bet she'd love some of my gritty bolognaise Bozza
Shall I send a food parcel??

I LOL at you congratulating me about the carrot....It's mad, isn;t it?? it's such a big thing with him not eating/trying new stuff without spitting it out as soon as it touches his tongue. I'd say 90% of the stuff I've asked him to try wouldn't have even reached his taste buds because it's in his mouth for such tiny amount ot time.

Well my two had lasagne and salad today.

Ds2 ate almost all his lasagne but refuses to touch any of the green stuff.

Ds1 ate most of his salad (except red pepper - which is fair enough, I guess) but "doesn't like lasagne".

Do they make one healthy child in combination?!