Tonight we made cookies to have after dinner. Dinner was mashed potatoes, garlic and herb chicken and steamed spinach. My girls are normally good eaters and will normally eat whatever is in front of them. They are the type of kids who beg for broccoli and cauliflower when we go to the store. They love carrots, avocados and peppers. And spinach, they'll eat it.....but apparently only if it's raw.
Meenie: I don't want any green stuff.
Einey: Yuck, I don't like spinach anymore.
Moe: Spit, throw...
Me: Eat your spinach, it's good. Here's some dressing for it, it will taste better.
Meeine: Yuck it's green. I don't like green.
Einey: But I told you I don't like spinach.
Moe: Spit, throw...
Me: Look, see the cookie package? Right here, it says if you want cookies, you need to eat your green vegetables first. No veggies, no cookies. I didn't make the rules. Sorry kids.
Einey and Meenie: Grumble, Grumble, Bite, faces....
Moe: Spit, throw, yuck...
Of course once one of them learns how to read, it will not be that easy. They didn't eat it all, but they did take a few bites each in the end. And that's all I'm aiming for!
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I'm jealous. Nothing I do or say can convince my kids to eat vegetables they don't want (which is pretty much any vegetable). They are both willing to forego dessert. GAH!
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