I'll admit I'm a bit smug about the fact that my kids love healthy food. But, in reality, they love all foods. They love brussel sprouts, but they also love chocolate chips. They will devour salmon, but they also beg for chicken nuggets. They eat edamame like they're M&M's, but they'll also eat, well, M&M's like they're M&M's.
I am convinced Audrey would sit at the table all day long if we let her. Some days, she gets down from the breakfast table and immediately asks what's for lunch. When we have parties at our house, she bellies up to the food table and stays there longer than anybody else.
All three girls were raised on Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Lydia doesn't like them so much any more, but every time we eat them, Charlie throws a fit until we give her some and then looks at us with confusion as her eyes water. Then she asks for more.
A couple months ago, Lydia was Star of the Week at school. I came to visit her on Friday of that week during her lunch period. I surprised her with a Happy Meal. She looked at me with fake excitement. I could tell she was a little disappointed and then she asked me, "Can I still have my chef's salad?" It was only after other kids in her class got excited about her Happy Meal that she decided to forego her school lunch.
Last Saturday night, Jayson and I took Audrey and Charlie for a quick visit to the grocery store on our way to pick Lydia up from a birthday party. When we were in the frozen vegetable aisle, Audrey begged for brussel sprouts. We grabbed several bags and threw them in the cart. She asked if she could eat some as soon as we got home and we told her it would be bedtime when we got home, but she could have some tomorrow. A couple people stared as Audrey cried for brussel sprouts.
I'm sure their tastes will change as they get older and realize they're not really supposed to like healthy foods, but for now, I'm enjoying the laugh Jayson and I share when the girls think tomatoes off the vine are a special treat.
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