Parental deception.

[Sara_H]

I've just been making a batch of hummus and remembered a couple of years ago that my son refused to eat my home made hummus. So one day I put some in a supermarket hummus container and told him it was from Lidl, he eat it no problem after that.

On a similar theme, he decided he didn't like tomatoes. Which was disappointing as I LOVE them and use them quite a lot. As luck would have it, we stumbled upon a new to us vegetable/fruit that looked almost identical to tomatoes but tasted completely different. They were called Spanish Love Apples! We got away with this deception for about two years, though he now refuses to eat Spanish love apples also.
Similar experience with French Love Batons (cucumbers).

What parental deceptions have you indulged In? (they don't have to be culinary related)

 

[midlife]

When the ice cream van is playing a tune it means they have run out of ice cream ...

Shaun

 

[dan_bo]

Bitch.

What's next? Father Christmas?

 

[Sara_H]

When the ice cream van is playing a tune it means they have run out of ice cream ...

Shaun

Of course!

 

[stephec]

I've just been making a batch of hummus and remembered a couple of years ago that my son refused to eat my home made hummus. So one day I put some in a supermarket hummus container and told him it was from Lidl, he eat it no problem after that.

On a similar theme, he decided he didn't like tomatoes. Which was disappointing as I LOVE them and use them quite a lot. As luck would have it, we stumbled upon a new to us vegetable/fruit that looked almost identical to tomatoes but tasted completely different. They were called Spanish Love Apples! We got away with this deception for about two years, though he now refuses to eat Spanish love apples also.
Similar experience with French Love Batons (cucumbers).

What parental deceptions have you indulged In? (they don't have to be culinary related)

 

[vernon]

I used to terrify my kids if any of them was sitting in the front passenger seat by telling them that I was driving with my eyes shut but only closing my left eye as I negotiated roundabouts in heavy traffic.

 

[winjim]

My thoughts precisely!

 

[Lilliburlero]

Spanish Love Apples!..... French Love Batons!.....

 

[HertzvanRental]

Spanish Love Apples!..... French Love Batons!.....

Hmmmm! Any chance of an invite to dinner?

 

[summerdays]

I used to lie about mushrooms and just claim it was chicken. And my youngest hates various veg, so I often blitz it to add it in a way he would miss. Gradually I've imp creased the amounts, so he knows green mince has loads of spinach in, but as long as he doesn't find a bit he's prepared to eat it. Again he will eat carrots but not pieces of squash or sweet potato so I just mix a few in and mostly he doesn't realise. If he does he moves them to the side. He's 14 so I still have a few more years to convince him!

 

[Sara_H]

Spanish Love Apples!..... French Love Batons!.....

Well, Spanish Live Apples came into my head in a panic when I had to rename tomotos in a hurry. So the French Love Batons just seemed to follow on naturally!

 

[stephec]

Hmmmm! Any chance of an invite to dinner?

You'll probably end up as dessert, alongside the English swinging strawberries.

 

[Markymark]

Apparently sometimes I wasn't the brave soldier mummy said I was.

 

[Sara_H]

I used to lie about mushrooms and just claim it was chicken. And my youngest hates various veg, so I often blitz it to add it in a way he would miss. Gradually I've imp creased the amounts, so he knows green mince has loads of spinach in, but as long as he doesn't find a bit he's prepared to eat it. Again he will eat carrots but not pieces of squash or sweet potato so I just mix a few in and mostly he doesn't realise. If he does he moves them to the side. He's 14 so I still have a few more years to convince him!

We told my step sons that Tofu was chicken but it tasted different because they were northern chickens )as opposed to the soppy southern chickens that they're accustomed to ).

 

[Lilliburlero]

Hmmmm! Any chance of an invite to dinner?

Sure

It`ll be Danish love pork or Irish love beef for mains...