Opinions about fast food

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Originally posted by Cirdan
If my kid doesn't like it we just wait until he's hungry enough that it suddenly tastes good. Nobody will starve and the habit grows until the familiarity makes the food taste better. My son is the only 8-year old I know who loves a good salad.

Hey, someone after my own heart! All 3 of my kids LOVE salad! And our attitude about meals is - here's the dinner/lunch/breakfast that has been lovingly prepared for the family, you may eat it or not, but the next meal will be breakfast/dinner/lunch. They won't starve, and they sure learn to eat a lot more things And fruit is always available for between meals. It's not good for anyone in the house to have Mom be a short-order cook, taking separate orders from everyone. It might sound rather hard-hearted, but the kids also learn that their wants/needs are not at the center of the universe but there are other people just as important in the house, and if their favorite is not being served, then be happy for the person whose favorite is being served, and yours will come up again soon. Also, I make a variety of things with each meal, and they can usually find at least 2 things they like (but they usually like everything). I think it's sad to hear parents say "my kids only eat pbj's for every meal". Not good physically or mentally. Well, what a long post - I should have gone to the vent thread! PS - we all love Taco Bell, too!