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I'm so tired of being limited in the variety of supper menus because the two young teenagers in this house have a very limited appreciation of food. So I thought I'd ask for a little feedback on what sorts of things an American teenager should be able to eat cheerfully.
For Sunday supper I made shrimp cocktails, spinach-parmesan timbales (sort of like little crustless quiches), pork loin with a smashed potato accompaniment with bacon, cream and grainy mustard in it, a fresh fruit platter, and a relish tray with pickled beets, hard-boiled eggs, and olives on it.
The girl (13) ate some shrimp and celery and one egg. We badgered her into trying a timbale and she had to wash it down with a glass of water.
The boy (15) ate about a cup of shrimp-celery-parsley, two boiled eggs, a few bites of potato and about half an apple. Prior to that, he had only eaten a PBJ sandwich during the day.
Here are the dishes I know they will eat for supper:
++homemade macaroni and cheese (the girl doesn't like the cheesy top).
++hamburgers, cheerfully
++pasta (the girl wants to only eat the noodles with lemon juice; the boy has started eating sauce on it this year)
++pizza (only pepperoni, and the girl wants to scrape off the cheese and sauce)
++tacos
++salmon loaf (only a certain way, with no onion or seasonings)
++plain chicken (white meat only)
That's about it. Obviously these kids have never experienced hunger. When dining out, the girl will only order a chicken caesar salad.
I am an excellent cook, and have already fed children who were very happy to eat a variety of food. The kids think that they are the normal ones and that people who want, for example, to have an omelet with something other than cheese are weird. "Why do people want to put things in eggs?!?" the girl said today.
What should teenagers be happy to eat in 2006 America?
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