How Family Meetings Help Kids Create a Family Cookbook

Do you have fussy eaters? Do you make yummy meals they won't eat? Maybe you're afraid your kids are too skinny and won't grow. If you're like many parents, you prepare them separate meals. Let's face it, that's a lot of work. What to do?

Hold a Family Meeting:

Discuss the problem with all the members. Ask them for their solutions. Write them down. Ask them if they'd like to create their very own family cookbook.

If so, here are some questions to ask them:

What are you favorite foods?

What are the ingredients?

1. Who wants to look through our cookbooks for those recipes?
2. Now that you have the ingredients and some recipes, ask someone to write them down. It may be you, if your kids are too small.
3. Pick someone to be the artist for your family cookbook.
4. Use a notebook to record your brand new recipes and the ones from other cookbooks. 

Gather your kids to shop for their favorite ingredients. Get them to help create the meals too.

If one of your children doesn't like an ingredient another child likes, don't put that  ingredient on that child's plate.

At other times, teach your kids about "No Thank You" bites. That's taking at least one bite and if he doesn't like it he says, "No Thank You." One more thing, praise that child for taking that bite. 

Finally, teach your kids not to whine and tell Grandma how much they hate her cooking. Talking about Grandma's feelings ahead of time could stop their bellyaching. If you've taught them about "No Thank-You bites, this is the time to practice.

Make sure this project is fun and let me know how it's going.

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Comments

[Jean Tracy, MSS]

Thanks, Doctor Online for adding to the conversation. Your idea is perfect.

[ask doctor online]

With all the member of the family, each can shared the food they want to include in the cookbook!