The Clean Plate Club
Submitted by Lysa_3
My hubby gets irritated when the children don't eat all the food he gives them. He believes in loading up their plates so that they don't run out of food. On the other hand, I usually give them very small portions so that they have no trouble eating everything all up. There are still times when they then say they want more, and I give it to them. But I don't overload them.
It's not that my husband is a bad guy. Sometimes it is frustrating the way they barely touch what we serve them for dinner. We know that they're hungry, because if you offer them stuff like cake and ice cream, they magically have room for that. But real food? They'd often rather skip it, or they'll eat what they're given, ask for more, and then leave the extra portion on their plate. My hubby worries that they are not getting enough good stuff in them, which is why he insists they clean their plates. And the kids' doctor echoed this sentiment when my 4-year old daughter went in for a check up and was deemed underweight with low iron.
I'm just not sure how to deal with this. I don't want to force-feed them, but I don't want them to be unhealthy, either.
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