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RE: [at-l] Gear List- food
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> I replied here and off line, the boy is 8 1/2, won't give me
> any feedback
> other than "I dunno" when I ask him what he wants to eat.
> His mother wants
> me to do as she has trained him. And I kid you not: I've
> seen her toss 3
> breakfasts in the garbage before finding one he would agree to eat
- --
> pancakes, egg, cereal and milk, and finally he decided to eat
> biscuits. I
> won't do that on this or any backpacking trip. I fix the
> meal, I've made a
> concession and fixed Ramen noodles with nothing else (but
> I've also got a
> half serving of the 'real meal' if he's hungry) for his
> supper. We may stop
> and get something that HE chooses, but hopefully it won't be
> his fav --
> cheese curls. He was raised on them. I've seen him eat
> nothing else for
> all three meals and seven or eight snacks in between, because
> his mother
> didn't fix any meal for the family.
>
> But enuf of that, I've tried to fix nutritious meals with
> protein and carbs
> and fat (tho low on the fat), I think, for the 4 days. AND we're
near
> enough to the car that we can walk out if he doesn't like it.
> Plus, I'm
> bringing an extra day's meal in case he Loves it.
>
> What are Ants on a Log?
Please don't give in. I have met children like this before and it has
been my experience that if you hang tough they will eat ANYTHING
after missing a meal or two. Being spoiled is NOT stronger than
hunger. I will admit that a hike is not the best of times to try this,
but there really isn't a good time.
My two boys have decided that things they formerly wouldn't touch
(Beans and Sausage, Gumbo, Jambalya) were pretty good on a hike and
now eat them at home. Never was able to get them to eat oatmeal, but
cold cereal was never a problem. I always took a laid back attitude of
'suit yourself', they usually came around pretty quick.
Lee I Joe
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