Eating & Control
Amanda Horein
This is one of the areas I have trouble switching to full radical
unschooling on.
My kids are pretty young. 7 and nearly 4 and I also babysit a 3 year old.
It seems like all my kids want to eat is Ramen Noodles. I try and make
different things that I think they will like or make different things
because I nearly hate Ramen Noodles. I know what you are going to say, "let
them eat Ramen Noodles", right? To be honest, I feel like I don't have the
energy to be a short order cook. I don't want to make 5 different meals at
every meal time. I know I need a change in perspective, so "feed me"
ladies, lol!
Also, my youngest (nearly 4) tries to be quite controling and we can't
figure out why that is. She tried to tell people that they have to or can't
do things, especially her older sister. I would like to think that we let
her have enough control over her choices that she doesn't need to be
controling. Is it her age? Is it that we should be giving her less choices
(sometimes I think things are easier for her if she DOESN'T have to make the
choices)? I should also mention that I believe she borders along the lines
of having Sensory Integration Dysfunction, but have not had her tested or
anything. It mostly affects her hearing. She can't handle loud noises.
She also has what appear to be "anger issues". When things don't go her way
she gets really hot tempered and used to hit, bite and pinch others, but has
now directed it to blankets, pillows, etc. After taking her off Red dye the
"anger issues" got better but the SID stuff got worse.
--
Roger, Amanda, Marti and Lilly
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unschooling on.
My kids are pretty young. 7 and nearly 4 and I also babysit a 3 year old.
It seems like all my kids want to eat is Ramen Noodles. I try and make
different things that I think they will like or make different things
because I nearly hate Ramen Noodles. I know what you are going to say, "let
them eat Ramen Noodles", right? To be honest, I feel like I don't have the
energy to be a short order cook. I don't want to make 5 different meals at
every meal time. I know I need a change in perspective, so "feed me"
ladies, lol!
Also, my youngest (nearly 4) tries to be quite controling and we can't
figure out why that is. She tried to tell people that they have to or can't
do things, especially her older sister. I would like to think that we let
her have enough control over her choices that she doesn't need to be
controling. Is it her age? Is it that we should be giving her less choices
(sometimes I think things are easier for her if she DOESN'T have to make the
choices)? I should also mention that I believe she borders along the lines
of having Sensory Integration Dysfunction, but have not had her tested or
anything. It mostly affects her hearing. She can't handle loud noises.
She also has what appear to be "anger issues". When things don't go her way
she gets really hot tempered and used to hit, bite and pinch others, but has
now directed it to blankets, pillows, etc. After taking her off Red dye the
"anger issues" got better but the SID stuff got worse.
--
Roger, Amanda, Marti and Lilly
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education" -Mark Twain
1/2 Price Slide shows make GREAT Christmas Presents!
Example Slide shows at
http://server3.inalbum.com/ia30/show/choose2bgr8/
See my pictures at
http://www.HopesCreations.com
http://choose2bgr8.deviantart.com/gallery/
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Deb
I'ts not a whole bunch of meals - a big pot of ramen for them and
whatever you want for you - 2 things. And ramen is hot water and a
packet of stuff (unless they're in the eat-ramen-raw stage, I've
known folks that do that...bleh) so it shouldn't take much more
effort than boiling water (get an electric kettle if you don't have
one, they're wonderful and you can do 2 or 3 cups of water for ramen
at a time).
What is it about the ramen they like? The crunchy noodly things? The
salty broth? What other things are similar? Are there 'better'
quality ramen packets you can find (less sodium for instance)? Have
you tried putting the ramen next to an assortment of crackers and
crisp veggies and maybe some ranch dip for the veggies? Add to it
rather than take away what they like. Sure, they may only eat the
ramen and leave the veggies, but it's there for them, it's not
either/or, it's this AND that too!
You might also keep a food diary of everything that passes their
little lips - water, juice, milk, ramen, every morsel. Then after a
month look back at it. You might be surprised (I read an article by
a pediatrician mom who did this and was VERY surprised - she thought
her kids were living on macaroni alone).
--Deb
whatever you want for you - 2 things. And ramen is hot water and a
packet of stuff (unless they're in the eat-ramen-raw stage, I've
known folks that do that...bleh) so it shouldn't take much more
effort than boiling water (get an electric kettle if you don't have
one, they're wonderful and you can do 2 or 3 cups of water for ramen
at a time).
What is it about the ramen they like? The crunchy noodly things? The
salty broth? What other things are similar? Are there 'better'
quality ramen packets you can find (less sodium for instance)? Have
you tried putting the ramen next to an assortment of crackers and
crisp veggies and maybe some ranch dip for the veggies? Add to it
rather than take away what they like. Sure, they may only eat the
ramen and leave the veggies, but it's there for them, it's not
either/or, it's this AND that too!
You might also keep a food diary of everything that passes their
little lips - water, juice, milk, ramen, every morsel. Then after a
month look back at it. You might be surprised (I read an article by
a pediatrician mom who did this and was VERY surprised - she thought
her kids were living on macaroni alone).
--Deb
carenkh
When I was pregnant with my oldest and on a *very* restricted budget,
I found a ramen that had no MSG or animal broth... The brand was Ty
Ling, and it was their original flavor. I haven't seen it in years. It
was more expensive than other ramen - 3/$1 instead of 10/$1 - but
worth it to me! I'd add a few frozen veggies and stir in a beaten egg
for a semi-egg drop soup. Yummy!
peace,
Caren
I found a ramen that had no MSG or animal broth... The brand was Ty
Ling, and it was their original flavor. I haven't seen it in years. It
was more expensive than other ramen - 3/$1 instead of 10/$1 - but
worth it to me! I'd add a few frozen veggies and stir in a beaten egg
for a semi-egg drop soup. Yummy!
peace,
Caren
--- In [email protected], "Deb" <debra.rossing@...> wrote:
>
> Have
> you tried putting the ramen next to an assortment of crackers and
> crisp veggies and maybe some ranch dip for the veggies? Add to it
> rather than take away what they like. Sure, they may only eat the
> ramen and leave the veggies, but it's there for them, it's not
> either/or, it's this AND that too!
Amanda Horein
That sound yummy (well, yummier) to me, but they won't eat anything that is
mixed like that. No casseroles or anything. Everything has to be seperated
out on their plates, lol!
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When I was pregnant with my oldest and on a *very* restricted budget,
I found a ramen that had no MSG or animal broth... The brand was Ty
Ling, and it was their original flavor. I haven't seen it in years. It
was more expensive than other ramen - 3/$1 instead of 10/$1 - but
worth it to me! I'd add a few frozen veggies and stir in a beaten egg
for a semi-egg drop soup. Yummy!
peace,
Caren
--
Roger, Amanda, Marti and Lilly
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education" -Mark Twain
1/2 Price Slide shows make GREAT Christmas Presents!
Example Slide shows at
http://server3.inalbum.com/ia30/show/choose2bgr8/
See my pictures at
http://www.HopesCreations.com
http://choose2bgr8.deviantart.com/gallery/
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mixed like that. No casseroles or anything. Everything has to be seperated
out on their plates, lol!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When I was pregnant with my oldest and on a *very* restricted budget,
I found a ramen that had no MSG or animal broth... The brand was Ty
Ling, and it was their original flavor. I haven't seen it in years. It
was more expensive than other ramen - 3/$1 instead of 10/$1 - but
worth it to me! I'd add a few frozen veggies and stir in a beaten egg
for a semi-egg drop soup. Yummy!
peace,
Caren
--
Roger, Amanda, Marti and Lilly
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education" -Mark Twain
1/2 Price Slide shows make GREAT Christmas Presents!
Example Slide shows at
http://server3.inalbum.com/ia30/show/choose2bgr8/
See my pictures at
http://www.HopesCreations.com
http://choose2bgr8.deviantart.com/gallery/
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Meredith
> I don't want to make 5 different meals atCan the 7yo make his(?) own - in the microwave, perhaps? I didn't
> every meal time.
even own a microwave until a year ago, but it has been a wonderful
tool for the kids, my stepson, especially. He makes Ramen in the
microwave almost daily.
Something else to consider is having an abundance of quick and easy
snack options available all throughout the day. That takes a lot of
pressure off the idea of "meals". George and I love to eat together,
and often have two or three meals together a day, but the kids
aren't expected to join us. Since there's always food available,
there's no implication of "eat what we're having or go hungry". They
can join us (and often do) either to eat or simply to socialize.
The snacks we have are a mix of nutritious home-made goodies, bite
size fruits and assorted starchy things that are easy to eat by the
handful - not any harder to make sure that kind of thing is on-hand
and easy to grab than making a meal.
---Meredith (Mo 6, Ray 14)
debbie eaton
Hi
<What is it about the ramen they like? The crunchy noodly things? The salty
broth?>
There is MSG (monosodium glutamate) in some brands of ramen noodles and
loads of other things, and it makes foods taste really good. It's
addicting. It's in a lot of things and the label won't often indicate that
it's MSG. It's often hidden under other names. Here are a couple of links
about it.
http://v.mercola.com/blogs/public_blog/How-to-Find-Hidden-MSG-on-Food-Labels
-27642.aspx
Here's another http://www.mercola.com/2002/jun/8/msg_vaccines.htm
Debbie Eaton
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<What is it about the ramen they like? The crunchy noodly things? The salty
broth?>
There is MSG (monosodium glutamate) in some brands of ramen noodles and
loads of other things, and it makes foods taste really good. It's
addicting. It's in a lot of things and the label won't often indicate that
it's MSG. It's often hidden under other names. Here are a couple of links
about it.
http://v.mercola.com/blogs/public_blog/How-to-Find-Hidden-MSG-on-Food-Labels
-27642.aspx
Here's another http://www.mercola.com/2002/jun/8/msg_vaccines.htm
Debbie Eaton
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