Whats For Dinner
The eternal catch cry for families everywhere is� ‘What’s For Dinner’.� Did you know that most families recycle the same six meals (or variations of) over and over again only for our children to whine and �complain and then not eat them.
I know I’m pretty much sick of cooking those same six meals.� Dinner time in my household is something like this:
Me: Putting down the plate of lovingly cooked hot �food in front of the children.
Children: What is it?
Me:�Spag Bol/Curried Sausages/Pasta Bake/Bangers and Mash/Steak/Beef Strog
Children: I �don’t like it.
My children do however enjoy the nightly entertainment of Mum chucking a tantrum.� I’ve tried crying, I’ve tried bribery, I’ve left in a dinner table in a huff (and zipped down to the local coffee shop for a latte).��� Front row seats at a boxing match would be quieter than the nightly dinner time fights.� My husband knows better, he eats, well he’d better!
‘They ‘ say that you should get your children involved in choosing meals, getting them to help you do the preparation and cooking.� No – I know for a fact my eldest boy would rather starve to death then eat something green and crunchy.
What’s the solution?� Well in my five years of being a Mum, I’ve only found one solution.� No dinner, no Dessert!
By Jody Allen�
Jody Allen is the Chief Editor and Owner of Stay at Home Mum. �She has recently started writing a weekly article for The Gympie Times and thought you may enjoy it too!
Top quality content as always. Keep up the good work!