Over the years I have fed several children including my own. I have seen children eat..... a variety of manners and favorites. I have seen the dainty and or picky eaters. I have seen the children that will eat whatever is put in front of them. I have always had just one rule in my house when it comes to eating.... You don't have to like it but you do have to at least taste it. I won't be upset if you don't like it but please at least try a bit before you tell me you don't like something I have taken the time to cook.
Tonight I watched in amazement as my daughter's boyfriend ate his dinner. He was well mannered and at well of the meal he had ordered at the restaurant. My preteen son, only a few months younger than this other young man, at a good portion of his own dinner but was not able to finish it. Lisa's boyfriend proceded to finish my son's dinner. Mind you I was glad to see that the food was not wasted and I am in no means upset that he ate it, I was just sitting there in amazement at the amount of food this young man consumed. I am sure that he could have eaten even more had there been more to eat. Dinner would have cost me the same either way and the food was actually all eaten which is not always the case when we go to a restaurant.
I am not used to watching teenage boys eat. I had one brother while growing up and he ate what was put in front of him but was a picky kid so he didn't eat at home much. My son is small. He is not really a picky eater but tends to eat a lot of small meals throughout the day. I guess that is why I don't notice what he eats. I think the next time we take teenagers to dinner though I will pick an all you can eat buffet and let them eat and graze to their hearts content. =)
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