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Last week, someone sent me a message on Instagram thanking me for helping her feel like a “good mom” with my muffin recipes. I am always SO happy to know that my recipes help you all feed your kids—and honestly, these messages help me keep going in a time when my industry is endlessly being walloped by algorthims and AI scraping.
And yet, the message was a stark reminder of how quick we are to judge ourselves for the food our kids eat.
I often think about much easier would it be to manage the mental and physical labor of feeding a family without this pressure element because to a degree, I have been working on this for myself since writing my cookbook, Dinnertime SOS.
In the hopes that this helps more of us let go of more worry, guilt, and anxiety, here’s how I’ve gotten to a much lighter place with this in my own life.
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Hi Amy – tried the ABC muffins since I think my little guy is the pickiest eater on the planet. I was so excited to get veggies into him. Muffins done and I hand to him and he says “I don’t want”. Once again failed at getting him to try to eat something good. My little guy has an extreme sweet tooth and I try everything to avoid the “cookie please”. He is 3 years old and his menu is beef hot dogs, cheese pizza, and once in awhile I get luck with chicken nuggets. The odd thing is daycare says he eats everything. Any suggestions?
Hi, well first you did not fail! You made him something you thought he would like and you didn’t because we are not mind readers. Maybe he’ll be interested another day though! I would let the fact that he eats a variety at daycare be a comfort and use that to remind yourself that he IS getting a variety even if he prefers to eat mostly the same foods at home. Is it possible he’s less hungry at home than you think he might be? I could offer a bunch of other options, but I hope you can focus on the GOOD that is happening for him right now first. Because that seems like an objective truth to hear❤️
I so appreciate this reminder to recognize ourselves for what we’re already doing and give ourselves grace to make the best decisions for our family based on the resources and information we have at any given time!