# I'm worried about my kids' eating habits. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 20, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-my-kids-eating-habits/752703 "2016-04-20T03:09:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-my-kids-eating-habits/752703/1 "2016-04-20T03:09:58Z")
Got home from work last night and son #2 was chowing down on a vegemite and hot chilli sauce sandwich washed down with a glass of the Virgin Mary (tomato juice, worcestershire sauce and Tabasco) that my wife had made up for herself. Not bad for a 6 year-old but that’s a hell of a combo! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-my-kids-eating-habits/752703/2 "2016-04-20T03:15:50Z")
I’d only worry if smoke comes out of their ears. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-my-kids-eating-habits/752703/3 "2016-04-20T12:15:35Z")
My 15 year old has since he was a toddler loved vegetables. And then he discovered the joy that is vinegar. Not just pickles because he ate those as soon as he had teeth. Vinegar with a dash of garlic, pepper and soy sauce. He drinks it. And soaks rhubarb stalks or celery stalks in it and eats those when “cured” which is when the glass of juice is empty. I have a feeling that when he climbs out of his introverted shell and discovers girls (or boys) he’ll stop drinking his “concoction”. At least for their sakes I hope he does. (stinky breath) ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-my-kids-eating-habits/752703/4 "2016-04-20T12:54:11Z")
I am too. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-my-kids-eating-habits/752703/5 "2016-04-20T15:12:36Z")
Don’t send them to a catholic school. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-my-kids-eating-habits/752703/6 "2016-04-20T15:39:36Z")
I had eating issues when I was really young, the doc told her not to worry if I had the equivalent of a healthy meal spread out through the day [nausea issues, I couldn’t always manage to eat right after waking up, and preferred to graze all day instead of 3 meals. She just made sure there was always decent stuff to graze on - so I ate raw veggies, fruit, hard boiled eggs, pickles most of the day, and tiny portions of whatever meal was happening - usually the meat portion.] It helped that I was never really into sweets, I was a sour/salt sort of snacker [I think my favorite mini meal was slices of apple, slices of cheddar cheese and major grey chutney as little sandwiches, still love it.] ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-my-kids-eating-habits/752703/7 "2016-04-20T15:46:46Z")
I think you should be more concerned about wife ! What if there had there been liquid in her drink too?? ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-my-kids-eating-habits/752703/8 "2016-04-20T19:45:05Z")
Kids have weird taste buds, for sure. My go to sandwich when I was his age was peanut butter, bologna, pickles and yellow mustard on white bread. Not sure I could handle that combo any longer. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-my-kids-eating-habits/752703/9 "2016-04-20T21:15:47Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > Don’t send them to a catholic school. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-my-kids-eating-habits/752703/10 "2016-04-20T21:20:31Z")
> [@mistymage](#): > > My 15 year old has since he was a toddler loved vegetables. And then he discovered the joy that is vinegar. Not just pickles because he ate those as soon as he had teeth. Vinegar with a dash of garlic, pepper and soy sauce. He drinks it. And soaks rhubarb stalks or celery stalks in it and eats those when “cured” which is when the glass of juice is empty. > > I have a feeling that when he climbs out of his introverted shell and discovers girls (or boys) he’ll stop drinking his “concoction”. At least for their sakes I hope he does. (stinky breath) He’s drinking vinegar straight? Is that safe for his esophagus? ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-my-kids-eating-habits/752703/11 "2016-04-20T23:13:28Z")
> [@Omega\_Glory](#): > > He’s drinking vinegar straight? Is that safe for his esophagus? I think he does a 4:1 mixture of water to vinegar … but it’s the garlic that puts me off. Raw (canned) vs cooked makes a stinky difference. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-my-kids-eating-habits/752703/12 "2016-04-20T23:40:32Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > 😕 Don’t nuns wear habits anymore? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-my-kids-eating-habits/752703/13 "2016-04-21T03:09:01Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > Don’t nuns wear habits anymore? > 😃 😛 Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-my-kids-eating-habits/752703/14 "2016-04-21T04:01:24Z")
> [@mistymage](#): > > I think he does a 4:1 mixture of water to vinegar … but it’s the garlic that puts me off. Raw (canned) vs cooked makes a stinky difference. Canned raw garlic? Is that a real thing or am I reading this post wrong ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-my-kids-eating-habits/752703/15 "2016-04-21T04:06:32Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > Don’t send them to a catholic school. A new novice in the monastery asked the priest if it was okay to kiss the nuns. The priest answered, “Well, it’s okay, but don’t get in the habit.” ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-my-kids-eating-habits/752703/16 "2016-04-21T05:29:42Z")
> [@China\_Guy](#): > > Canned raw garlic? Is that a real thing or am I reading this post wrong Canned as in cooked long enough for a jar to be sealed (it’s minced) vs that jarred stuff cooked in a roast for an hour or so (hours and hours upon hours if crockpotted) or the canned/jarred stuff cooked in stir fry for a few minutes vs… he scoops some out of the jar and into his concoction. It’s like the difference between fresh garden onions, frozen onions thawed and thrown in a pasta salad, and onions that have been cooked.