[blparent] meals and snacks

Mon Aug 29 15:52:09 UTC 2011

I agree completely, Rebecca.  I don't believe in forcking a kid to eat 
something, but I also don't believe in making completely separate meals. 
I'm not a short order cook.  So if one of the kids doesn't want what's 
served, there are a couple of healthy choices available that evening, but no 
sweets or desserts.  My mom tried to make me sit at the table once till I 
ate what was on my plate--she gave up at midnight, and if she hadn't, I 
probably would still be sitting there, even though the house I grew up in 
has new owners now!

As far as the line about starving children, my answer as a kid was that Fed 
Ex guaranteed delivery anywhere in the world in 24 hours.  (I never said I 
was always a good kid.)  I'll try never to use that line because it's been 
sprung on kids for decades, maybe longer, and I doubt if it's ever gotten 
one of them to eat anything.

Jo Elizabeth

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself--nameless, unreasoning, 
unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into 
advance."--Franklin D. Roosevelt

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From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 9:04 AM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] meals and snacks

> News flash, Nicky, your parents don't care about starving kids, they just 
> didn't want to make a separate meal for you:)
> Nothing wrong with that, I'm just calling this one differently.
>
> Not sure what exactly you want with this post, do you mean dinner ideas 
> for everybody or quick meals for your son.
>
> At our house, our daughter is welcome to whatever we're having. If she 
> doesn't like it, she can have a couple options that require minimum 
> effert.
> I'm not big into getting kids to eat stuff they don't like. It seems 
> almost cruel being that our individual sense of smell and taste are so 
> unique. Also texture matters too and so do associations between food and 
> events.  Also, some foods are just harder to eat and less pleasant.
>
>    I also subscribe to the theory that a healthy body will do what it 
> needs to do.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Nikki
> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 5:56 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] meals and snacks
>
>    Yes. Mainly dinner ideas, thank you.
> I want to stay away from processed foods if possible, like Hamburger, Tuna
> Helper, those Betty Crocker meals in a box, etc.
> My parents have said "you eat what is put in front of you or don't eat at
> all" because you're lucky to even have food. There are starving children 
> out
> there that don't get anything to eat.
> Besides, you should introduce different kinds of foods.
>
> For a long time my son hated peas until my dad made a dish where you can't
> even taste them.
> He still doesn't like sweet bell peppers, white potatoes, just to name a
> few.
> He has grown to tolerate summer squash.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 4:25 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] meals and snacks
>
> It's kind of a broad question because it depends on what you and your 
> family
> like to eat.  I often give Sarah cheese slices as a snack, or cut up fruit
> such as grapes and strawberries.  She loves bananas, which she now eats
> whole, "like a monkey."  Raisins, cereal bars or dry cereal, whole grain
> crackers, dried fruit such as prunes or apricots, and fruit leather are 
> all
> good options.
>
> One meal that I make if I'm in a big hurry is a casserole that starts out
> with a box of macaroni and cheese, which you cook as you usually 
> would--boil
> the pasta for about 10 mintes and drain, add the powdered cheese mix and
> stir in.  Then I add a can of cream of mushroom soup and some canned or
> frozen vegetables, usually peas or peas and carrots.  The casserole can be
> made with ground beef that has been browned and drained of grease, but the
> really nice, easy thing about it is that if you don't have time to bother
> with cooking meat, you can plunk a couple of chicken pieces or pork chops 
> on
> top of the macaroni mixture in an 8 by 8 inch square pan and bake the 
> whole
> thing for about 45 minutes, or till the meat is done.  Or you can mix in
> tuna and bake for 30 minutes or so, till hot.
>
> Another easy recipe that involves baking is to pour a half a cup of 
> uncooked
> rice into a baking pan, then add a cup of water or milk and a can of cream
> of mushroom soup.  Stir the mixture together, add some canned or frozen
> veggies if you want, or some canned mushrooms.  Lay chicken pieces on top 
> of
> the rice mixture and bake, covered with aluminum foil, about an hour or 
> till
> rice is tender and chicken is done.
>
> Other people will have more ideas, I'm sure.  But I hope those easy 
> recipes
> are a place to start.  You could also try using dinner kits such as Tuna
> Helper, which are fairly filling and easy to make.  For directions, check
> out www.directionsforme.org
> .  Anjelina posted  the site to the list a little while back, and it's
> handy.  There are canned meals such as Le Choi Chinese food or stew or 
> chili
> that just have to be heated up, and jarred spaghetti sauces and frozen
> meatballs that are easy to put together.  Just heat the meatballs in the
> sauce, boil up some spaghetti, and dinner's done.
>
> Bran also posted an accessible family recipe site.  It's
> www.mealmakeovermoms.com.  I haven't had a chance to explore it too much,
> but it looks accessible.
>
> Good luck,
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself--nameless, unreasoning,
> unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into
> advance."--Franklin D. Roosevelt
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Nikki" <daizies304 at comcast.net>
> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 1:34 PM
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] meals and snacks
>
>>    well, both.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Jo Elizabeth Pinto
>> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 1:35 PM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] meals and snacks
>>
>> Ideas for which?
>>
>> Jo Elizabeth
>>
>> "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself--nameless, unreasoning,
>> unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into
>> advance."--Franklin D. Roosevelt
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Nikki" <daizies304 at comcast.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 12:18 PM
>> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [blparent] meals and snacks
>>
>>>    Hi all.
>>> I know this is probably not the list to be talking about food, but it
>>> concerns kids.
>>> I’m wondering if any of you have any quick and easy ideas to share, that
>>> I could try?
>>> I’m not talking big and elaborate. Just simple.
>>> Thanks.
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