Elizabeth is like a lot of seven-year-olds when it comes to food. Mention something new and she is all, "EEWWW!! I don't like that!" Pretty much if it isn't dipped in chocolate and full of sugar, she just doesn't want it.
Well, tonight, I tried an old recipe of my mom's, a dish that contains cabbage. I have not cooked cabbage at all in a really long time, and I figured that the mere mention of the word would start her whining up again. So, when she asked what we were having, I did what any tired, overworked and unappreciated mother - who slaved in the kitchen for an hour and a half - would do... I totally lied.
"We are having lettuce stew." I said.
She loves lettuce, oddly enough, and I figured this would be an easy out for me.
We all sit down to dinner and Marty and I are sneaking secret glances her direction as she enthusiastically eats the "lettuce".
"How is it?" I ask.
"YUMMY!!" she responds.
A few minutes later, she says, "You know, when lettuce is cooked, it really tastes a lot like cabbage and I LOOOOVE me some cabbage!"
I think Marty and I both choked simultaneously.
"When did you ever eat cabbage??" I asked.
"Oh, they used to make it all the time when I was at daycare, and I ALWAYS ate seconds. Cabbage is one of my favorite foods!!"
Yes, we eventually came clean and admitted that we were big liars.
3 comments:
What daycare feeds kids cabbage? That is too funny.
I was laughing almost too hard to read this to my husband. We have been known to be creative in labeling food for our somewhat selective children.
I am with Elisa... what daycare feeds kids cabbage? Still, if she likes it, hooray!
This is fanstastic!!!!! I love this story...
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