What about eating issues?

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What about eating issues?
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Fri, 06-10-2005 - 2:24pm

We have debated sleeping issues to death once again....so what about another one of the issues of childhood....eating and/or not eating?


My kids eat just about anything and have a pretty well rounded diet.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 09-04-1997
Tue, 06-14-2005 - 6:05pm
My kids have been taught to say, "No thanks, I don't care for any," since they were able to talk. They say it at home and when we were out and there is something they don't want for some reason. It's not rocket science and it's polite. I don't think you're in for any nasty surprises from your children.
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Registered: 12-29-2004
Tue, 06-14-2005 - 6:08pm
Oh yeah. That's supposed to be a delicacy somewhere. Like on the tundra or on Mars. E-e-e-w-w is right. My old grandma used to butter my bread so that the butter was half an inch thick. To her, a luxury (WWII and all that), but to me, strictly yuck. She used to spread lard on her bread. More WWII poverty stuff. Double yuck. How do they get like that?
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Registered: 09-04-1997
Tue, 06-14-2005 - 6:10pm
No, but hopefully you have enough vegan side dishes that he can make a meal of them?
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Registered: 09-04-1997
Tue, 06-14-2005 - 6:12pm
And she says she doesn't get PMS.....
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Registered: 03-29-2003
Tue, 06-14-2005 - 6:22pm

Yes, it's very old-school and masculine. The live lobsters on the carts are what kill me. It's so macabre. I don't eat red meat any more, but damn, they make a good filet mignon.

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Registered: 12-29-2004
Tue, 06-14-2005 - 6:26pm
I think vegans are like koalas - just microwave some eucalyptus leaves.
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Registered: 12-29-2004
Tue, 06-14-2005 - 6:27pm
And don't forget the KitKats!
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Registered: 09-04-1997
Tue, 06-14-2005 - 6:28pm
Actually, I think the rude thing is really being over-concerned about what other people eat or don't eat. I've witnessed things like over-zealous hostesses insisting that people go ahead and try stuff that they are allergic to, claiming that "there's only a tiny bit of shrimp in here, I am sure it won't hurt you" to a friend who is very allergic to all shellfish, stuff like that. When we invite guests over for the first time I always enquire about any food allergies or special dietary needs, and yes, I do cater to them, I want people to be comfortable in my home and would never expect them to eat food that they can't or won't. There is usually so much food that anyone with specific food problems can find something to fill his or her plate with, even if they can't eat some things. Why would you invite someone over (not you, but other people on this thread) and serve them food they find unpleasant? Seems kinda cruel to me!
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 06-14-2005 - 6:33pm
If I had six guests then I would not serve a dessert I knew one of them did not like. If it were a large enough group to have two desserts then I might.
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Registered: 12-29-2004
Tue, 06-14-2005 - 6:36pm

ITA your whole post. This pushing food on people is beyond gauche. And you cannot invite people over and make no effort to see there are a couple of things they can safely eat.

It gets a little complicated sometimes, though. There was a funny article in the New York Times Sunday supplement a few weeks ago on this topic. About how Miss So-and-so arrives without RSVPing to a dinner party and announces, "I don't "do" wheat, dairy or meat!" Like, Now Hear This!

Some of the food faddism nowadays makes it hard to be considerate.

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