Meal Kits Get My Picky Kids to Eat Real Food

My spouse spoke to our children recently. There are two children in our house, a second- and a kindergartener. He asked what he wanted for dinner, bracing himself for more of the same.

One person exclaimed, "I love mashed potatoes!"

The other was dancing.

My spouse shook his head. He looked at me in shock. Did you mean mashed potatoes? Are you talking about steak? These kids were not known. We assumed they were mostly made up of factory cheese powders. We are here, but not yet. My picky eaters have been filling their bellies with exotic fare in the past few months. I highly recommend a meal subscription kit for parents who want to serve their children a hot meal every night.

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The taste is amazing.

There is a picture of Blue Apron.

I grew up in a family with a rich and emotional food culture. Like many Americans, I moved away from home. I'm stuck cooking and feeding my family instead of stuffing my kids with lumpia and bringing home freezer bags full of homemade pork buns for the week. It's happening every day. It was done by myself.

Meal planning, grocery shopping, and cooking were already taking a toll on me. When my husband took a job that required him to be out of town during the week, the situation became even more precarious. For a long period of time. My second child began exercising his will. Being flexible and enthusiastic about eating is not one of the good qualities my son has. A kid has rejected a restaurant for putting in too much sauce.

My love of food didn't work in my favor. I prepared fresh garbanzos, baked bread, and macerated strawberries for my children when they were young. I began to die because of the daily rejection and tons of food waste.

My kids ate peanut butter and Jelly sandwiches, apples, and plain spaghetti noodles by the time school started. I was eating a diet that consisted of canned black beans and rice because I didn't have time to make anything else.

The beat should be turned around.

I signed up for Blue Apron even though I was at a loss. Before the first order came in, I opened the app on my phone, showed my kids the list of available meals, and told them that they each had to pick a meal.

They took it seriously and I was surprised. They looked at the pictures, talked about their choices, and came to a decision. My child shows up in the kitchen when I cook her pick. All the ingredients are labeled and correspond to the pictures on the recipe card. She can peel, chop, and stir. She is able to read now.