tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post4538414745995747005..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: Something Not Heard In Most HouseholdsMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-77128460439924724102016-09-30T00:21:34.061-05:002016-09-30T00:21:34.061-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020464823184665766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-45741900376818785702015-11-08T18:54:59.228-06:002015-11-08T18:54:59.228-06:00Our kids loved the "trees" too, and stil...Our kids loved the "trees" too, and still do as adults. I'm not sure they would put it above meat and potatoes, though.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08343134852881572900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-13772690665633166272015-11-08T18:24:41.363-06:002015-11-08T18:24:41.363-06:00Excellent!Excellent!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576053785355324560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-29215399576119505722015-11-08T04:20:08.683-06:002015-11-08T04:20:08.683-06:00Wow, kids that love broccoli! I like it!Wow, kids that love broccoli! I like it!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-28347644722353825622015-11-07T08:24:05.414-06:002015-11-07T08:24:05.414-06:00Sparkless - Well, they tell us vegetables are more...Sparkless - Well, they tell us vegetables are more beneficial to our diet than fruits (sugars, even though natural) so maybe your daughter is the wise one!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-69862426623446226702015-11-07T08:23:05.301-06:002015-11-07T08:23:05.301-06:00JoAnn - Yes, broccoli on pizza is a great way to i...JoAnn - Yes, broccoli on pizza is a great way to introduce it to the young kiddies. Any vegetable could almost be "disguised" on a pizza!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-73365274381124128362015-11-07T08:21:58.882-06:002015-11-07T08:21:58.882-06:00DDD - The twins and their 5 year old sister (just ...DDD - The twins and their 5 year old sister (just started school this year) do have wonderful caregivers . . . including my daughter!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-36964012602369846422015-11-07T01:17:31.715-06:002015-11-07T01:17:31.715-06:00I read that roasted Brussels sprouts were less bit...I read that roasted Brussels sprouts were less bitter than the boiled ones. However, I just loved them boiled and they don't seem bitter to me.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-75426528513095719732015-11-06T23:32:07.105-06:002015-11-06T23:32:07.105-06:00Nothing better than a kid who loves to eat healthy...Nothing better than a kid who loves to eat healthy foods. My kids both liked broccoli but the daughter still doesn't like fruit. Weird kid.Sparklesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806553694200529082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-26010539427973782102015-11-06T22:15:31.825-06:002015-11-06T22:15:31.825-06:00That's so cute. Our youngest grandson wants b...That's so cute. Our youngest grandson wants broccoli at most any meal - he'll ask for broccoli with his pizza - and is just as crazy for tomatoes - he eats them like an apple. Love to see kids eating their vegetables.JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-78698112238203571422015-11-06T19:24:08.228-06:002015-11-06T19:24:08.228-06:00I am impressed.
Nutritious and delicious broccoli ...I am impressed.<br />Nutritious and delicious broccoli from Mama Pea's garden.<br />The twins have the very best caregiver.DDDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09039721435518231693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-44532485576216019102015-11-06T19:05:23.002-06:002015-11-06T19:05:23.002-06:00My son would eat roasted brussels sprouts every da...My son would eat roasted brussels sprouts every day if I could afford them! Haven't tried growing them; we haven't had much luck with cruciferous vegetables.....Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-6935619497083709862015-11-06T19:00:45.371-06:002015-11-06T19:00:45.371-06:00Jenn - I don't think it's unusual for kids...Jenn - I don't think it's unusual for kids OR adults to avoid Brussels sprouts, but I've always maintained that you shouldn't give up on them until you've tasted fresh ones right from the garden. They taste entirely different than those bitter, nasty ones that aren't fresh!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-13824695937351007782015-11-06T18:58:08.585-06:002015-11-06T18:58:08.585-06:00Michelle - Tell him that's a good thing becaus...Michelle - Tell him that's a good thing because it's as good for building muscles as spinach was for Popeye!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-77498362913090020732015-11-06T16:53:14.393-06:002015-11-06T16:53:14.393-06:00We called broccoli "tiny trees" when the...We called broccoli "tiny trees" when the kids were little. They were good with broccoli, it was brussel sprouts they wouldn't touch (still won't). -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-59863495717775813192015-11-06T15:23:26.936-06:002015-11-06T15:23:26.936-06:00My son has always loved broccoli; I think it is hi...My son has always loved broccoli; I think it is his favorite vegetable.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-63816097197096329612015-11-06T11:16:17.919-06:002015-11-06T11:16:17.919-06:00DFW - Yep, it was so weird to hear those words act...DFW - Yep, it was so weird to hear those words actually spoken that we three adults around the table just kind of looked at each other and shook our heads!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-55850548556490933122015-11-06T11:15:08.233-06:002015-11-06T11:15:08.233-06:00Susan - Ever since the twins could do it, she'...Susan - Ever since the twins could do it, she's let them feed themselves (mess that it sometimes makes!) and I think there might be something to the theory that kids will choose to eat what their little bodies need if given the choice of properly prepared, nutritious foods. They get absolutely no junk foods or processed foods and very little sugar. (Hrumpf, wouldn't that be good for all of us??) Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-74522663231714652722015-11-06T11:08:01.984-06:002015-11-06T11:08:01.984-06:00Wendy - I think we've all had similar experien...Wendy - I think we've all had similar experiences of getting little ones (and sometimes big ones!) to eat a balanced meal. Granted, it's not usually the greens that get eaten first though!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-35958401346775095782015-11-06T11:06:06.946-06:002015-11-06T11:06:06.946-06:00JJ - That it is!JJ - That it is!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-86890222823121110452015-11-06T11:05:51.404-06:002015-11-06T11:05:51.404-06:00Thanks, Cootie Bug . . . and welcome aboard!Thanks, Cootie Bug . . . and welcome aboard!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-23883153012135182322015-11-06T10:53:31.849-06:002015-11-06T10:53:31.849-06:00Said no parent or caregive that I have ever known....Said no parent or caregive that I have ever known. That's great!DFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345712839702427280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-67310397412285879992015-11-06T10:48:04.364-06:002015-11-06T10:48:04.364-06:00Never, EVER, have I heard that uttered at the dinn...Never, EVER, have I heard that uttered at the dinner table. Tots or adults. Ever. That Bopee is doing something right... :)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-72775813118324715302015-11-06T10:09:58.144-06:002015-11-06T10:09:58.144-06:00Oh, I would love to have to say that!!!
I usually...Oh, I would love to have to say that!!! <br />I usually say something similar only with some words in a different order.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03893861460022068471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-37631654742076471612015-11-06T09:53:30.738-06:002015-11-06T09:53:30.738-06:00That's awesome!That's awesome!Jennifer Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15595231987892881691noreply@blogger.com