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Sundae · 08-12-2008, 05:03 AM

Jinx - you raise some excellent points re a better way to feed a child. Not having my own, I am very much anchored in the 70s, when I was raised. Although I won't claim that we were poor enough "not to know where the next meal was coming from" food was certainly an economic issue in our house. Firstly we didn't have a car, so all food had to be hauled from the town centre a mile away in a shopping trolley. Secondly my parents were paid weekly, and not well paid at that, so they had to budget more carefully. And thirdly we didn't have a freezer until I was about 10, so again meals had to be planned in advance and cooked to schedule.

So it made sense to plate meals and food was a valuable commodity. The only meal we helped ourselves to was breakfast, because cereal was cheap and a great filler. We would have 3-4 bowls each, which seems excessive now!

I can see that things have changed to the point where leftover food can be reused, and as long as the options are healthy it can work as a way of dealing with daily fluctuations of interest and appetite.

08-12-2008, 05:03 AM	#6
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Jinx - you raise some excellent points re a better way to feed a child. Not having my own, I am very much anchored in the 70s, when I was raised. Although I won't claim that we were poor enough "not to know where the next meal was coming from" food was certainly an economic issue in our house. Firstly we didn't have a car, so all food had to be hauled from the town centre a mile away in a shopping trolley. Secondly my parents were paid weekly, and not well paid at that, so they had to budget more carefully. And thirdly we didn't have a freezer until I was about 10, so again meals had to be planned in advance and cooked to schedule. So it made sense to plate meals and food was a valuable commodity. The only meal we helped ourselves to was breakfast, because cereal was cheap and a great filler. We would have 3-4 bowls each, which seems excessive now! I can see that things have changed to the point where leftover food can be reused, and as long as the options are healthy it can work as a way of dealing with daily fluctuations of interest and appetite.