what to feed kids?

[sergio_101]

wanted to see how many people make special menus for their kids..

am i the only one who insists that his kid eats at the table and eats what everyone else is having?

am i the only one who is totally afraid to put kraft mac n cheese into a kid who is growing?

do tell!

[Food Network Fan]

I have a few alternatives for my son if he won't eat ANYTHING I am fixing. I usually get the individual servings of mac and cheese from the freezer section. I don't like the powder and box stuff either, powdered cheese is scary. Stouffer's is the best if you can get it on sale, but it's kinda high priced for a box of noodles. Marie Calendar has some that isn't bad and every so often I can get those 5 for 3 dollars so I stock up then. Ravioli is another favorite, and chicken noodle soup. I usually have a side of the individual applesauce cups to go along with them. Vegetables are a challenge, but mine loves green beans and those little frozen ears of corn are easy to fix individual for him. Mine won't eat potatoes, even french fries. So the applesauce fills in a lot. Example ... we have steak and baked potatoes I will usually fix green beans then, he will eat a little of the steak, usually cut from mine and green beans with applesauce. Chicken tenders are good for a quick fix with the little corn and maybe some apple slices.

Good luck! Been there.

[BerryBaby]

When our daughter was little, she ate what we ate. By the time she was five years old, she'd order her own dinner at a restaurant which was...."a petite fillet, please, with salad and dressing on the side." We made sure she had the proper etiquette when dining out as well.

Never catered to her, I would just make dinner and that was what we all ate. We all ate together as well. That's how my husband and I were brought up.

Now, I make all of my dogs dinner. She pretty much eats what we eat for dinner. Loves carrots, green beans, rice, mashed potatoes, steak and chicken, of course, watermelon, apples...spoiled? Sure, she is but why not?

[Food Network Fan]

Mine just wouldn't eat, and be hungry if I did that. Then he wouldn't be able to focus at school. He's hard headed. Must be from his daddy.

Even my cat is picky, during the pet food scare I thought he was going to starve to death. I tried tuna... boiled chicken ... lunch meat, he wanted HIS food.

[BerryBaby]

I'm surprised your cat didn't go for the tuna. I've never known a cat to turn that down! I never turn down tuna...I just love it.

[Food Network Fan]

He would eat a little of it. But not the way he eats his food. Then the vet told me not to give it to him because it had too much sodium. So then I couldn't get him to even take a bite of anything. I am glad that is over.