By Lola - 20/12/2008 12:23 - France

Today, as I was pressed for time, I opened some canned food for dinner. When my children were served, they said, "Mmm, this is best meal you've ever cooked for us!" I cook healthy, balanced meals every day. FML
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cndrow 0

Healthy, balanced meals are usually not tasty. So why would this be a surprise to you? My mother is a health-nut and does everything she can to eat organic/healthy things. I eat out at least once a week and love carbs (though I'm not overweight, and neither is she). She's in a degenerative state of health, I am not- and she is only 18 years older than me. "Healthy living" helps some people, doesn't affect others. Everyone's bodies are different.

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skine 0

The simplest thing you can do is to learn to use spices. Not only do they have (in general) negligible health effects, but they actually decrease caloric intake and increase water intake. Making spicy foods, especially with the capsaicin found in jalapeños, Tabasco sauce and other hot peppers, will actually increase metabolism, in addition to lowering caloric intake. Invest in kosher salt and black pepper, and use them as a base for rubs for meats (rubs are spice mixtures which are, well, rubbed into the meat before cooking). Kosher salt will help tenderize meats, as well as flavor them, and black pepper just tastes good. Use fresh and ripe vegetables whenever you're serving them raw. Variety. Pretty self-explanatory. Allow some boxed or canned meals, and feel free to play with the recipe. For example, when I cook macaroni and cheese, I generally boil some corn or peas with the pasta, then add a can of tuna in with the cheese and milk. Add some oregano and garlic to Beefaroni. And for F***'s sake, listen to your kids and ask what they like.

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Nacirema20 0

lmao. obviously youre not a good cook... FYL. lol

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KAND88 0

you should learn to cook better then. make the kind of shit kids like, and don't be afraid of a little fat, especially for children. they need that to grow. and don't mope if your kids don't like your cooking. i was raised on hotdogs, chicken nuggets, fish sticks, tater tots, and mac and cheese. in my experience all of those things are liked by most kids. try that and give them a damn multivitamin. they'll be just fine. and organic or "healthy" food is not unappetizing by default. it's more what you do with it, and the spices you use, the same with any other home-cooked food.

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Siiner 0

#24 must be a fatty. And OP needs to learn to cook.

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cmac86 23

usually the errrr for you it is, the less tasty something is going to be. so if you learned to cook you wouldn't have this problem. and don't tell me that there are no resources or recipies out there. checkout foodnetwork.com. there's really no excuse.

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apfunction 0

you talk like a breakfast commercial "it's a great part of a healthy, balanced meal!"

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bookworm1212 2

obviously, no one here reads foxtrot.

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megamormonman 7

look who finally learned the truth, HEALTHY IS NOT TASTY!!!

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firewik1 0

your kids got a point

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chicabonita5683 0

Healthy is great sometimes, but kids like simple meals...mac and cheese, spaghetti and meatballs, etc. You might be better to fix something from a can or box once in awhile and make the side dishes more balanced. I don't think I have ever heard a kid beg for vegetables and healthy food.

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PUSSYKILLA16 0

yeah i wouldnt eat that shit i love my junkfood

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potterwatch 0

18- as a south Asian I can tell you that indians have problems with theircholesterol levels because of all the unhealthy food they eat. look it up, our community has serious health problems. it's even worse for us pakis. we like our beef. with lots of oil.

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