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Friday, April 4, 2008
Do you make separate dinners for your kids?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After a day of testing recipes, I presented my family with a veritable smorgasbord for dinner last night. There were 3 pasta salads in addition to veggie burgers and a couple of other odds and ends.
My 9-year-old’s eyes lit up with enthusiasm, not knowing where to start. My older son announced, “There’s nothing to eat!”
Considering there was enough food to feed a small army, albeit not traditional “dinner fare” I was less than sympathetic. (The fact that he had also just been grounded for failing to complete a school assignment probably partially accounted for his less than chipper attitude.)
While there was a time, not too long ago, when I might have made sure I fixed a more conventional item for his dinner, I realized I’ve finally graduated to the “it is what it is” phase. YIPPEE!! At this point, my kids’ palates have been exposed to so many tastes and textures that I know what is reasonable to expect them to eat. It might not be a favorite, but it will definitely fill their tummies.
What about you? Do you, or did you, make multiple meals for family members? If not, do you have “bad” mom or dad guilt?
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