Foods You Give Your Kids but You Won't Eat

Updated on January 19, 2012
Y.C. asks from Orlando, FL
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I just give my daughter the Perdue chicken nuggets, she loves them. Every once in a while I see them and I attempt to eat one...blahhhhh! Other example Cauliflowers, can't pass them no matter what (I think this one because my mom give them to me too much when I was little.
Sun side eggs, my oldest love them.
Then off course are things that I don't despite but just don't feel like eat them that day but I cook them for them.
Other day Broccoli, I serve them and only put two in my plate, my youngest don't notice but my oldest is catching up, darn it!

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T.K.

answers from Dallas on

bologna
hotdogs
chicken nuggets

I do not like processed foods and would prefer not to give it to them, but sometimes you do what ya gotta do to keep the peace and get something in them.

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J.G.

answers from New York on

Occasionally I give my daughter Chef Boyardee raviolis for lunch at school. I used to love that stuff when I was a kid... can't even think of eating it now!

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L.G.

answers from Eugene on

I never fed my children or grandchildren anything I won't eat. I am an organic eater. Real food or no food.
Dump the chicken nuggets full of hormones and (you want boys with breasts) anti-biotics ( you want them not to be able to get rid of infections).

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L.U.

answers from Seattle on

I don't like anything from the sea. Tuna in a can included. My eldest really likes shrimp, tuna, and calamari. BLEH!! So, if we go out he always orders that. I don't like avocados, but I feed them to my daughter and she eats them up.
I will give my kids whatever they want...ESPECIALLY if they are healthy. I am a bit of a picky eater.
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A.D.

answers from Minneapolis on

Peas, pickles, blueberries. I don't eat those at all but my kids love them.

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D.H.

answers from New York on

calamari, mussels, fish sticks, ranch dressing

My kids eat a varied enough diet that I am okay with them eating things I don't and me eating things they don't. I have to be more flexible at meal times but if I don't want to eat some foods, why should they?

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S.F.

answers from Utica on

Bananas. I HATE bananas. I truly wish I could learn to like them because they are so good for you and probably one of the easiest snacks out there but I just cant stomach them. Every once in a while I will try the smallest bite to see if maybe my taste buds will accept them but they never do - LOL

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R.J.

answers from Seattle on

Cooked/tinned Tuna. Shudder.

Fast Food. Especially when he was little. HE needed a high fat diet, but I don't. (Not that I don't have burgers/ fish'n'chips, etc., from time to time! But adult nutritional needs and childhood nutritional needs are very different). Similarly, whole milk everything, etc.

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L.A.

answers from Austin on

Lima beans and beets. Our daughter loved them, but I do not.

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☆.A.

answers from Pittsburgh on

LOL--your broccoli-eating days are yet to come! Kids are smarter than we give them credit for!

My kid? He eats ANYTHING. But wants constant variety--so not as easy as you might think.

O. thing that comes to mind is Swiss cheese. I HATE it (like all other cheeses) so I never buy it. We were at my in-laws and he was CHOWING it down like there was no tomorrow. I felt bad because I never bought it for him (just because I hate it & my husband eats NO cheese). Safe to say, I'll probably always have some Swiss for him now.

I must confess, sometimes he wants Easy Mac or Chef Boyardee pastas (which both GAG me) but he loves both. So I make it occasionally for him.

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R.M.

answers from Detroit on

blueberries he loves them, but they gross me out!

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E.S.

answers from Dayton on

Watermelon-I despise it.
Blueberries-yuck.
Bananas are not my favorite either. I only have one child that will eat them.

My DD likes to eat her daddy's spaghetti sauce by itself in a bowl. Gross.

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A.C.

answers from Salt Lake City on

Most of the time we try to eat healthy, and I serve a lot of veggies and fruits with our meals. But sometimes I will make the kids ramen noodles, mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, or pancakes, if I am feeling under the weather or super busy, but I will not eat those things myself, mostly because they are so full of calories. Those are the nights I have a lean cuisine or something.

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J.D.

answers from Dallas on

Green Beans. I absolutely hate the smell, taste, texture..everything. Everyone else loves them.

My kids are older and the other day I asked a favor from my daughter. She was eating green beans at the time. She said she would do it if I would eat 1 green been. I absolutely refused....and told her never mind. :)

I was really picky as a child and still picky for an adult. I could probably give a long list, but this is the big one that I just can't force myself to eat.

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N.J.

answers from Los Angeles on

Any fish I just can't stand it--I liked it as a kid but something happened once I hit my teens. Just started experimenting with salmon patties and they're growing on me, but if there isn't enough for me i'm not disappointed at all.

Carrots, corn, chicken nuggets, tomatoes and lately oatmeal. Hoping I have a few more years of skipping out myself!

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R.J.

answers from Salt Lake City on

hot dogs, Mac and Cheese, yogurt, oatmeal, Cheese- I hate raw cheese if you melt it I will eat it but I cant eat it raw they love it

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M.D.

answers from Dallas on

Right now the smell of ranch dip makes me sick to my stomach. My youngest loves to dip everything in it. Time to time, I like it on my salads but right now, I have a hatred for it.
My youngest also loved his daddy's pig ears and chitlins, so GROSS to me, but my little one just loves it... the older two would eat it when they were young but they don't like it either (I think the smell gets to me)
My daughter loves spice foods like her daddy, but I can only handle so much...

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K.B.

answers from Detroit on

My daughter is 4 and loves pickles, celery, cucumbers and tomatoes. Neither hubby or I can stand them, but I will give them to her for snack with ranch dip (except for the pickles - those are just a bonus when she gets a burger in a restaurant).

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S.W.

answers from Minneapolis on

Interesting question. I can't think of anything that my daughter eats that I don't or won't.

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K.L.

answers from Sacramento on

Green beans YUCK!!!! I abhor them, but both of my guys eat them like slimy, stinky, boiled candy!

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A.F.

answers from Fargo on

Eggs! I hate eggs in every form but my kids love them!

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L.E.

answers from Provo on

Hot dogs, cheese sticks, plain milk.

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H.G.

answers from Dallas on

Chocolate milk and boiled eggs. Puke!! She loves them both, together!

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R.F.

answers from Dallas on

My daughter is very adventerous (sushi, escargot, etc.)
Hard boiled eggs - I like them better when they are soft boiled - the hard yolks make me gag!
Spaghettios - my SIL introduced them to my daughter and she loved them. I bought a couple cans and realized why I don't buy it - it smells like vomit when heated up (TMI, sorry).
Oranges! I can't stand the pulp! Luckily she loves them.

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M.L.

answers from Houston on

None, if I won't eat it, why should I expect them to? But, we do eat a healthy and balanced diet, so I'm not concerned that I nor my kids do not eat beets or brussle sprouts... I need to be the example to them on how to eat.

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S.M.

answers from Dallas on

Green Beans! I hate them - I think they are vile and disgusting. But both my kids love them. I have managed to eat one in front of them when were little (well one is still little) and tell them how delicious they are until they believe me and I don't have to pretend anymore. LOL.

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M.F.

answers from Phoenix on

My husband and I tell our daughter that we save all of our mushrooms, olives and raw onions for her because we know how much she loves them.

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