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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 693218" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>They would EACH be responsible for cooking dinner or paying for takeout at least 1-2 times a week with those snotty comments. Or they would eat PB&J every night for a few weeks.</p><p></p><p>I was and am the queen of picky eaters due to severe sensory issues, and I NEVER pulled nonsense like this. Your kids are just RUDE. </p><p></p><p>For an easy multi night meal, cook 2 pounds of pasta. The last few minutes of the boiling time, toss in 1-2 bags of frozen veggies. Drain it all into a big colander. Put into a giant ziploc and chill. Add your favorite salad dressing once cold - can be Italian, ranch, homemade, bottled, full calorie, low cal, whatever. You can add chicken or tuna or cheese or whatever protein source with the dressing. </p><p></p><p>Adding the dressing when the pasta is cold keeps it from being absorbed by the pasta and this cuts down on calories by a TON. It is great for summer when you want to keep the house cool.</p><p></p><p>I am serious about making them each cook one night a week. If they refuse, order takeout and make the child who refused to cook be the one who pays. Leave them alone with the delivery person and make sure you have your purse with you.</p><p></p><p>Cooking is an essential life skill and at their ages they will need it very soon.. Not making them learn is a bad parenting move. Who knows, maybe they will like it? My Tyler whined and moaned about it, but I overheard him bragging to a friend about what all he could cook one day - his friend was jealous, lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 693218, member: 1233"] They would EACH be responsible for cooking dinner or paying for takeout at least 1-2 times a week with those snotty comments. Or they would eat PB&J every night for a few weeks. I was and am the queen of picky eaters due to severe sensory issues, and I NEVER pulled nonsense like this. Your kids are just RUDE. For an easy multi night meal, cook 2 pounds of pasta. The last few minutes of the boiling time, toss in 1-2 bags of frozen veggies. Drain it all into a big colander. Put into a giant ziploc and chill. Add your favorite salad dressing once cold - can be Italian, ranch, homemade, bottled, full calorie, low cal, whatever. You can add chicken or tuna or cheese or whatever protein source with the dressing. Adding the dressing when the pasta is cold keeps it from being absorbed by the pasta and this cuts down on calories by a TON. It is great for summer when you want to keep the house cool. I am serious about making them each cook one night a week. If they refuse, order takeout and make the child who refused to cook be the one who pays. Leave them alone with the delivery person and make sure you have your purse with you. Cooking is an essential life skill and at their ages they will need it very soon.. Not making them learn is a bad parenting move. Who knows, maybe they will like it? My Tyler whined and moaned about it, but I overheard him bragging to a friend about what all he could cook one day - his friend was jealous, lol. [/QUOTE]
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