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By: calimama

calimama — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:59:28 +0000

It’s easy to say now what I want our family to be like in the years to
come. But just as I don’t want to be eating my plate and the kids, neither
do I hope to be making child specific meals for years to come. I don’t love
cooking that much!

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:36:46 +0000

I wanted to say I think it’s much harder with a small child and you’re doing great. Don’t feel bad about the small amounts that go to waste that he won’t eat. The alternatives- either you eating it which isn’t good or healthy- or letting him eat only what he likes- might reduce your waste even more but aren’t preferable. I think it’s great you’re training him to eat food that’s healthy. I have a friend who let her son set up what he likes to eat when he was about four and they still make him his own dinner every night at age 14! He only eats tortillas and beans and rice or noodles. It’s absolutely appalling. It’s a fact that kids will eat starches only if it’s up to them, but you have to keep getting them to taste other foods without forcing them, so that they’ll eat a healthy diet.

By: lala2074

lala2074 — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:48:27 +0000

I agree with you that meal planning is the best way to reduce food waste.

As far as the toddler food waste, it is hard with young children who sometimes don’t eat much and on other occasions want to eat everything on their plate and then some more! Don’t be too hard on yourself!

It sounds like you are doing a great job reducing food waste!