“Open wide for a surprise!” is just one of the many ways parents try to get children to eat their vegetables – or sometimes just to eat at all. One mom shared a recent experience with her toddler on social media and dozens of parents chimed in sharing their tales with picky eaters too.
Writer Lucy Huber tweeted about her 2-year-old son refusing to eat a dinner (one he planned, by the way) and inspired the sharing session.
1. Vegetables are NOT meant to be eaten!
2. Apparently there’s more than one way to cut a sandwich.
3. Strawberries are nice to pick, but that’s all.
4. The details of a ham and cheese order are important.
5. Hungry enough to eat a cricket?
6. One never forgets their first sweet potato.
7. Nothing beats Mom’s recipe.
8. Clear communication is everything, especially for a toddler.
9. Fact: Grapes are no longer grapes once they’re sliced.
10. Take caution when peeling your bananas.
11. This experience gave us a laugh. The logic is superb.
12. Trends are fun until they’re not anymore.
13. Pancakes without frosting are just not pancakes.
14. Note to Self: Liking zucchini and eating zucchini are two very different things.
15. Everything tastes better in a cone. Yes, even veggies.
We’d be willing to bet these parents are more than a little exhausted and bewildered. Hey, in a few years they’ll have something to laugh about!
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