How can I get my 7-year-old to come to the kitchen when TV-games distract him? What should I do when the children consistently refuse to eat something that has the slightest resemblance to a vegetable? What do I do when the stress around eating just ...
How can I get my 7-year-old to come to the kitchen when TV-games distract him? What should I do when the children consistently refuse to eat something that has the slightest resemblance to a vegetable? What do I do when the stress around eating just gets worse and worse? Is the solution just to give in to the kids, and let the menu consist of sausage and macaroni? No, the answer is NO, loud and clear.
Food is enjoyment, and gathering together around the dinner table ought to be the highlight of the day, not the opposite. You don’t need any new cooking skills, or strange ingredients. It is about thinking afresh, and changing the concepts a bit. Let the kids be involved in controlling the process, let them in, and make the kitchen the most fun room in the house. Choose together. Let them influence what the food will taste like. Crispy is good? OK, then we can deep-fry with seeds and nuts.
Children are immature in their tastes and it takes at least ten attempts to get a new taste established. Don’t give up, have patience. Seventy or so recipes with tastes that all the family will like, dishes that will make everyone long for the dining table. Besides the recipes, there are tips for different seasonings, smart short-cuts, good accessories and so on.