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Of course under special circumstances like allergies and medical conditions I would do the same thing. I salute you.
This is the boat we are in. Child #1 eats what we eat. We had to have child #2 tested for allergies. It seems child #2 is allergic to practically everything. When a nurse asks, "Does she have any allergies?" We say, "It's probably easier to say what she isn't allergic to." She's even allergic to beef. Seriously! Beef! Not meat - beef! So unless I want to eat only chicken or pork, she gets he own meal. Child #3 is on baby food, but he is starting to show allergic symptoms too. If he turns out to be like child #2 only with different allergies, we may have to start eating cafeteria style.
When our kids were really young we would try to make them eat whatever we put in front of them. The fights at meal time were unbearable. I spoke to my pediatrician about it and her advice was to make the meal, and they could either eat it or not. She said they wouldn't starve to death, and if they actually got hungry enough, they would eat. She told me just to make sure they took a good multi vitamin every day. So, we gave up on trying to make them eat. I cooked whatever I wanted and they could either eat it or not. It made life much more bearable. We did do the 2 bite thing also though just to get them to try new things. Some things they liked, some things not so much, but everyone lived. Now, in their early 20's they are both great eaters, and love to try new foods.
I've got a 17 yr old nephew that has been catered to his entire life. His mom cooked whatever he wanted, which was usually chicken nuggets, frozen pizza or mac and cheese. That's still about all he will eat. He spent a couple of weeks with us about 3 years ago and I did think he was going to starve. He wouldn't even try what I put on the table. He would look at it and just make a sour face. Even my kids tried to get him to try things, but no. We would go out to eat, and he would order off the kids menu, because that's the only place he could find anything he liked. Took him to the great burger place. We thought, surely he would like that. All teenagers like burgers, right? No. He ordered a PB&J sandwich. Unbelievable.
My mom did this for years, my dad was on a diet so he had to have one meal and she would fix the same thing for my brother and I and something else for herself. I do that sometimes now but it's only 2 of us. If I am not that hungry I will fix hubby something and I'll eat cereal but that's only a few times a year. I'll make him salmon and I'll eat something else. I don't want to deny him what he likes just because I don't eat it. When I have a huge crowd for dinner and there are young children coming too I will make a seperate dish aside from the main course and it's usually mac and cheese or chicken fingers. Most of the kids I know won't wat chicken cordon bleu or fettucini alfredo LOL.
My kids fondly remember the nights I was a "bad Mother", usually when I was busy working and exhausted...I would bring home a box of leftover Krispy Kreme doughnuts from work, and let them eat doughnuts and ice cream for dinner. This did not happen much, but they loved it when it did occur.
I think they liked that more than when I actually cooked dinner. I would say, "okay kids, I am gonna be a terrible Mom tonight."..."YEA!!"
Growing up we always had what was made that day and left overs from the day before. Some would want the new food and some would want the leftovers. Sometimes it was because some of us did not like the new food and other times was that we really liked what was leftover from yesterday.
I just put their kibble on the table and if they don't like it, too bad!!!!!!!!!!
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