What are you canning now?

[WYNot]

Ouch. And I thought my folks were harsh when they made us sit there till we ate.

As for the saving of meals for the child... If it was mainly done with food that they dished out then decided not to eat. If the food was undished then it just stayed with the leftovers till they got served/used for another meal.

 

[Glasshen]

In this case, I think the picky one was DH. That makes it a lot more difficult. It is a form of control, though, kind of like ordering at a restaurant, and mine does it sometimes too. What I do when I don't want to cater to the powerful one is say, well, that is what I bought and have planned to make, so maybe you can find some leftovers on the refridge if you don't want to have this now. Find it enough of a challenge to procure, plan and prepare tasty nutritious meals without having the rug pulled out from under me at the last minute. Usually he eats what I have made.

 

[ducksanddoxies]

I always said I'd never cook two meals at once for my family and God gave me a child with severe food allergies! Ha! Thankfully my husband is NOT picky and will eat just about anything I cook. Boy #1 is picky mostly due to his food allergies and Boy #2 likes anything Boy #1 doesn't just to give me grief!

 

[rancher hicks]

I need to start with a spreadsheet to track what we use. It is hard because DH is so picky about what he will eat. He likes everything I make but never wants to have it for supper. "not hungry for that" or "not in the mood for that" whenever I suggest something. Soon, he will be making his own supper because I will give up. I will buy something to make for supper, and he say not in the mood for that so I will make something else and then what I bought will sit too long in the fridge and I will have to toss it.
As soon as I get a job, things will change around here. there will be a lot more crock-pot meals or things I can prep the night before and just toss in the oven when I get home.
I have canned baked beans and ham, chicken stew and just plain chicken in the past, so there will be a lot more of that going into the pantry this summer. it was nice to be able to dump, heat and eat. I hope to raise some meat chickens this summer.

I am looking for a good Green Enchilada Sauce recipe, so if anyone has one they would like to share, my DH would really appreciate it. Not a green chili recipe with pork, but the Enchilada sauce. we are getting spoiled by our favorite Mexican restaurant, and the canned stuff isn't so good anymore.

Well now I wish I could help. I've learned to eat one of two choices. Take it or leave it. If someone else is cooking you eat what they make is my motto. Can't be ungrateful when someone else is doing the cooking.

Lots of time DW plan on making something and then change her mind. Of course she's going through radiation so I give her lots of room. She won't eat what I cook even though it's just fine.

I got the chickens cuz I got tired of tossing things. They'll eat the stale bread and today they had left over rice. Yesterday it was pasta. I don't let things sit. If it's a few days old and they'll eat it I toss it out there.

Just threw a bunch of lemons in the compost. It's my own fault though. I should have stuck them in the freezer. Which reminds me I have to make a smoothie before the bananas go bad.

 

[rancher hicks]

"Easy" fix for the picky folks. Quit giving them the option. What is on the table is what is for dinner. Eat or go hungry. Complain enough and you get to do the cooking. Did the first one early with our kids. We'd try to make things they liked on occasion but we didn't let that dictate the menu. Meals were prepared, they either ate it or they didn't. If they didn't it was in Tupperware till the next meal and back to their plate it went. Yeah, they'll whine a lot at first (they are kids, they tend to do that) but eventually they'll figure out it does no good. They are the children, you are the adult. When they move out and pay their own way then they can eat what they want when they want.

Amen! That's how it's always been in our family as well, though I didn't save their food...they just had the option to eat or starve, but no alternatives would be offered. My parents made us kids eat it or we would get a whipping. If we gagged and threw it up, we would have to eat that too. I didn't go that route with my kids and they were given the option of not eating anything at all.

Well now I don't like certain stuff like mushrooms.

And I figure we all don't have the same taste buds in our mouths. So I would make the kids eat maybe six green beans or a little of everything. Of course that meant I had to eat Brussel Sprouts,

when they were made. Just a couple.

I remember a sermon at church about appreciation and appreciating the cook who made the meal. Being grateful for the food on the table. Too, there was a time when I was homeless and hungry.

Dinner time should be fun, not a battle ground. My kids still talk of the good times around our dinner table. Kids are people and should be treated with the same respect we adults want. We should set the example. Besides most of todays kids can afford to miss a meal. So if they eat just a little, what's the harm in that?

I hate when I hear adults say, Do as I say and not as I do. That's just wrong. Be the kind of parent you wish you had.

Three things a parent should do everyday. Tell there kids they love them. Three times.

Peace,

Rancher

 

[WYNot]

Yeah. We don't make things the kids, or we don't like. If it is something new, the kids have to at least take a couple bites to try it. We don't force them to eat things they flat out don't like.

The rule is for things we know they like and have eaten before. When they suddenly say I don't want X for dinner, I want Y. Basic response is tough, X is what was prepared. No battle. Just a simple statement. It also came into play a lot more when they were younger. Once they got older they started realizing the food we prepare is actually pretty good and no one is trying to poison them. Also helps when they realize what all goes into preparing a meal.

 

[rancher hicks]

One our favorites when their mother was out, was "Pizza muffins". English muffins toasted with spaghetti sauce and whatever all else they wanted. Lots of fun that one.

Every kid can make a Pizza Muffin.

 

[3goodeggs]

I used to make those when I was a kid. I would use sour cream instead of cheese.

Now I want one.

I started 'starch avoidance' this week so, maybe after I have shed a few pounds.

 

[Raech]

What to do with a potential 80 pounds of tomatoes? Dad had about 6 boxes of tomatoes rejected because the pallet shifted and the boxes got damaged but not crushed. He is going to try to sell them to a few stores around town that buy extra, but worst case, I get to can tomatoes. I have plenty of salsa yet, but I need some ideas please.

 

[WthrLady]

Ketchup, sauce, whole tomatoes, salsa, tomato soup