No, not my hair (well, I did chop it off quite a bit).
I'm talking about a sandwich and it's crust.
Izzy is not a picky eater, and until recently she would eat the entire sandwich.
I guess she learned yet another fabulous trick at school. She learned she didn't need to eat the crust.
Now when she gets a sandwich, (cut into triangles of course) she eats 2 bites of the triangle and then gets too close to the crust. It's terribly annoying.
And, I promised I would never do this.
But, Saturday, when making her PB&J; I *gasp* cut the crust off of her sandwich. Mr. Serious about had a heart attack.
Know what? She ate three whole triangles of that sandwich. Before, when the crust was attached, she probably ate 1/4th of the sandwich total.
Now without the crust? She ate almost the whole thing.
And this mom? Will now be de-crusting her little Princesses sandwiches for a while.
She'll learn to appreciate the crust again one day, right?
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Of course she’ll like them again one day!!!
Secretly…I still don’t eat mine…but most of the time i do!!
Both of my sons will not eat the crust. Can you believe you can by bread at the store without the crust??! I have not done this yet!!
Have a great week. Debbie will be back in her blogging groove soon. It’s been nice chatting with you!
I am afraid that Carter will be learning about this soon too. We were at Walmart last night and they had a cool sandwich cutter that would de-crust the sandwich and make it into either hearts of dinosaurs.
I guess whatever it takes to get them to eat their food!
That is hilarious!!
I was the SAME way w/ Landon! He still doesnt like the crust, but he knows now just to eat what he wants and thrown his crust away!
I I cut it off, I end up eating it and just adding more calories to my diet! lol
It took a couple years though! So there is hope!
Twitter: mycomplicated
April 20, 2009 at 12:04 pm
That seems like a good deal if you ask me! Whatever will help her eat MORE!
LOL! This is funny… If it’s at all comforting, at 31, I finally eat the crust again ;0)
I have a new found appreciation for crusts and moms who take the time to cut them off.
Ha! My boys all went through that phase too. But I am a mean mom and make them eat all of the sandwich or they get nothing else. No fruit (that is a big bargaining tool at our house) or cheese, or treats. Worked like a charm!
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April 20, 2009 at 1:55 pm
You know, I’m still not a big crust fan myself. I usually leave about half of it. But Ben, he LOVES it!
And of course it’s okay to cut it off if she eats more that way.
shhh don’t tell, but i still can’t eat the crusty corners!!
it’s like eating the second piece of the loaf – and you know how i feel about that!!
I had a friend in elementary school who absolutely refused to eat the crust too. I didn’t understand it, until I tried it and liked it too. But now, I just eat the whole thing. Oh well! That’s cute of her though! What a princess!
Love, Mere
You know, I hated crust when I was a kid and to be honest, I still don’t like the crust on most breads (some I like).
sounds like you found the secret LOL
Haha…a good part of parenting is discovering what works and doing it…. good for you.
She will probably grow out of the crustless bread stage before too long.Meanwhile…you could butter and toast the crusts in the oven and then dip them in something good acting like it is a special treat that you love. It might give her a new appreciation for crusts.
Have a great day…and Izzy…enjoy your PB and J.
Austin went through the same thing and I caved and started cutting the crust off. But….I feed the crust to Mia who happily eats it, so no waste.
I got this nifty little thing a Walmart that you can cut the sandwich with that cuts it into shapes and cuts the crust off at the same time. I have one that cuts out two dinosaurs and another one that cuts it into two hearts. the only thing leftover is the crust. Yucky.
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April 21, 2009 at 11:52 am
Forget the crust, my son started disliking BREAD years ago. Nothing like throwing the traditional lunch options out the window *wink*
I make a meal out of the crusts I cut off of Caroline’s sandwich! Ha!
Yeah the crust thing baffled me. MY son the same thing…if the crust is gone he will eat all of the sandwich on his plate! So we cut off the crusts. KROGER and PUBLIX have little crust cutters in the aisles and I have a few. MY boys LOVE the ones with animals shapes. FOR SCHOOL we pack the SMUCKERS PB&J; round sandwiches with NO crusts. THE KIDS LOVE THOSE THINGS. THEY COME IN GRAPE, STRAWBERRY OR HONEY….check them out in Walmart.
Tip- Cut off the crust before you slather on the PB&J.; Save the crusts in a freezer bag and you can us them for stuffing, or to go feed ducks. I am sure you already thought of this, and I know your freezer is full of white gold…but it's just my little tip from TX!
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