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I’m a chef who feeds my toddler lobster so he won’t be a picky eater
New York Post ^ | Emily LeFroy

Posted on 07/03/2023 2:53:39 PM PDT by nickcarraway

While most parents may stick to basics when feeding their toddlers, professional chef Jack Zhang, 31, was determined to make sure his son Levi was going to be an adventurous eater.

To ensure the now 2-year-old was not going to grow up fussy, Zhang started feeding the baby dishes fit for the most refined palate as soon as he could eat solid foods — and now has an appetite that could rival a grown adult’s.

Little Levi’s expansive menu already includes lobster, scallops, ratatouille, pork dumplings, cauliflower puree, quick-pickled cucumbers, radishes, microgreens and flying fish roe (tobiko), his proud dad said. “The mindset is for him to not be always picky and to try a bunch of different foods,” said the New York-based cook, who is married to 28-year-old Emily, an English professor.

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To: Phoenix8

FF?


21 posted on 07/03/2023 3:20:47 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

French fries


22 posted on 07/03/2023 3:21:40 PM PDT by Phoenix8
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To: nickcarraway

I was a single parent until my second wife came into the picture. I am a terrible cook. She made me and my son a home cooked meal when he was 4.

My son took a mouthful of vegetables and said with excitement in his voice: What Are These?

Those are vegetables.

He couldn’t eat them fast enough.


23 posted on 07/03/2023 3:24:23 PM PDT by Raycpa
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To: Phoenix8

I remember when I was a kid there were kids who would only eat mac and cheese, hot dogs, or PB&J. Even then I thought that was pretty weird. I was an adventurous eater.


24 posted on 07/03/2023 3:24:38 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Better get him used to “eating ze bugz.”


25 posted on 07/03/2023 3:24:44 PM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: nickcarraway

Just make sure he gets some catfish and collard greens, chicken livers with biscuits and gravy, new York style pizza, plenty of barbecue, TexMex, Italian, and learns about potatoes, and eggs, and bacon. No problem.


26 posted on 07/03/2023 3:25:57 PM PDT by waterhill (Stop waiting for the right time, time is not waiting for you.)
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To: Gary from Dayton

Fried bologna is the way to go.


27 posted on 07/03/2023 3:26:30 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: nickcarraway

My BF (for a while) in HS didn’t drink water, ever.

He prided himself on soda, sweet tea and beer.


28 posted on 07/03/2023 3:27:31 PM PDT by Phoenix8
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To: Phoenix8

Best friend…have to explain those things these days 😂


29 posted on 07/03/2023 3:28:30 PM PDT by Phoenix8
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To: Responsibility2nd
And there are foods that I hated then - but love now.

That's my story too. At some point I turned from ultra picky to a food vacuum. Mom told me later that she was actually concerned there was something wrong with me.

In my picky stage I did bring a half of a tuna salad sandwich home rather than eat it. In my front jeans pocket. Inside which it went unchecked into the clothes washer. She retold me that story for the next 50 years...

30 posted on 07/03/2023 3:31:09 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Honest Nigerian; All

Better thank feeding the child Mac and Cheese and housing him in the basement all his youth.


31 posted on 07/03/2023 3:31:55 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: nickcarraway
I grew up on abalone and lobsters. I'm fussy with all things sea food. Poor kid. This guy, Pop Proctor taught a lot of us how to dive early:Poproctor
32 posted on 07/03/2023 3:33:05 PM PDT by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
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Forget to add chicken and dumplings, Brunswick Stew ( the real kind), sausages of all kinds, tomatoe soup and grilled cheese, creole/cajun. I am probably missing something...


33 posted on 07/03/2023 3:34:10 PM PDT by waterhill (Stop waiting for the right time, time is not waiting for you.)
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To: nickcarraway

I knew a mother who had a rather unique approach. She fed her kids the usual baby food and strained meats, but she would eat vegetables and salads in front of them.

For 2 years she told them, “No you can’t have any of my food—it’s only for adults/big people.”

Finally, she gave in and let them eat salads and veggies. They couldn’t get enough of them, since they were now big people. The ‘green’ habit lasted.


34 posted on 07/03/2023 3:34:32 PM PDT by DeFault User
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear; All

Bingo. If the kid is going to be part of the family, they should eat what the rest of the family eats.


35 posted on 07/03/2023 3:34:43 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: ConservativeInPA; All

I was in boarding school at a young age and you HAD NO CHOICE. Eat what’s on the plate or STARVE. After a few years, turnips were pretty tasty. 👍


36 posted on 07/03/2023 3:37:42 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: nickcarraway

Living in the SF Bay Area, we had our kids eating all sorts of dishes from around the world at very early ages. Their school potlucks were fun because you could taste cuisine from all over the world. They all grew up as adventurous eaters and aren’t picky at all. Our middle daughter married a meat-and-potatoes guy who never really experienced ethnic cuisine from around the world, so they have an interesting challenge.

I think it’s great to expose your kids to lots of different foods at an early age.


37 posted on 07/03/2023 3:40:19 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (I don’t like to think before I say something...I want to be just as surprised as everyone else.)
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To: Cobra64

One can make a really good meal mixing up nips and tatties (turnips and taters) with some haggis on top.


38 posted on 07/03/2023 3:41:12 PM PDT by waterhill (Stop waiting for the right time, time is not waiting for you.)
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To: LegendHasIt

Same here. All I would eat as a kid was hamburgers and fried shrimp. 😏


39 posted on 07/03/2023 3:42:08 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: nickcarraway

Is this the same moron that says grilling a burger ruins it?


40 posted on 07/03/2023 3:42:27 PM PDT by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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