If we're really being honest with ourselves, most
kids turn their noses up at vegetables, and prefer to eat stale French fries they found under the couch.
Not exact matches
My
kids who always
turn there
noses up at my gluten free baking thought I had made sourdough bread.
It
turned out fantastic — and the
kids, even the ones who usually
turned up their
noses at «carrots», absolutely loved it.
I imagine calling it «cheeseburger pie» may also get picky
kids who may otherwise
turn up their
noses at meatloaf.
If you think the
kids will
turn their
noses up at arugula and mushrooms, use the crust recipe as your starting point and add a simplified cheese and ham filling.
Perhaps we should add that to the list of great things about being a
kid: You don't
turn your
nose up at a little extra salt.
You would think my
kids would
turn their
noses up at the sound of stuffed cabbage rolls (they would) but when I gave them a dish of these for the first time, I didn't say too much about it and made sure to cut it
up real well so that cabbage just blended in with the meat and rice mixture.
This bread is an ode to my dad and the cinnamon raisin bread bars he'd toast for his breakfast every morning when I was a
kid (not for me — I
turned my
nose up at anything with mushy cooked raisins in it).
Ever notice how sensitive some
kids can be to strong perfumes, or
turn up their
noses at an overcooked, sulphurous bowl of cabbage?
«Good eaters» are the
kids who eat veggies regularly and willingly try new, not necessarily «
kid - friendly» foods, while their «picky» counterparts
turn up their
noses at anything that's not buttered noodles or chicken nuggets (or some equally bland, processed equivalent).
For example, even the possibly - more - enlightened
kids in Berkeley often
turn up their
noses at what sound like beautifully executed vegetable side dishes, either refusing to take them in the lunch line or dumping them in the trash (actually, in the compost pail, since this is Berkeley, after all).
@christina, I wish my
kid didn't
turn up his
nose at pasta.
So yes, while I enjoy good food and want my
kid to appreciate the finer things in life, I also want him to have the humility, perspective, and self - discipline not to take them for granted, feel entitled, or
turn up his
nose at a nutritionally sound lunch if an when it happens to fall below Cordon Bleu standards.
In the program that I work for we sit a plate of healthy food down in front of the
kids and they
turn their
noses up at it, and why wouldn't they I send home a form asking the parents for imput on the menus and all I get back is chicken nuggets and hot dogs and this year I even had one parent put oreos down for a snack!
If your
kids are still
turning up their
noses at lima beans, spinach, and other healthy ingredients, here are some tips for
turning the tide.
Some
kids can be fussy, and may
turn their
noses up at a glass of tap water.
My
kids can be picky eaters sometimes, and usually
turn their
noses up at foods like yams and brussels sprouts that we don't eat
at home.
If you're already battling
kids who
turn their
noses up at those good - for - you green veggies, a juicer may be the investment you need.
Even as a
kid I always
turned my
nose up at the usual Easter basket (minus a couple...
While few
kids would
turn their
noses up at masses of presents, overloading them with gifts may actually be doing harm.
Fish is not renowned for being one of the most
kid - friendly of foods — many of us
turned our
noses up at anything with gills and fins when we were in grade school — but tuna is one of the rare exceptions.
Like a little
kid who refuses to eat anything other than Poptarts, your bun may
turn up their
nose at their hay and pellets in the hope that you will give them fruit.