[Reva]

I struggle with this all the time, and I “only” have two kiddos. But I have an *extremely* picky dh-the man has never eaten any veggie other than corn or potatoes and I don’t even count those as veggies really. He’s all about texture-whatever I fix can’t have any kinds of chunks-so no tomatoes or onions of any kind.

Ds is quickly following in his footsteps, although he is a typical teenage boy and will generally scarf down anything I put in front of him, as long as it’s meat and potatoes or something fun like tacos, calzone, chicken pie (no veggies!)

Dd is having all kinds of stomach issues that we can’t pinpoint the cause. She can eat something this week and be fine, but in two weeks she’ll have cramps and diarrhea after eating a previously ok meal. So I have to either make sure I have a few trusty standbys for her (chicken nuggets, corn dogs etc) if I fix a meal that she doesn’t think will agree with her. I used to not fix the meal, but it’s gotten to the point that 3out of 5 days that I suggest something she thinks she won’t be able to tolerate it.

Add in to the fact that I feel my best in the morning and by dinner time I’m in misery, meal planning is just hard right now.

I should say though, that every time I cook a meal I hear all kinds of compliments from all of them. They are all appreciative of any kind of effort I put forth, and honestly dh is so great. He truly doesn’t care if I cook a meal or not. I can’t tell you how many times he’ll say that a bowl of cereal is just fine. All of that after working 10 hours in a furniture factory and not even eating lunch. (He’d rather nap during his 45 minute lunch than eat.)