My kids say funny stuff, too 6

Occasionally, I rebel against the mashed potato and un-sauced meat diet that keeps my family fed. Then, I go to the hot food and salad bars at Whole Foods and pile a mish-mash of green things into a box to eat while the heathens make their daily sacrifice to the Gods of Meat.

Recently, my son looked inquiringly at my plate. “Whatcha got there?” he asked. Because hope truly does spring eternal, I jumped at the chance to introduce him to foods without hooves.

“Well,” I said, “This is cole slaw, that’s tofu and this is broccoli.”

He didn’t turn away, so I continued on a tour of my dinner plate.

“This is quinoa salad and that, with the yogurt, is falafel.”

He looked at me and said,  “Now you’re just making up words.”

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14 responses to “My kids say funny stuff, too 6”

  1. philosophermouseofthehedge Avatar

    Kids are so suspicious. Always thinking we are trying to put something over on them.
    Creatures comfortable with habit?…Or was it all that sneaking peas and vegetables in their food when they were 3 and would only eat one thing meal after meal after meal.
    Gotta love your kid!

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    1. jmlindy422 Avatar

      I used to put ground beets into the Sloppy Joes. It was hilarious the day my son found out. Like I’d told him Santa didn’t exist or something.

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  2. Madame Weebles Avatar

    Now that’s funny. Your son is a funny kid. I suppose words like quinoa and falafel may as well be words made up by Dr. Seuss if they haven’t heard of them before.

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    1. jmlindy422 Avatar

      My son is a hoot. Most of what he does that’s funny is physical so is difficult to show. I like the Dr. Seuss food imagery!

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  3. SocietyRed Avatar

    They do say funny stuff! Wait, beets in sloppy joes? I can only imagine his face. Now I’m hungry for falafel…

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    1. jmlindy422 Avatar

      They had NO idea there were beets in the Sloppies, but I’ll never get them to eat falafel. Heathens!

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      1. SocietyRed Avatar

        Idea…call them corndog nuggets, even better, make some homemade cordogs with falafel as the coating. Sometimes I wish I still had young kids in the house to mess with like that 😉
        Coincidentally, I recently heard an npr story on falafel; in case you missed it: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/10/13/158487658/when-it-comes-to-falafel-the-flavors-of-home-can-vary

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  4. nevercontrary Avatar

    Oh I could use a good falafel.

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    1. jmlindy422 Avatar

      If I find one….the ones at Whole Foods aren’t that good, but no one will go with me to get a good falafel! Come visit and we’ll go pig out on healthy food.

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      1. nevercontrary Avatar

        Sounds like a great idea!

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  5. Danny Breslin Avatar

    That made me laugh. Come to think of it I’ve never heard of falafa…falef..fal…you sure you’re not making it up?

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  6. The Waiting Avatar

    Love this! My mom says that I’m just speaking gibberish when I tell her I’m making saag paneer for dinner.

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    1. jmlindy422 Avatar

      Too funny. Wait til little Miss C starts declining your lovingly prepared meals. I get such a kick out of these celebrity chefs who write books about how easy it is to get kids to eat healthful meals. Sure it is, until they get older and have minds of their own. When said son was two, he actually ate little cubes of tofu and steamed broccoli! BTW, I love paneer.

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      1. The Waiting Avatar

        It’s so freaking good.

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