forced feeding was:Does anyone have favorite veggies?

March 21, 2005

Me, too. I wasn't forced to eat everything on my plate and I don't

have any childhood trauma based on food. The only thing my mom did

was tell me that if I didn't eat I was going hungry because that's

all she was fixing. We were on a very strict budget and even at a

young age I understood that I was lucky to have a meal in front of me.

Although it probably killed my mom to fix this, one of my favorite

dinners was, fried egg with chips (french fries) and baked beans

(usually on toast).

My sister, on the other hand, has a heck of a time fixing anything

that her family will eat. She brought up her two boys thinking that

if they didn't like what she was fixing than she would fix something

specific for them. She'll fix a really nice meal and then the boys

(13 & 14) will want pizza or tv dinners or something else. Unless

she's making mashed potatoes, then they'll eat those.

Denise

, " Chanda/Maria "

<puterwitch@c...> wrote:

> ya know what the ticket is, well, what the ticket isn't,

pleeeeeeease, never force your kids to eat anything. " you aren't

leaving the table until you eat that "

> I was never forced to eat anything, and guess what, I even love the

lima beans now, when I was a kid I would rather die. LOL

> Blessings,

> Chanda

March 21, 2005

right.

Well, what I do, if princess doesn't like what I am making she can make herself

some easy mac, but like your mom, I won't cook again!

Same with me when I was a kid too, my mom wouldn't cook again either and I am

glad she didn't, even if it did mean having those awful pot pies every other

Friday. I can still see them sitting on the tray <gag> I ate as much as I

could, then made a peanut butter and jelly or something.

Blessing,s

Chanda

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organic_homestead

Monday, March 21, 2005 4:56 PM

forced feeding was:Re: Does anyone have favorite

veggies?

Me, too. I wasn't forced to eat everything on my plate and I don't

have any childhood trauma based on food. The only thing my mom did

was tell me that if I didn't eat I was going hungry because that's

all she was fixing. We were on a very strict budget and even at a

young age I understood that I was lucky to have a meal in front of me.

Although it probably killed my mom to fix this, one of my favorite

dinners was, fried egg with chips (french fries) and baked beans

(usually on toast).

My sister, on the other hand, has a heck of a time fixing anything

that her family will eat. She brought up her two boys thinking that

if they didn't like what she was fixing than she would fix something

specific for them. She'll fix a really nice meal and then the boys

(13 & 14) will want pizza or tv dinners or something else. Unless

she's making mashed potatoes, then they'll eat those.

Denise

, " Chanda/Maria "

<puterwitch@c...> wrote:

> ya know what the ticket is, well, what the ticket isn't,

pleeeeeeease, never force your kids to eat anything. " you aren't

leaving the table until you eat that "

> I was never forced to eat anything, and guess what, I even love the

lima beans now, when I was a kid I would rather die. LOL

> Blessings,

> Chanda

March 21, 2005

My mom (Italian as she is. ) spoiled us with food. She had been forced by

the nuns to eat things and she would stand up for me about stuff like that

(like the time I got in trouble at school for not eating mayonnaise...it's

not even healthy!) She is a picky eater and while I had to taste things, I

didn't have to eat them if I found them horrible. But then, I loved healthy

food. Veggies were always easy for me to eat (except onions ). I loved

spinach and okra and peas and carrots and all kinds of stuff. I've never

had liver in my life (she hated it and figured why cook it if she hates it)

though it was offered occasionally by my dad (who loves it), I was always

allowed to say no as long as I did it politely. My mom always had tons of

junk food around the house. My friends would go nuts over it when they came

over and while I'd have some sometimes, I wasn't too into junk food because

it wasn't forbidden. My brothers are pretty much the same way (one's vegan

like me, the other is vegetarian). My mom always wonders how she raised a

bunch of " health nuts " . I still have a sweet tooth, but it's usually

satisfied by a tiny bit of candy (a few jellybeans or a cafe mocha or

something.) Heck, my Italian grandmother used to try to feed us so many

sweets, even as kids, we'd be like " oh no cake please " .

Veronica

At 09:56 PM 3/21/2005 +0000, you wrote:

>Me, too. I wasn't forced to eat everything on my plate and I don't

>have any childhood trauma based on food. The only thing my mom did

>was tell me that if I didn't eat I was going hungry because that's

>all she was fixing. We were on a very strict budget and even at a

>young age I understood that I was lucky to have a meal in front of me.

>

>Although it probably killed my mom to fix this, one of my favorite

>dinners was, fried egg with chips (french fries) and baked beans

>(usually on toast).

>

>My sister, on the other hand, has a heck of a time fixing anything

>that her family will eat. She brought up her two boys thinking that

>if they didn't like what she was fixing than she would fix something

>specific for them. She'll fix a really nice meal and then the boys

>(13 & 14) will want pizza or tv dinners or something else. Unless

>she's making mashed potatoes, then they'll eat those.

>

>Denise

>

> , " Chanda/Maria "

><puterwitch@c...> wrote:

>

> > ya know what the ticket is, well, what the ticket isn't,

>pleeeeeeease, never force your kids to eat anything. " you aren't

>leaving the table until you eat that "

> > I was never forced to eat anything, and guess what, I even love the

>lima beans now, when I was a kid I would rather die. LOL

> > Blessings,

> > Chanda

>

March 23, 2005

thanks for sharing that veronica.

my mom liked liver and onions, but never forced me to eat it of course, until I

was pregnant with my first child (21 years ago) She guilted me into trying it

then saying that I needed it for strong blood etc. and not trying it was denying

the baby of said nutrients. OK, so I tried it reluctantly, and UGHHHHHHHHHH,

spit it out, LOL.

Blessings,

Chanda

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Diamond Dog

Monday, March 21, 2005 7:20 PM

Re: forced feeding was:Re: Does anyone have

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