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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Apr 11, 2014 20:48:39 GMT -5
I buy (small) prepared salads at my store. (NOT bagged salads from the produce dept), but freshly prepared mixed salads made daily & sold in the deli dept - my store has a freshly prepared hot/cold meals station, sandwich bar, as well as a sushi bar.
I can buy a small (or large) *prepared today* salad and bring it home, and add my own dressing or meat or whatever to it for a meal/side-dish. They have ice-burg salads, romaine, Caesar, etc.
It beats me having to buy a whole head of lettuce and a few tomatoes, carrots, cukes, croutons, whatever and come home, make a salad, and end up chucking half that produce in a few days when it wilts or gets soft.
If I buy one of their large salads, that's good for two days - under $5 total, so $2.50/portion. I have a large selection of dressings at home in my fridge to add to them.
The only thing extra I might have to buy is a couple of tomatoes - but I'll use one for the salad and one for BLT's.
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Post by dannylion on Apr 12, 2014 11:09:43 GMT -5
I always seem to buy one more avacado than I need and it doesn't get used... I need to fix that ... You don't need to put avocado into anything to eat it. It's good on its own with just salt and pepper or maybe a little Italian dressing. Yum.
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Post by The Captain on Apr 12, 2014 11:11:10 GMT -5
The best avocado ever - sprinkle with a little Kosher or flake salt and drizzle with balsamic vinegar.
Yum!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 14:09:27 GMT -5
I know, I tend to think of it as an ingredient and say, well I don't have time to make wraps... And then forget just to eat the damn thing... I need to restructure my thinking on the avacado...!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 16:27:34 GMT -5
Oped, try moving it to the area where you go most in the fridge or on the counter. I know I have veggies, but if I put the one that need to be eaten on the shelf in the fridge then I actually remember to use them. Somehow in the drawer ends up in the trash. Out of sight, out of mind, I guess.
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Post by dannylion on Apr 12, 2014 17:17:27 GMT -5
About the only thing I miss about living in California is being able to have avocado trees in the back yard. Avocado trees won't grow in Maryland.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 21:22:05 GMT -5
If they throw edible food away, they're not hungry enough.
This. Sometimes you can't do anything about kids. I fainted from lack of food as a kid because my mom decided to say that I was going to eat my meal of soup. I was to eat the soup and only the soup until I finished it. I was allowed to bring lunch to school because there was no where to heat the soup up. Three days later (of only eating a jelly sandwich and an apple during lunch), I fainted at school and ended up in the ER since they did not know what was wrong with me. I still did not finish that damn soup.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 21:23:35 GMT -5
I took home economics in the 8th grade (eons ago). All we learned was how to make cookies and biscuits. Oh, and how to sew a stupid pillow. My pillow was pathetic and sad! There was zilch taught about healthy eating back then. I am glad to see that has changed but it also may just be the area where you live. Some how I doubt schools in the Ozark mountains are teaching kids about healthy eating but I could be wrong We did not have a home ec in my school and I graduated in 2002.
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Post by sunshinegal1981 on Apr 13, 2014 1:43:45 GMT -5
Sometimes you can't do anything about kids. I fainted from lack of food as a kid because my mom decided to say that I was going to eat my meal of soup. I was to eat the soup and only the soup until I finished it. I was allowed to bring lunch to school because there was no where to heat the soup up. Three days later (of only eating a jelly sandwich and an apple during lunch), I fainted at school and ended up in the ER since they did not know what was wrong with me. I still did not finish that damn soup. Well... Wow. I stand corrected, in that case. Lol. How old were you? Do you remember feeling hungry? What kind of soup was it? What was it about the soup that made you not want to eat it? (Kids are weird.)
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Post by resolution on Apr 13, 2014 5:31:14 GMT -5
I remember sitting at the table for hours trying to gag down cold liver for a similar reason. Every time i tried to swallow it triggered a gag reflex and was back up in my mouth.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2014 7:40:39 GMT -5
My son has done that a few times. The first time we went to Romania I was unprepared and he wouldn't eat or drink so long that he we was sick and dehydrated.. Scary. You honestly couldn't make him eat, he'd rather starve.
We do have bad gag reflexes. As I've said before, I stopped early with the have to try its when dinner would just end up back on the plate...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2014 8:01:20 GMT -5
I fainted from lack of food as a kid because my mom decided to say that I was going to eat my meal of soup. I was to eat the soup and only the soup until I finished it. Sorry, but that sounds like child abuse to me. Something cold and (probably) greasy would activate my gag reflex, too. I assume you're not talking about gazpacho or vichyssoise here, both of which are meant to be served cold. We all have "gag reflex" foods and I agree- not much you can do in that case. I was referring to cases where the food thrown out is edible but just not to their liking.
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Post by lexxy703 on Apr 14, 2014 10:15:37 GMT -5
Sometimes you can't do anything about kids. I fainted from lack of food as a kid because my mom decided to say that I was going to eat my meal of soup. I was to eat the soup and only the soup until I finished it. I was allowed to bring lunch to school because there was no where to heat the soup up. Three days later (of only eating a jelly sandwich and an apple during lunch), I fainted at school and ended up in the ER since they did not know what was wrong with me. I still did not finish that damn soup. My parents did the same thing to me except it was peas. Nothing else to eat until I ate those peas. I didn't faint but finally on the third day my dad force fed them to me. I puked but was then allowed to eat again.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Apr 14, 2014 10:18:52 GMT -5
I know, I tend to think of it as an ingredient and say, well I don't have time to make wraps... And then forget just to eat the damn thing... I need to restructure my thinking on the avacado...! I firmly believe there's no such thing as a good avocado. However, my husband and both kids eat a couple of them a week. Avocado is one of the foods I refused to demo for the kids when they were starting solids. I made DH do it.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Apr 14, 2014 10:21:42 GMT -5
Sometimes you can't do anything about kids. I fainted from lack of food as a kid because my mom decided to say that I was going to eat my meal of soup. I was to eat the soup and only the soup until I finished it. I was allowed to bring lunch to school because there was no where to heat the soup up. Three days later (of only eating a jelly sandwich and an apple during lunch), I fainted at school and ended up in the ER since they did not know what was wrong with me. I still did not finish that damn soup. My parents did the same thing to me except it was peas. Nothing else to eat until I ate those peas. I didn't faint but finally on the third day my dad force fed them to me. I puked but was then allowed to eat again. <Beth wonders if she scarred her kids for life by insisting they eat the mini hot dogs yesterday before getting anything else...>
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2014 10:25:20 GMT -5
I don't get the force feeding thing. My mom did that with me as well and I still won't eat those things. All I have is negative associations with them to this day. I offer. I suggest. I might even bribe a try. If they still refuse, whatever.
I have one picky gagger like I was and one that eats everything and loves veggies.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Apr 14, 2014 10:28:48 GMT -5
See, I asked them if they wanted mini hot dogs. They enthusiastically said yes. They'd been eating salami. They had other foods after that. And I finished off the mini hot dogs and I won't buy them again. It's frustrating to work with them on what they want to eat and then have them not eat it.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Apr 14, 2014 10:33:29 GMT -5
I made meatballs on Thursday. Gwen said "Like grandma" and I said yes. She was all excited and kept talking about having meatballs for dinner. 20 minutes later I put her plate in front of her. "I don't like meatballs"
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Apr 14, 2014 10:39:38 GMT -5
I made meatballs on Thursday. Gwen said "Like grandma" and I said yes. She was all excited and kept talking about having meatballs for dinner. 20 minutes later I put her plate in front of her. "I don't like meatballs" Yep. And that's when my rule of "you must eat x bites" comes into play. Esp. when I know damn well it's something they do like. But the damn mini hot dogs were a whopping 4 bites after I dutifully cut them up for the kids (per their request) so they could damn well eat the entire thing.
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Post by lexxy703 on Apr 14, 2014 10:55:39 GMT -5
Beth & Drama your posts are too funny!
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Apr 14, 2014 10:57:32 GMT -5
Beth & Drama your posts are too funny! Thank you. Thank you. We'll be here all week.
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Post by tloonya on Apr 14, 2014 11:16:26 GMT -5
Sometimes you can't do anything about kids. I fainted from lack of food as a kid because my mom decided to say that I was going to eat my meal of soup. I was to eat the soup and only the soup until I finished it. I was allowed to bring lunch to school because there was no where to heat the soup up. Three days later (of only eating a jelly sandwich and an apple during lunch), I fainted at school and ended up in the ER since they did not know what was wrong with me. I still did not finish that damn soup. I am pretty sure your story is from a different book. You had been stubborn not hungry.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2014 12:09:20 GMT -5
Sometimes you can't do anything about kids. I fainted from lack of food as a kid because my mom decided to say that I was going to eat my meal of soup. I was to eat the soup and only the soup until I finished it. I was allowed to bring lunch to school because there was no where to heat the soup up. Three days later (of only eating a jelly sandwich and an apple during lunch), I fainted at school and ended up in the ER since they did not know what was wrong with me. I still did not finish that damn soup. Well... Wow. I stand corrected, in that case. Lol. How old were you? Do you remember feeling hungry? What kind of soup was it? What was it about the soup that made you not want to eat it? (Kids are weird.) I don't remember what the type of soup it was, I hate all soup. Liquid should not have STUFF in it! I hate pulpy oj too. It is just a weird thing of mine, lol. I was pretty young, but in grammar school so between 6-8, I think. I was hungry, but it was just SOOO gross! I would try to sneak some into the sink if my mom went out of the room, to try to get through it so I could eat food, because I was very hungry, but I just could not eat it. Even now I'd have to be starving to eat soup. I agree, kids are weird, lol.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2014 12:10:49 GMT -5
Sometimes you can't do anything about kids. I fainted from lack of food as a kid because my mom decided to say that I was going to eat my meal of soup. I was to eat the soup and only the soup until I finished it. I was allowed to bring lunch to school because there was no where to heat the soup up. Three days later (of only eating a jelly sandwich and an apple during lunch), I fainted at school and ended up in the ER since they did not know what was wrong with me. I still did not finish that damn soup. I am pretty sure your story is from a different book. You had been stubborn not hungry.I was pretty hungry by the time I fainted from hunger. And poor kids can be as stubborn as I was.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2014 12:14:33 GMT -5
I fainted from lack of food as a kid because my mom decided to say that I was going to eat my meal of soup. I was to eat the soup and only the soup until I finished it. Sorry, but that sounds like child abuse to me. Something cold and (probably) greasy would activate my gag reflex, too. I assume you're not talking about gazpacho or vichyssoise here, both of which are meant to be served cold. We all have "gag reflex" foods and I agree- not much you can do in that case. I was referring to cases where the food thrown out is edible but just not to their liking. It was rewarmed every meal, which is why I got out of eating it during lunch at school (no microwave). And my mother did quite a few things that were classified as emotional abuse so this one thing does not even jump out at me. But, in her defense, this food was edible to anyone else besides me. But often you can't force kids to eat, or at least some kids if to them, it is unedible.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2014 12:16:59 GMT -5
I made meatballs on Thursday. Gwen said "Like grandma" and I said yes. She was all excited and kept talking about having meatballs for dinner. 20 minutes later I put her plate in front of her. "I don't like meatballs" Yep. And that's when my rule of "you must eat x bites" comes into play. Esp. when I know damn well it's something they do like. But the damn mini hot dogs were a whopping 4 bites after I dutifully cut them up for the kids (per their request) so they could damn well eat the entire thing. Yeah, if it's something I KNOW they like, or even requested (my 3 year old is great for that), then I insist they eat them before getting more of anything else.
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Post by resolution on Apr 14, 2014 13:00:52 GMT -5
I have actually grown into liking almost all of the foods that I hated as a child. The worst was tomatoes, all slimy and gross, which I now grow in the back yard and eat gallons every season.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2014 13:14:23 GMT -5
And this continued until they went to college! 'Mom, I'd tried xxx at friend's house and I loved it!'...
Perfectly normal. When I sent DS to boarding school for HS, he tried all kinds of things he never tried at home and liked them. Food can be a battleground for kids and parents (as we've seen from some of these stories). I took a pretty laid-back attitude with DS because he was healthy and ate a decent variety of food, but I still think he felt freer to try things when I was out of the picture.
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