The Suburban Homestead

I don't know about you but one of the biggest problems we have in our house is getting our little ones to eat food they think is weird or gross. I have found a few tips along the way that have helped us to broaden their horizons in what they will put in their mouths. One of the hindrances I find when introducing something new is if someone else in the family says "I don't like that", or "Eeewww! I hate spinach".....immediately the smaller kids will follow suit, even if they liked it before. They will do and say what you do and say. They will especially follow big brother or sister. This brings me to our  #1 Rule:  No one is allowed to say they don't like something.   This is not a hard-nosed rule that we get crazy about. I just took my older kids aside and explained to them that every time they make a big scene, Little E will just assume its gross and refuse to eat it, even if he's never tasted it before and even if he liked it last time.  Bigger ...

Many times people ask me about what we eat as a family. I wanted to share some of our meals with you. Yesterday's menu looked like this: I skipped breakfast because I woke up late for church. This is a usual occurence since I am not an early bird....I do not get the supermom award for breakfasts....but if you are an early riser and have some good ideas and/or pictures, please comment below and let us know about it! I'd love to see what you've got going on at your house! Son M (SM) skipped breakfast....he gets it honest  :) Dear Daughter had a banana with granola and blueberries. (way to go making good choices!) Son T had granola and some banana chips. Little E had an orange with granola. As a snack I packed a wonderful mix to stash in my purse....even though I skip breakfast I don't want to be ravished later and make a bad decision on food! This is one of my favorite homemade "trail-mixes". It has figs, dates, banana chips, pecans, pistachios, and ...