Comments on: Oatmeal with Honey-Butter Caramel Apples

By: joy

joy — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:21:53 +0000

Manggy — Thanks! Be nice to the man in the house…lol. He actually made oats on his own, without apples. And loved it!

Elizabath — Hmm…I’ve never seen that before. Sounds good. The apple was so good.

Nicole — You’re welcome. Thank you for your comment! Dan doesn’t like peas, too, and pushes them on the side of the plate. Haha. I’ll try it in pasta…or maybe soup!

Jean Ann VK — Thanks. Oh, wow…waffles! You just gave me an idea. :D

Elle — Tell me about it. Hehe. It’s a challenge…but I love challenges. ;)

By: Elle

Elle — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:27:29 +0000

Such great advice, Joy! It can be so difficult to get kids (or boyfriends) to try new things, but you have to be patient and creative.

I have never thought of an apple topping for oatmeal like that–what a great idea!

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By: Jean Ann VK

Jean Ann VK — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:13:41 +0000

This is an outstanding idea! I once did something similar as a toping for belgain waffles…yes, it was amazing!

Btw, I enjoy following you on twitter…have you considered trying plurk?

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:29:51 +0000

Joy
I really enjoyed reading this post and I love your philosophy, “Food, as in life, is an experience ‚Äî and for me, you‚Äôre missing out if you don‚Äôt at least try new things or revisit old ‚Äòew‚Äô stuff labeled from the days you couldn‚Äôt even spell your name.”

I also completely agree with to completely shun them would be a shame. So many people decide that they don’t like something having only eaten it once. This tends to happen when you are a kid and then it stays with you and it becomes a habit to say I don’t like it. We all know habits are hard to break.

Kids tastebuds change so quickly when they are growing. You need to keep trying the ‚Äòhated‚Äô food again later down the track, it might be two days, two weeks, or two months but it is important to offer again as their tastebuds may have change and you never know when kids will decide they want to try something.

Also it is important to introduce the ‘hated’ food in another way, they may not have like it steamed, ie peas but added to pesto and tossed thru pasta may be perfectly acceptable. I think you need to cook the ‘hated food’ at least three ways before you can say you didn’t like it.

To answer your questions to avoid a picky eater, I take my kids to the fruit and vegetable market and tell them to pick something to buy. Kids always like to buy something and then we take the fruit or vegetable home and try it. Through this we have sampled pomegranate, dragonfruit, perisimmons, youngberries, mulberries, squash, celery,
dutch carrots, honeydew melon, long flat Italian beans and pistachios.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:18:25 +0000

I hated oatmeal until I tried this kind that came in a cup and you just added hot water to it, and it ended up really chewy, not thinned out and watery. I started adding less liquid to the instant oatmeal packets and realized how much better it tasted. Now I like it and my kids will eat it too. Your apple topping sounds really good! Elizabeths last blog post..Fabulous French Toast

By: Manggy

Manggy — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:35:42 +0000

Dearest Dan,

You are crazy.

Love,
The World.

Kidding! While I don’t have a love affair or anything with cabbage or oatmeal, I can say that bananas and mushrooms are gold of the earth :) You’re right, Joy: there are certainly ways to prepare everything so that they work. Your oatmeal in particular looks lovely!

Manggys last blog post..Strawberry Shortcake