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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 407533" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I agree that the mothers need to get their heads together. You will of course have different ideas and different approaches, but each woman's kid needs to be handled according to her wishes. That is the key. </p><p></p><p>As for feeding the kids - if you cook like I do, you plan well ahead, you cook a balanced, nourishing, tasty meal and can stretch it a lot of the time too where needed. But to be feeding a kid who is just using you to get extra calories when he already has more tan his mother is happy with - if you can ask his mother point-blank, "Would you prefer I did not feed your kid, even if what I have prepared is balanced?" then respect those wishes and tell the kid, "You mother has asked me to not spoil your appetite; she has your dinner ready for you when you get home."</p><p></p><p>I tend to cook well ahead and cook extra. What I cook can generally be re-heated quickly, too. There are a lot of meals that can be simmering in the crock-pot (or similar) so to serve up is a quick job. Example - I made osso bucco last night, I simmer it very slowly on the stove. We cooked some potatoes and kumara at mother in law's, reheated the pot of osso bucco, mashed the vegetables and served it up. Leftover potato and kumara is in mother in law's fridge for me to turn into gnocchi on Thursday evening. The rest of the osso bucco I brought home. difficult child 3 asked for me to get him some lunch today (while he kept working on his Maths) so all I had to do was re-heat a serve of osso bucco. But - no mashed potato to serve it with! So I quickly microwaved a small serve of rice. From request for lunch to serving it up, took me 12 minutes. What he got was nourishing, filling, tasty and balanced. I estimate there were (besides the veal) 12 different plant products in that dish. At least. I've found that the more different plants you eat in one day, the healthier your diet tends to be. An Aussie diet expert says we should aim to eat at least a dozen different plants each day. Even a sprinkle of herbs counts as a separate plant. I find it also teaches my kids to appreciate a range of flavours and textures, which has stood them in good stead as they get older and have to mix in the real world.</p><p></p><p>So don't be put off cooking if you enjoy it. Don't even fret if you have to feed two kids but not a third. Explain to the kid missing out, that his mother's rules must stand even under your roof. He can have a glass of water at the table while the others eat, so he's not left out socially. And if you feel you need to make the others wait - do so, knowing that the microwave oven is one of the best recent gifts to the modern kitchen.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 407533, member: 1991"] I agree that the mothers need to get their heads together. You will of course have different ideas and different approaches, but each woman's kid needs to be handled according to her wishes. That is the key. As for feeding the kids - if you cook like I do, you plan well ahead, you cook a balanced, nourishing, tasty meal and can stretch it a lot of the time too where needed. But to be feeding a kid who is just using you to get extra calories when he already has more tan his mother is happy with - if you can ask his mother point-blank, "Would you prefer I did not feed your kid, even if what I have prepared is balanced?" then respect those wishes and tell the kid, "You mother has asked me to not spoil your appetite; she has your dinner ready for you when you get home." I tend to cook well ahead and cook extra. What I cook can generally be re-heated quickly, too. There are a lot of meals that can be simmering in the crock-pot (or similar) so to serve up is a quick job. Example - I made osso bucco last night, I simmer it very slowly on the stove. We cooked some potatoes and kumara at mother in law's, reheated the pot of osso bucco, mashed the vegetables and served it up. Leftover potato and kumara is in mother in law's fridge for me to turn into gnocchi on Thursday evening. The rest of the osso bucco I brought home. difficult child 3 asked for me to get him some lunch today (while he kept working on his Maths) so all I had to do was re-heat a serve of osso bucco. But - no mashed potato to serve it with! So I quickly microwaved a small serve of rice. From request for lunch to serving it up, took me 12 minutes. What he got was nourishing, filling, tasty and balanced. I estimate there were (besides the veal) 12 different plant products in that dish. At least. I've found that the more different plants you eat in one day, the healthier your diet tends to be. An Aussie diet expert says we should aim to eat at least a dozen different plants each day. Even a sprinkle of herbs counts as a separate plant. I find it also teaches my kids to appreciate a range of flavours and textures, which has stood them in good stead as they get older and have to mix in the real world. So don't be put off cooking if you enjoy it. Don't even fret if you have to feed two kids but not a third. Explain to the kid missing out, that his mother's rules must stand even under your roof. He can have a glass of water at the table while the others eat, so he's not left out socially. And if you feel you need to make the others wait - do so, knowing that the microwave oven is one of the best recent gifts to the modern kitchen. Marg [/QUOTE]
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