Am I being a bad role model?
I have two young children. My dd is almost six and my DS is three and a half. I cook every single night for my family and I mean from scratch, three days a week I cook meat, once or twice I cook fish and the rest is veggies. I am a vegetarian borderline vegan so my eating varies from the rest. No matter what I make the side dish and salad are always things I can eat.
NOW - sometimes I feel too tired to cook or make a salad. Even making a salad takes time right, you have to wash the veggies, cut them etc.
So days like today when I am too tired to cook I make a simple oatmeal and throw in some fresh berries for myself (I made a creamy bacon sauce with pasta for the family).
My DH has issues with me eating oatmeal for dinner. He said it sets a bad example for the children. He said I have to eat food at night with the family because it will make the children think that its ok to not eat "food" Whatever that means.
Does anyone have any insight on this?
I have explained to the children why I do not eat meat, obviously they don't really understand the concept but quite honestly they don't question it. I teach them to choose the right foods and how important it is to feed your body with the right nutrients blah, blah, blah.
But it bothers me that DH would say that. Any ideas? What do you guys think, is he right?
Last edited by usam; 07-24-2011 at 09:58 PM.
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