Tuesday
Apr132010
I’m a f*%^ing genius
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 09:00AM
I took the kids grocery shopping on Monday – a feat I accomplish every week without pulling out my hair, and only occasional tears (mine). I rarely bake, so Kaylee is unfamiliar with the baking aisle at the store, and yesterday she became fascinated with a package of food coloring.
“What is this?” she asked in awe, staring at the brightly colored eggs and iced cookies on the box.
I explained that it was for changing the color of your food; for example, you could use it to turn your macaroni and cheese green.
And that was it. She had to have it, and she had to eat macaroni and cheese for lunch.
I tried to convince her to use just one color to turn her lunch a pleasant shade of orange or green, but that child would not rest (or stop screeching) until she tried every single bottle of food coloring (which turned out to be neon colors). She also did not understand the meaning of "Just use one or two drops, ok?" We ended up with this unholy creation:
Surprisingly, Kaylee wasn't at all squeamish about eating macaroni and cheese the color of death. It didn’t occur to me until it was too late that the food coloring would also stain her skin:
Oh well. Small price to pay for that kind of culinary masterpiece.
“What is this?” she asked in awe, staring at the brightly colored eggs and iced cookies on the box.
I explained that it was for changing the color of your food; for example, you could use it to turn your macaroni and cheese green.
And that was it. She had to have it, and she had to eat macaroni and cheese for lunch.
I tried to convince her to use just one color to turn her lunch a pleasant shade of orange or green, but that child would not rest (or stop screeching) until she tried every single bottle of food coloring (which turned out to be neon colors). She also did not understand the meaning of "Just use one or two drops, ok?" We ended up with this unholy creation:
Surprisingly, Kaylee wasn't at all squeamish about eating macaroni and cheese the color of death. It didn’t occur to me until it was too late that the food coloring would also stain her skin:
Oh well. Small price to pay for that kind of culinary masterpiece.
in Baybee Kaylee, firsts, lessons, photos
Baybee Kaylee, firsts, lessons, photos
Reader Comments (4)
It's likely going to change the color of her poo, too, FYI. :)
Wow! That's just wrong. I won't even eat those goldfish crackers that come in colors other than orange. But if Kaylee enjoyed it, good for her.
That macaroni looks like it was dipped in tar- but if the kid eats it, I call WIN for you.
I discovered the food coloring trick last week when I was so sick of the kids asking for juice I put a drop of food coloring in their water and said, "Here. Drink your juice." It worked because they didn't like the bland watery juice but couldn't argue with it's colorful juice-like properties so they just quit asking for it. Deceitful win for me, but I'll take what I can get.
I call it a win, too. She ate way more lunch and dinner (also colored macaroni and cheese - this time brown) than normal. If that's what it takes, I'll do it. Also, way to go with the "juice."
And yes, I've been preparing myself for the "Mommy, my poop is green!" conversation.