I decided to ease my children into the world of Normal Food by making a stir fry with 4 ingredients: chicken, broccoli, soy sauce, and rice. The fact that my spice cabinet is all but empty worked in their favor. M&M, my 9 year old and the toughest nut to crack by far, started out by expressing doubts about eating the soy sauce. I have her over a barrel, though, since she knows her social life is in jeopardy unless she learns to choke down vegetables with an attitude of gratitude.
Throwing caution to the wind, I actually dumped the chicken and broccoli on top of the rice, causing Food Cross-Contamination. My eyes dared them to complain; they were silent.
Day 1 results: W., my 6 year old son who loves broccoli, and SusieQ, my 5 y.o. daughter, who is actually not picky at all (which I attribute to eating sushi all through my pregnancy with her) cleared their plates, declaring they "loved it" and going back for seconds.
Abadoo, age 10 1/2 (which is much different than 10) ate all her chicken and rice, but tried to pretend she forgot to eat her broccoli, which she quickly choked down when Sheriff Mommy threatened early bedtime.
Eminem ate exactly one piece of chicken, one broccoli floret, and a forkful of rice, which I think took her exactly 4 minutes and 59 1/2 seconds, since I'd given her a 5 minute time limit to eat the minimum.
I'm calling today a Success. Tomorrow: tacos. With lettuce.
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