05/29/2026
Today is a little off our normal, beaten path...
I dabble in cooking 🤣. With my two kids, food isnt as simple as it used to be. With my daughter, she likes to try new things, but if something hits the spot, thats all she wants. Hot sauce on EVERYTHING is her love language. And when McDonald’s forgets the buffalo sauce, hell hath no fury like a scorned 6yo. Hew on the other hand is simple. He doesn't want sauce, and he better not see you look at his food with seasoning.
These 2 are never on the same page, and when I swore up and down that my kids would eat what I fix or go hungry, I had no idea what I was talking about. Ah, the pre-kids confidence.... I tried. I did try... multiple times. To rein the kids in. I tried reasoning... this is food you like, you've ate it before, just because you don't want it tonight doesn't mean you don't like it, mommy isnt a restaurant to order from I have no menu, this is dinner. They refused to eat. PERIOD.
They say kids won't starve themselves, when they get hungry enough they will eat 👀... not mine! My children would not be swayed. At bedtime they were offered a granola bar because they had not eaten all day, and they still refused! Before you come at me, I did talk to professionals about this and was told "You are offering them food, even if its not what they want, they will eat when they are hungry enough "
By the beginning of day 3 I caved. Judge me. Whatever. I couldn't handle knowing they were hungry, and them not eating. They were still fully bound and determined to go without food. But my kids are skinny, tall, bean poles, and I couldn't handle it 🤷♀️.
Since then, most days I can get away with one simple meal for both. But some days its waffles for one and tacos for another. Peanut butter sandwich for one, and Ramen for the other.
Since most food has to be created around the moods of my children, we don't experiment very much. We dont deviate from the approved foods list lol. But today I did! Something simple because let's not get crazy.
This is a cowboy salsa type situation, minus the tomatoes I forgot, and the tortilla chips thats my kids are raw. This dressing, combined with the creole seasoning taste AMAZING! I highly suggest making it!
P.s. my son thought it was crazy. Elli will love it. Matt hates it....
P.s.s. Elli did in fact NOT love it, and spit it out, as she was gagging...
