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Nannyp

I cannot remember what the rules were when I was young...although I am sure the emphasis on finishing what was on my plate was there. Oh, in fact, I remember, "Think of all those children starving in Biafra"

I also remember the rule (I think there was only one, but of course, I know I could be corrected

) when Jo and Phil were young, and that was, if it was Sunday, you had to eat all the veg on your plate (and yes, including the brussels).

What rules did you have as a child, or did you make for your children?
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MissMuppet · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:09 pm Post subject:

I don't remember any rules...

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Nannyp · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:39 pm Post subject:

Not the eat all your veg on Sunday rules

Damn, I should have been a stricter mum

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dingsy · Moderator Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 931 Location: Devon

Both our kids were pretty good with food (poor Jennifer had pureed cauliflower as her first taste of solid food

) They both obviously had likes and dislikes, but the only "rule" was if a food was appearing for the first time, that they should at least try it. Not surprisingly, this lead to neither of them being faddy eaters-it was a simple strategy, but most times they found that they liked what they tasted. With the exception of mushrooms (Iain), and tomatoes (Jennifer). Will never forget father in laws face when he saw them tucking into black pudding for the first time!

I never made puddings or desserts mid week (cruel mother that I am), but if they finshed their meal, then they could have a biscuit or two.

I had quite a sraightforward approach to food with them I NEVER, not once, used packets/jars of baby food-surely one of the biggest rip offs known to man! We had a large kitchen, one end of which was given over to a play area for them, and often they would wander over and "help", or pinch bits of veg, etc.

Manta Ray a l'Anglaise · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:14 pm Post subject:

I can't remember . . . I read this earlier and have been thinking about it to try. My mum and grandma ran a wool shop and grandma used to cook the dinner on shop days (early closing Mondays and closed all day Wednesday) It was the main meal of the day at 12 o clock midday and then just tea - bread and jam at 4pm when I got in from school. I can't remember any supper so there probably wasn't any. Grandma's dinners were lovely and there was always pudding - very often milk. Highlights for tea was when somebody has visited the pork butchers and bought dripping. . . . . .I think I've always been a greedy pig

Getting my own children to eat - well they had their dislikes James hated liver - but loves it now, and then there's the funny story about the sheeps milk. . . . - another time. . . . and the homemade butter. . . . I've always cooked too - no instant or ready meals, and often in the past I've put a meal on the table that has all been home grown, including the meat, so my children grew up knowing the name of the animal we were eating.
I think I'm rambling now

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Nannyp · Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:11 am Post subject:

Jo would eat brussels as a toddler and then moved on to dislike them as she became older. I suspect she likes them again now

I hated and still do, offal..and surprisingly, it was the one thing I was allowed to avoid as a child. Mum always did me sausages on Liver day

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Davbro · Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:24 pm Post subject:

I think the only rules were to use knife and fork correctly, no elbows on the table, eat what was put in front of you and no talking at the table.
The one thing I used to hate was Sunday teatime, to finish off it was always fruit cocktail with evaporated milk and bread and butter. This put me off eating bread for about 45 years and it is only latterly I have started eating it again.

milkmaid · Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 2:46 pm Post subject:

my mum was an awful cook ,even being italian
we had to eat evrything and everything no matter what ,she used to make this bacon and cabbage soup ,it was ok but it was 4 days a week q11

,my children had to try ,ali eats everything funny about tomatoes but will eat them
so does nonie
gizzy eats most things except scrambled eggs and fried eggs

and kerry ates everything apart from tomatoes as well although will eat them sometimes we have a lot of puddings milk based it's what happens when you have 2 milking goats q15

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caprice62 · Commis Chef Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 144

my mum was also an awful cook

her idea of roast chicken was to get a packet of lard open it up and squish it onto the chicken in the roasting tray and then add water cook until frazzled q20

I wish that I had not forced my kids to eat brussels and liver cos thats all they bloody remember about their childhood q10

Nannyp · Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject:

Sounds awful, makes me pleased that Jo doesn't remember the rules

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