RunningAHEAD - Topic: Eat yak. With fried snails. And porcupine.

Trent

Good Bad & The Monkey

posted: 6/10/2008 at 9:54 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/dining/11china.html

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Poor baby

shonanbrioche

shonan marathon, girl

posted: 6/10/2008 at 10:42 PM
modified: 6/10/2008 at 10:45 PM

What a great article! I had the fortunate opportunity to grow up in Japan eating snacks like pickled plums, preserved kelp, squid and fish jerky. I would eat and try new foods without the slightest hesitation. I love Chinese food and think their food is healthy and has medicinal properties. Kids in Japan today have become McDonald-ized and drink sodas, eat potato chips, chocolate and other western snack foods these days. The eating habits of your parents and your food environment make the biggest difference in daily nutrition.

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CanadianMeg

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posted: 6/10/2008 at 11:46 PM

That is a great read. I think sometimes people expect kids to be picky and don't give them a chance to try some of the stranger culinary choices out there.

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Lisa3.1

posted: 6/11/2008 at 1:27 AM

Quote from shonanbrioche on 6/10/2008 at 10:42 PM:

What a great article! I had the fortunate opportunity to grow up in Japan eating snacks like pickled plums, preserved kelp, squid and fish jerky. I would eat and try new foods without the slightest hesitation. I love Chinese food and think their food is healthy and has medicinal properties. Kids in Japan today have become McDonald-ized and drink sodas, eat potato chips, chocolate and other western snack foods these days. The eating habits of your parents and your food environment make the biggest difference in daily nutrition.

I agree with that. I, too, have been in Southeast asia, and other countries, for a few years which is why I am not squirmy to try other things.

BadDawg

posted: 6/11/2008 at 8:32 AM

...but not too much. Clowning around

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EGH3

posted: 6/11/2008 at 9:23 AM

That is a great read. It is a battle sometimes between my wife and I when feeding our kids. I will put anything in front of them without making a big deal out of it. And very often, they'll eat it. My wife is picky and she very often projects her food biases on to the kids. She is shocked sometimes at what they'll eat given the chance.

ZB1110

posted: 6/11/2008 at 10:25 AM

Thanks Trent for the article. I was starting to think I should give in to my 3 year old and start making food he'll actually eat. But I had resolved long ago that I would fix one meal for the family and you eat it or you don't. So he's always had veggies in front of him and had ate them until recently when he's become a bit more picky and says yuck to veggies. But I'm glad to be reminded that I don't have to give in to the dinners of mac and cheese and sandwiches. I do leave his dinner on the table when he doesn't eat it, so that when he does get hungry later, it's still there, and I caught him the other night running by and grabing a few green beans and stuffing them in his mouth. hehe.

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