Was it the same thing you ate or something different?
I came home from work last night and was making dinner and my husband tells me that my daughter wants something different than what I'm making. I explained to both of them (they were sitting next to one another) that I'm not a short order cook and we are all eating the same thing. So, we all had Shepards Pie - I just took the onions out of our 3 year old's meal because she can spot an onion a mile away.
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
Same thing and they loved it! Shredded pork carnitas from the crock pot over rice with cheese and avocado and salsa. Just mixed up in a bowl!
The night before we had salmon and tried to give DS his chopped up in a bowl and he pitched a fit that his was in a bowl vs on a plate like ours.
We make one meal and if we know they like it they have to eat at least a few bites.
pomelo / 5573 posts
Chicken nuggets (well, nuggets for him, strips for us, but more or less the same thing), Lipton's noodles, and cucumber slices for him, kale salad for us. And cupcakes. But it was his birthday so I let him pick dinner. We almost always all eat the same thing.
When my brother was younger he loved going to his best friend's house because, as he said, "it's like a restaurant!" Every night at dinner the mom would ask each of her 3 kids, her husband, and whoever else happened to be there what they wanted for dinner and make everybody whatever they picked! I can't even imagine doing that.
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
Vegetarian chili mac, aka "macaroni with beans". He also had cubed cheese and peas and carrots. We had salad on the side.
He doesn't always eat the same thing. I ceded the food fights. I don't mind making him eggs (honestly he does about 80% of the work there), or some frozen meatballs (I make them in big batches).
coconut / 8079 posts
We all had chicken nuggets and sweet potato tots. 
It's been a long week!
I usually give him what we are eating but sometimes add a few other things to his plate if it's something he's unfamiliar with.
pineapple / 12802 posts
We went out for wings last night so he got to hang with meme and she brought over spaghetti & salad. Lucky kid.
pomegranate / 3438 posts
Last night we had salmon, salad and roasted asparagus. But the night before he didn't want the leftovers DH and I were having so I let him have a "snacky" dinner of grapes, orange, hummus, roasted asparagus, and a couple small slices of cheddar cheese.
If I cook he doesn't get a choice but if we are having leftovers I usually let him pick.
eggplant / 11824 posts
We went out for dinner and LO had: cheese ravioli with red sauce, salad (she ate some lettuce but mostly tomatoes and cucumbers) and pesto bread.
persimmon / 1364 posts
last night we all had a chicken enchiladas.. DD also had a side of sweet peas and blue berries for dessert. DH and I had ice cream for dessert.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
We all had bang bang shrimp, risotto and stir fry cauliflower with a soy honey sauce. DH and I also had some wilted greens.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
DD always just eats what we eat; we had Mexican! Brown rice, sauteed ground beef w/ onions, avocado, a pinto bean/corn mix, cheese, sour cream and tortillas!
pomelo / 5791 posts
DS1 had chicken nuggets and a bite of the chicken that we had. It's a work in progress for him to eat what we eat, but he has sensory issues.
DS2 had pureed green beans
nectarine / 2771 posts
DD eats what we eat, unless we are eating something she can't have (i.e. spicy Korean food). In that case, I'll make her something different. Last night we had roasted sweet potato with chicken apple sausage, onions, and peppers.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
1/4 of a turkey meatball. Literally 4 peas and she acted like she was gagging. Maybe 1/8 of a cup of pasta with a cream sauce.
cantaloupe / 6885 posts
Caprese flatbread , Caesar salad and blueberries. Same as what we had
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
Xander: same as us, except he has a stomach bug, so he didn't eat very much of it. Chicken burgers and fries - he had a couple fries and that was it.
Logan: pureed chicken & apples.
nectarine / 2115 posts
We all had grilled cheese for dinner. We always eat the same things, though. The only exception is if dinner is taking too long to prepare, at which point we do something quick for DD and eat after she goes to bed.
grapefruit / 4997 posts
We had burgers and hotdogs at Fuddruckers, DD ate the entire kid's meal hotdog (no bread just the meat cut up).
cantaloupe / 6131 posts
I knew we'd be in a rush last night between a doctor's appointment in the late afternoon and me solo parenting, so I grabbed a kid's meal at CFA at lunch time and saved it for dinner. So he had 3 nuggets, some cut up waffle fries, the apple juice box, and some fresh fruit and cucumbers on the side.
DH had dinner late when he came home (Crockpot Italian Beef sandwiches, which are his favorite and a special meal for him for his birthday and too spicy for DS anyway). I wasn't hungry for dinner but then had a preggo craving for pizza later so I grabbed a Hot and Ready $4.99 special at Little Caesar's at 9pm!
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@Kimberlybee: omgggggggggggggg shut up. Seriously. My favorite burger EVER. Ours closed down years ago and I'm still lusting after one.
grapefruit / 4997 posts
@regberadaisy: I agree, it really is the best burger place! We live around lots of burger joints but we rather drive the 20 minutes further to eat at Fuddruckers.
nectarine / 2641 posts
One bite of chicken, one bite of cauliflower, and one bite of zucchini. He is required to eat one bite of everything I put on the table. More was apparently not an option for him last night. Oh well. (And yes, it is what we ate.)
My 7 month old ate quite a bit of all three, though!
I only make a separate meal if for some reason the timing is crazy, or there's really only one option and it's really spicy. Then I try to just modify part of it (I'll make stir fry with a ginger sauce, and he eats just the stir fry minus the sauce.)
honeydew / 7917 posts
We had chicken adobo with sides of cauliflower and broccoli. The kids also had cucumbers and rice. The only times we have separate meals is due to food allergies. Most meals are allergy friendly for all.
pomegranate / 3580 posts
We always offer her what we're eating, but last night I wasn't feeling hungry at dinner time so DH got take out and DD had hummus on pita, with red peppers and cucumbers on the side. She's not a big dinner person unless it's one of her favorites. 
eggplant / 11716 posts
LO only eats what we eat 50% of the time. She's dairy and soy free and we eat those things, plus my husband likes everything to be spicy and LO doesn't eat spicy stuff at all.
My whole house is sick, so last night LO had left over rotisserie chicken and steamer veggies ("asian medley" which is broccoli, snow peas, carrots, and mini corn). I had cereal, and I'm pretty sure DH didn't eat at all, haha.
pomegranate / 3858 posts
We all had roasted broccoli, herb cod, and spiral pasta. It was yummy, and she ate the cod and pasta, with a bit of broccoli. We also had roasted chickpeas, which she loves.
eggplant / 11716 posts
@tinyperson: mm...roasted chickpeas? I've never roasted those before. Is there something in particular you do with them?
We only use chickpeas for hummus and curry, so I could get on board with a new way to eat them.
pomegranate / 3858 posts
@Anagram: I just use canned, drain and rinse, pat dry, coat in olive oil and sprinkle salt, then roast for 25ish mins at 400. Add whatever seasonings you want when they come out...LO likes Parmesan.
The Kitchn has a good recipe: http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-crispy-roasted-chickpeas-in-the-oven-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-219753
pomelo / 5220 posts
LO doesn't eat what we eat because we eat after he goes to bed. We just don't get home in time to have dinner on the table for all of us by 6:20-6:30. So he had some leftover fish, goldfish, cheese, and pineapple. Super random!
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
our freezer is broken right now so she doesn't have many options besides eating what we eat! last night we had homemade pizza with brussels sprouts and arugala, but she had already eaten some yogurt and applesauce before dh and I sat down so I don't know how much she ate (she def didn;t eat the arugula!)
pomegranate / 3872 posts
Eggplant parm and a little salad, same as us. I also made her a little pasta though.
pomegranate / 3658 posts
LO is criminally exhausted at the end of each day, so we only have a few minutes between her arrival at home and when she really needs to go to bed. So we feed her her own food, then cook our dinner after she's asleep. Last night that was an entire clementine, a handful of grapes, and some yogurt/banana/cinnamon mash. Not exactly a balanced meal but we had to move quickly and she wolfed it down. Sometimes we give her leftovers from what we cooked the previous night.
persimmon / 1328 posts
We eat dinner around 8 after DS is in bed. I can't remember last night, but tonight he had a soft cheese sandwich, grapes, strawberries, a yoghurt and some leftover gnocchi from our dinner last night (which he didn't touch)
pomegranate / 3192 posts
DS usually eats what we eat but he didn't like the leftovers, so he ate grapes
papaya / 10570 posts
The same thing - roast chicken, mashed potato, sprouts and leeks, with optional cheese sauce. She only ate the chicken though.
Tonight, she had the same as us - fish and chips (although I had stir fried veg instead of chips).
grapefruit / 4291 posts
Both my kids ate lamb, potatoes, carrots, peas, corn and beans and the little guy also had half a jar of baby food. Felix dropped half of his down his pants but he had a good time doing it 
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