Speaking of kids eating in grocery stores. And eating the fruit.
Iris S (SC, Zone 7b)
6 years ago
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Iris S (SC, Zone 7b)
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grocery store passion fruit questions
Comments (33)GardnerDc, Where is there passionfruit at the local Stop/Shop? I thought Stop/Shops existed only in the Northeast. Have you seen any elsewhere? I'm usually grocery shopping over here on the MD side. What time of the year was it? I'm just over the border in MD. Having just spent a year in Australia, where they have many varieties of passionfruit, my son and I are craving them desperately. The canned syruppy stuff that I lugged back with us are NOT to be compared with the fresh fruit. I'm a newbie at all this gardening stuff. If I get a hold of some seed, can you tell me how you got it to germinate in your zone? Was it very involved? Did you try any winter sowing? I'm 6/7 MD. (I didn't think they'd grow here, but you've obviously been successful. I'll trade your germination tips for some yummy Aussie dessert recipes calling for passionfruit. They are also awesome just spooned out of their shells, a crunchy delight with an unmistakeable aroma! I don't know that I can stand to wait 2 years. I'd probably be more apt to buy the fruit if I can find it:) Meanwhile, I'll take a peek at that FL website mentioned above....See MoreSpeaking of eating/dinner issues...
Comments (6)Whatever I make, someone at the table wont like it. That does not bother me as long as I don't hear about it, no whining. That goes for DH, too. ;o) Each of my 4 kids has some food they just really can't stand. I respect that and do not make them continue to try it. If I make one of those foods, the rest of the menu is something they will eat, so it's fine. But I have one who is difficult. #2, he's 12. He either loves a food or hates it, doesn't recognize in between. If it's not a favorite, he claims to not like it and won't eat it. I've used every approach in the books, and always receive sage advice from grandmothers about encouraging a "picky" eater to try and like new foods. Not happening. He *would* let himself starve for days if I made several meals in a row that he doesn't like. I do not make something different for him, and I don't let him make something else b/c that makes more mess and uses food I had planned for another meal... and it encourages his ways. This is dinner, eat it or don't, there is something on this table you like well enough to fill your belly. But he gets... I don't know... emotional about it, takes it personally if it's not his favorites. Just the one kid, the others don't do it at all, even the younger ones. He has missed meals, gone all night without eating, because he doesn't like dinner. I used to feel guilty when he was little, he didn't know the consequence would be waking up in the night with hunger pangs. Now he's old enough to know... picky people go hungry. It does not change him. He will eat a slice of bread and a few grapes for dinner b/c he doesn't like the meat or carb that I cooked. I calmly tell him, "That is not a healthy dinner for a boy your age, it's not enough calories for your age." I want him to think about making good choices for his health, and he is starting to. I feel, though, from his responses, that if I push him, he'll eat less variety, try even less. If we order pizza, he'll eat 8 slices, I get my money's worth at a pizza buffet with that kid. LOL. But he simply will not put food into his mouth that he has any distaste for at all. We talk to him about being able to enjoy going more places, knowing he'll always find something to eat. Sometimes he pouts about it, but not often. He just doesn't eat much variety. He does not give other people grief, at friend's houses he is more likely to eat a small amount of something he doesn't like. He does not complain at Grandma's, again, more likely to sit in silent hunger and push his food around, waiting for a later meal he will like and make up for it. I have hope that when he grows up he will be more reasonable, but it clearly will have to be his choice. If we leave him alone, once in a while he will surprise us... shock us, actually! He is healthy, height and weight were both in the 50th percentile last check up, so he isn't starving. He is not allowed to make up for it with junk; he eats almost every fruit, bread, cheeses, some meats. Breakfast and lunch foods he's fine, he'll eat a monster of a sandwich. It's recipes, dinners, with various ingredients where one small ingredient will make him refuse the whole thing. Like he'll eat pizza and cheese sticks and love it, but won't touch lasagna. (which drives me nuts, same stuff, different arrangment!) It's too much for me to keep up with, so it's his problem, not mine. I put the food out there, that's my job. He puts something in his mouth, or not... that's his job. Oddly enough, he likes to cook with me, even if he doesn't end up eating the food....See MoreWhat kind of fruit do you eat most of the time?
Comments (43)Most of the time it's red delicious apples. After that, bananas, or canned pineapple (though fresh is HEAVENLY!!) or clementines when they are on sale, can't stand to spend $7-8 bucks a crate! I'm surprised a number of you don't like kiwis, I do. I also try to eat more blueberries as they are so good for you. My least favorite fruits are the melons. And I tend to like anything strawberry flavored, but not the real thing? They never seem sweet enough?? I give DD some kind of fruit daily. She tends to eat apples, grapes, mandarin oranges, pears, pineapple and bananas. Fruits are easy-veggies not so much!...See MoreWhats your favorite fruit to eat?
Comments (38)The only fruits I truly like are the ones most people classify as veggies - tomatoes and peppers, both hot and sweet, top my list. None of the sweet fruits appeal to me, LOL. I won't eat apples, oranges, bananas, peaches, plums. I will occasionally eat a bit of melon, but never watermelon. I will ocassionally eat berries, but once a year is more than enough....See MoreIris S (SC, Zone 7b)
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