Why not just give them a coloring book?

May 30, 2007 – 6:59 am |

I am not the only person wondering whether creating so many things designed specifically for our children has its unfortunate consequences.  The New York Times’ David Kamp notes that the advent of the children’s menu, apart from its potential health ramifications, has wrecked the development of our children’s palates.  After discovering that the ubiquitous chicken finger has a “hold” on his kids, Kamp dares to ask: “Why not just make them eat our food?”

I grew up eating what my parents ate, at home and at restaurants. Sometimes, the experience could be revelatory, as when I tried fish chowder for the first time on a trip to Boston, or when my mother attempted Julia Child’s Soupe au Pistou.

As a person whose oldest child hasn’t wandered outside the refined whites food group in nearly 6 years, I’m on board.  You?

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