Not-In-Law

[AndyCohen]

I feel like this is such a typical MIL complaint on here, but its about my mom, not his. So I was giving Audrey her roasted seaweed with wasabi snack and my mom wanted to try it. I gave her a little piece and warned her that this batch was heavy on the wasabi so a bit spicy. Well she broke off an even smaller piece, touched it to her tongue and immediately spit it out going "Ugh! How can you feed that to her?" Then turns to Audrey and says "What is your mommy feeding you?? Poor baby!"

I am so annoyed because I don't want her turning my child off of any food. I don't like ham or fish, but I feed it to Audrey because I don't want to pass down my stupid food issues. My mom hates basically any food from the entire continent of Asia and probably Africa too. I am so worried she's going to pull this stuff when A is older. When I talk to her about it she says she is just "joking" and thinks I'm taking her too seriously. Arg!

[rxbeth]

That would annoy me, too.

[Dorothy Zbornak]

My mom is kind of the same way, except she knows to keep her damn mouth shut. It also helps that we only see her once or twice a year. But she is such a picky eater, and it's hard to get her to try new stuff. My kids are, thankfully, not picky at all. H used to eat anything we put in front of her, and while she's still a great eater, she is developing ... uh ... opinions about everything.

[monkeybabe]

That would frustrate me so much. I'm the same way as you: a picky eater that's trying to not pass that down to my child. Funnily, I don't do ham or fish, but I've given tuna to Zoe and she loves it, so I don't want to limit what she'll eat by what I'm unwilling to eat. Luckily, my mom is not picky like me, but if she was pulling that kind of crap, I'd be pissed.

[Dorothy Zbornak]

You know what you non fish friends should try? Salmon filet with a maple syrup/red onion/soy sauce/butter sauce.

bbqpitboys.com/recipes/grilled-salmon#.UWGTdsp9UYo

[kandrze1]

That's frustrating. Comments like that are the only issue I have with my mother when it comes to Emerson. It drives me insane.

[AndyCohen]

Apr 7, 2013 10:40:40 GMT -5 Dorothy Zbornak said:

You know what you non fish friends should try? Salmon filet with a maple syrup/red onion/soy sauce/butter sauce.

bbqpitboys.com/recipes/grilled-salmon#.UWGTdsp9UYo

I may try this. I can eat less fishy fish like tuna, I just don't really enjoy it. I usually can't handle salmon, its just soo fishy to me. I keep trying though because I want to eat it.

[heyjojo]

My MIL is like that. She doesn't like anything. Spinach? Nope. Pears? Nope. Salmon? Nope. The list goes on. She basically eats like she has no teeth. Rice pudding, yogurt, plain noodles, cake. It's ridiculous. My fiancé says its because she has only ever had canned versions of things. I guess her generation ate a lot of canned goods, who knows, but now she just assumes all vegetables taste as gross as canned ones do. She passed a lot of food aversions on to him and he dislikes the most ridiculous things. I, on the other hand, was raised eating things like kale and quinoa as soon as I started solids. When I leave her with lunches for Silas she's always amazed that be eats things like beets and lentils. I doubt she's ever had a lentil.

[spaghetticat]

I'm impressed that Audrey eats that. I think it's wonderful that she eats a wide variety of foods, and I would tell my mom that.

[AndyCohen]

Apr 7, 2013 13:16:18 GMT -5 heyjojo said:

My MIL is like that. She doesn't like anything. Spinach? Nope. Pears? Nope. Salmon? Nope. The list goes on. She basically eats like she has no teeth. Rice pudding, yogurt, plain noodles, cake. It's ridiculous. My fiancé says its because she has only ever had canned versions of things. I guess her generation ate a lot of canned goods, who knows, but now she just assumes all vegetables taste as gross as canned ones do. She passed a lot of food aversions on to him and he dislikes the most ridiculous things. I, on the other hand, was raised eating things like kale and quinoa as soon as I started solids. When I leave her with lunches for Silas she's always amazed that be eats things like beets and lentils. I doubt she's ever had a lentil.

Yeah, it's funny. I was raised on pretty bland food. Lots of baked chicken, rice casseroles, and vegetables boiled until they're mush and once I came to New York I fell in love with the varied international cuisine that's available here. I was worried that an "Eww gross how can you eat that?" is worse than non-exposure, but I guess everyone is different and all I can do is try to lead by example.

[AndyCohen]

Apr 7, 2013 14:28:05 GMT -5 spaghetticat said:

I'm impressed that Audrey eats that. I think it's wonderful that she eats a wide variety of foods, and I would tell my mom that.

She loves spicy food!