tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post38007324384962605..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: The Condiment Food GroupDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-41736875097679678032008-09-13T10:33:00.000-04:002008-09-13T10:33:00.000-04:00As long as there are healthy choices around, let h...As long as there are healthy choices around, let her eat what she wants. Of my 9, 8 have my body type and one is overweight like hubby and his 3 brothers. TRhey were made to eat when it was meal time and finish everything. We feed the kids when they are hungry. If it is not a regular meal time, they eat a sandwich, leftovers, or some cereal. It works for me. I eat when I am hungry and stop when Imommeeof10https://www.blogger.com/profile/03611832953435781430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-20562386964464331482008-09-13T09:53:00.000-04:002008-09-13T09:53:00.000-04:00I can see why this particular blog received so man...I can see why this particular blog received so many comments, I think all of us moms out there have that worry about feeding our kids.. especially us new ones with just one and not you veterans with 6 kids! Now n days there is so much pressure to raising our kids the 'right' way. I always tell myself that when my mom drove us 3 kids to McDonalds I'm sure she didn't feel or even think for a secondAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85526483439637263642008-09-13T00:53:00.000-04:002008-09-13T00:53:00.000-04:00I LOVE HER HAIR IN PIGGY TAILS! It looks adorable!...I LOVE HER HAIR IN PIGGY TAILS! It looks adorable!!!<BR/><BR/>ANd let me share a little secret, OK two little secrets--when I was younger, I used to eat and CRAVE the ketchup packets from Mcd and BK ... I would eat them PLAIN, all by themselves...<BR/><BR/>And, Diva eats ketchup sandwiches! She loves them!<BR/><BR/>So, Brooklyn ... not so strange!MaNiC MoMMy™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-58776073935827117172008-09-12T21:33:00.000-04:002008-09-12T21:33:00.000-04:00Just like my son! Crazy...Just like my son! Crazy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3525348334320319102008-09-12T21:09:00.000-04:002008-09-12T21:09:00.000-04:00Looks like my kids...LOL If they're not spooning m...Looks like my kids...LOL If they're not spooning mouthfuls of salsa (quite amazing how their tummy's can handle it) it's ketchup!<BR/><BR/>Farrah from...<BR/>www.wifeandmomof3.net<BR/>www.tbfreviews,wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-56242632931471178982008-09-12T17:57:00.000-04:002008-09-12T17:57:00.000-04:00I didn't read all of the comments so pardon me if ...I didn't read all of the comments so pardon me if I'm repeating anyone.<BR/><BR/>All I can think of though is that movie "Big Daddy" where he asks the kid what he wants to eat and he goes "36 packets of ketchup!"<BR/><BR/>I think it was 36. That doesn't matter. The point is that all the kid practically ate was ketchup.TheHMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039624607685855586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-18906730292037027552008-09-12T11:35:00.000-04:002008-09-12T11:35:00.000-04:00LOL- I remember when I was little and we would eat...LOL- I remember when I was little and we would eat supper at church on Wednesday nights. I never liked the food so I would eat cracker and butter sandwiches! Yes, we got weird looks but I still grew up perfectly healthy (and much skinnier than I am now... might be time for a change in diet...)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388859774740664525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-67368201844327781732008-09-11T20:31:00.000-04:002008-09-11T20:31:00.000-04:00Ha! For my friend's birthday one year, she and I ...Ha! For my friend's birthday one year, she and I went to a restaurant with her then two-year old daughter. Being vegetarian, Liz [the mom] settled on grilled cheese for K. What does K proceed to do? Dip her fries repeatedly in the ketchup, suck the ketchup off, and dip them back in again for more. It took a lot of coaxing to get her to eat anything else that night.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06047779469185270243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-24602285221029285812008-09-11T16:41:00.000-04:002008-09-11T16:41:00.000-04:00To each their own, I guess!Too cute!To each their own, I guess!<BR/>Too cute!Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200306712474685343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-39811678138943810362008-09-11T12:57:00.000-04:002008-09-11T12:57:00.000-04:00OMG!!! the food stories I could tell.... from my o...OMG!!! the food stories I could tell.... from my oldest (now 14) eating nothing but raisins fo 3 days straight & then pooping nothing but raisins for days after... to my 2nd eating spoonfulls of mayo ( he & brooklynn would have been best buds)<BR/><BR/>My 3rd would only eat pretzel sticks for awhile... not twists... just sticks they taste better...<BR/><BR/>& the 4th went on a butter You can call me Tawny....https://www.blogger.com/profile/13981361862260979703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-86064199367402471352008-09-11T12:32:00.000-04:002008-09-11T12:32:00.000-04:00my daughter is the same way. i just figure she'll ...my daughter is the same way. i just figure she'll eat when she get hungry kids don't ususlly starve to death from missing a full meal.<BR/><BR/>she is too cute.tonya5015https://www.blogger.com/profile/13336029416815092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-91053222857386615852008-09-11T09:42:00.000-04:002008-09-11T09:42:00.000-04:00Yes. We're on that diet. Last night he asked for c...Yes. We're on that diet. Last night he asked for chocolate milk. In a bowl. I gave it to him. He picked up the bowl and drank it and was perfectly happy. Didn't spill a drop (unlike what happens with a cup.)Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190489990653412687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-49637637100483632262008-09-10T23:48:00.000-04:002008-09-10T23:48:00.000-04:00This is totally my life. My kid likes spoonfuls of...This is totally my life. My kid likes spoonfuls of icing. She sneaks it when am not looking but then I find the obvious icing spoon under her bed. Don't even get me started on the food coloring fiasco I encountered awhile back!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09050101053854063974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-53049556913311252032008-09-10T23:31:00.000-04:002008-09-10T23:31:00.000-04:00What a crack-up! And you are right, I always worry...What a crack-up! And you are right, I always worry about what my one and only child is or isn't eating. I think I need to just let it go....<BR/><BR/>Pass the ketchup, please! Hey honey, we're having ketchup for dinner. No, we don't need plates, just 3 straws. (No dishes - yipee!)Kim VanDerHoekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887812083449239276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-23725868537282558852008-09-10T23:19:00.000-04:002008-09-10T23:19:00.000-04:00I don't know if they'll get sick, but it make me s...I don't know if they'll get sick, but it make me sick watching it! Yuck. Of course, I don't care for ketchup too much. My dad will eat butter and mayonaise by the spoonful. Well, he used to before all his health issues.Debbie @ Three Weddingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778199494515694006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-56094608225099302502008-09-10T23:15:00.000-04:002008-09-10T23:15:00.000-04:00I have a 22 month old daughter who only eats every...I have a 22 month old daughter who only eats every 3rd or 4th day. I would love to be able to relax about it, but I'm not going to have 5 more kids just for that. I guess I'll just keep stressing...Mississippi Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12574383992918318417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-86381963714857980482008-09-10T22:45:00.000-04:002008-09-10T22:45:00.000-04:00Perfect! Personally, I just eat ranch dressing all...Perfect! Personally, I just eat ranch dressing all day. <BR/><BR/>That's how we rate food in our house...can you dip it in ranch??Praise and Coffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273673325959351521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-10949876931308947022008-09-10T22:41:00.000-04:002008-09-10T22:41:00.000-04:00I have to keep the ketchup hidden, or one of my ki...I have to keep the ketchup hidden, or one of my kids will drink it. (Shudder)<BR/><BR/>One would cheerfully live on nothing but peanut butter and jelly.<BR/><BR/>And I think one of them lives on air. It sure isn't food, cause he doesn't eat ANYthing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25346535877211973502008-09-10T21:47:00.000-04:002008-09-10T21:47:00.000-04:00My parents were "old school". My twin and I were m...My parents were "old school". My twin and I were made to sit at the table until we finished every morsel on our plates--sometimes we'd sit there for hours! Their plan failed...I am still tall and extremely thin. Now I eat WHAT I want, WHEN I want. I do make my kids eat regular meals but if they aren't hungry or don't like it...that is fine, too!! Parents don't realize the bad memories they are Kay Bratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619283952491425397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-5155512333330949252008-09-10T21:14:00.000-04:002008-09-10T21:14:00.000-04:00My oldest is 3 and hardly eats. The first two year...My oldest is 3 and hardly eats. The first two years I fretted a little, but got over it. She's prepared me well for when the younger two get old enough to eat like birds. Thanks for reminding me she's not the only one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-52279147838298483912008-09-10T20:37:00.000-04:002008-09-10T20:37:00.000-04:00My kids are 12 & 14 and I still find myself sa...My kids are 12 & 14 and I still find myself saying at the dinner table "ketchup is condiment <B>not</B> a food group. I also say that about mustard, salad dressing, gravy, pickles and pickle juice. Well actually I just say "eewwwwhhh" about the juice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-51712545464525239022008-09-10T20:33:00.000-04:002008-09-10T20:33:00.000-04:00okay, she's WAY too clean to have been sucking on ...okay, she's WAY too clean to have been sucking on that ketchup bottle like that- where are the pics of it in her hair? Behind her ears? Crusted in the nostrils? Or do you just want pics of CADEN like that- maybe girls are cleaner??? haha<BR/>Always love your blog Dawn...I needed that laugh today! Thanks.<BR/><BR/>PeggyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-68138131936585103282008-09-10T20:02:00.000-04:002008-09-10T20:02:00.000-04:00Dawn, your kids crack me up. At least I don't...Dawn, your kids crack me up. At least I don't feel like I'm the only crazy one....and ONLY a parent with more than one kid can think this is an acceptable diet....I have a 4 year old and two 3 year olds....some days they LIKE mac & cheese, some days they DONT. Some days they WANT ketchup on their chicken nuggets, and some days, when I put it on there ... they freak out and tell me Rachel Tramontanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14852518084035148548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-4869763474003767262008-09-10T19:42:00.000-04:002008-09-10T19:42:00.000-04:00My 4 yr old is still this way. I don't remember t...My 4 yr old is still this way. I don't remember the others being like that. I am afraid he might stay little forever if he doesn't soon start eating. <BR/><BR/>Loved the gingerbread story too.<BR/><BR/>Have a good one.<BR/><BR/>SherryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-39026992479199149192008-09-10T19:34:00.000-04:002008-09-10T19:34:00.000-04:00Hehehe love it! I lived on cracker sandwiches as ...Hehehe love it! I lived on cracker sandwiches as a kid! I was a meat and potatoes kid and if my "okie" dad and mom put a pot of beans and cornbread on the table my response was EWWWWWWW!! When all of us kids were old enough we were told if we didnt like it we could a. do without or b. make something for ourselves, they werent short order cooks lol. And so, the cracker sandwich was born at aboutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com