We all have been there. We have all experienced the panic of coming home from a very busy day at work while the kids are screaming, the spouse is laying out all their frustrations of the day on the table, the dog has to get fed right this instant or he will bark louder so your headache feels extra painful, and the in-laws are calling to get an immediate response to the question: Are you coming for Sunday dinner, and there is nothing in the house prepared to eat. No, you have not experienced that? Well, good for you. You still need a quick meal from time to time anyway! So, what makes a

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If you have a toddler, or have ever had a toddler, you know of what I speak. You make a meal to die for and your young one just looks at the food and says with no uncertain tone: [quote]I don't like it[/quote] Ah, the voice of reason, right? No. There is no reason because they simply haven't taken one small bite. They have not even smelled the dinner. In fact, they have never tried it before in their little life. It can't be your cooking. Perhaps toddlers have a predetermined idea of what constitutes good tastes and what does not. They seem to be born with it. Wrapped up in their mind

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