Tell Tesco about the funny things your DCs say about where their food comes from and you could win a £200 voucher NOW CLOSED

[AngelieMumsnet]

Tesco have asked us to find out what the most amusing things Mumsnetters' DCs have said about their food.

Here’s what Tesco say, “Studies show that almost a third of primary school pupils believe that cheese comes from plants. Our Farm to Fork initiative is trying to help children to understand where their food comes from. Farm to Fork Trail Guides are dispelling all sorts of food myths for the children visiting our stores, but we’d love to hear what your DCs say at home”

So, what crackers have your kids come up with around the table? Perhaps they have their own creative theories on where their food comes from? Or do they have some particularly interesting names for their food?

Whatever it is, we’d love to hear it!

Everyone who adds their thoughts to the thread will be entered into a prize draw to win a £200 Tesco voucher.

Please note that any comments posted on this thread may be used by Tesco in further marketing material (anonymously, of course).

Thanks and good luck,

MNHQ

My fiance's daughter thinks that burgers are grown by planting the sesame seeds off the top of the bun!

Both my kids are pretty knowledgable about where food comes from. But the other day my youngest did ask if sausages were pig fingers. LOL

We don't hide where meat comes from but for some reason the eldest was convinced ham came from snakes for years despite being told otherwise

my youngest son was disgusted when he learnt where milk and eggs come from he was totally grossed out his words,mind you hes quite happy to eat a chicken drumstick he also thinks that the big goose eggs we got off a friend are dinosaur eggs lolas thats what daddy told him.

Food comes from the 'Police Station' because hubby once said to the little sweetie that you have to eat salad, as it is the law! :)

Our littlest one loves nothing more that a big plate of 'chippen & chips' followed by a large helping of dobberies (strawberries)

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My 6 yr old is awaiting autism diagnosis so everything black and white and he tends to know and understand where food comes from.
However he makes me laugh as he dont always recognise when he needs the bathroom we have to prompt him to go try. Some days he says non mummy i dont need a poo as my belly not had much food today to push the poo down

I told a friend that sometimes my daughter could be fussy about food. My daughter turns around and says to me maybe I should be a little bit fussier!

Hotdogs is the big one, still trying to convince my son they're nothing to do with dogs at all, made even more awkward by owning a dog he's very close to! One day it will sink in.

My daughter thought toad in the hole actually contained toad meat :)

My dad loves telling the story about my sister demanding "white mince" for tea and getting very cross that no one understood what she was talking about.

Turns out she wanted.....rice!

My son was a fussy eater, but his diet has improved somewhat since he discovered Minecraft. He is suddenly fascinated with where food comes from, and what it's 'spawned' from!

My 6 year old DD knows where most food comes from and understands that I am vegetarian because I choose not to eat meat or fish. However I gave her Quorn chicken style nuggets last week and referred to them as veggie chicken nuggets. She now believes they are made from chickens who have made the same food choice as me....

My three year old recognises all the brand labels so will tell you which supermarket each item has come from.

I just asked my 3 year old where food comes from. He replied.....Tesco :)

I dont like this pasta mummy.. I only like the green pasta seeds (they were peas!)

My son thinks all meat comes from a chicken and that eggs grow in the ground, not quite sure why!!

My eldest daughter thought potatoes grew from stones. We don't hide where food comes from and actually had her help growing some spuds this year... Ho hum, we try!

Not very interesting but I've got a friend whose son always asks for Cow Milk unless he is tired and then he asks for Mummy Milk. It makes me smile with admiration for her every time.

We farm, so the kids are pretty clued up with what comes from where, however we have had a couple of conversations about 'who' we were eating, and which particular part of the animal it was. They also wanted to know why we don't eat the eyeballs - I said I'd ask at Tesco - So? ........

My son is convinced that cows have a special teat that dispenses strawberry flavoured yoghurt!

Kids don't understand why cows don't drink milk......

The funniest was my little one calling a satsuma a "fat sumo". Wonder where that came from!

My sister was taken to the supermarket as a tot and was looking at the tins on the shelves - identifying carrots, beans, tomatoes etc.
Later we got home and she picked up a tin of cat food and said 'cats in here!!!' - it took a while to persuade her that it was food FOR cats rather than cat in a tin

Bread is a plant. Of course it is, it is made from flour, which is made from a plant. Therefore, bread is a plant.