What to do with Tilapia.
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Let her decide when to try fish again. Maybe serve a different types of fish? My mom ruined fish for me when I was little and I still won't eat fish at home to this day... I will eat sashimi and fish taco that's about it. I tried fish again after high school when I was introduce to it by friends.
Don't hide the food. My mom did that with ginger and even now I will sift through all of the food at my mom's and pick out every little minced piece of ginger. O:) I have no trust in her not hiding things in my food.0 -
Not going to offer any sort of parenting advice (not my place) but I have a great recipe that I use with white fish all the time.
Broil on high for 3 minutes on one side
Flip over and broil for another 3 minutes
Mix together:
2 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese
1 Tbsp light mayo
1 Tbsp lime juice
1 tsp dried Italian seasoning
Slather mixture over fish and broil for another 2 minutes.
Calories: 120.5
Total Fat: 2.6 g
Cholesterol: 57.0 mg
Sodium: 119.5 mg
Total Carbs: 1.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
Protein: 22.1 g
(Nutrition Breakdown from Sparkpeople.com)0 -
wrap in bacon and pan fry...OMG0
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I make pamesean tilapia I broil it for 20 mins & its great! My 3 year old niece loves it & its also VERY healthy maybe you could try that or all the many other great recipes people have suggested! good luck0
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If you really want to hide a healthy fish in food, it'd probably be better to do so with a fish with some actual substance. In terms of protein and omega-3, Tilapia is like the celery of the fish kingdom.0
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The violation is in being purposely fed something that may make her sick, not for her own benefit but for the benefit of her mother. How would you feel if someone fed you 90% of a lethal dose of cyanide just to see if it's really not lethal? Again, she isn't going to suffer from malnutrition or anything else if she never eats tilapia again in her life. It also shows a total lack of respect and total lack of faith in the kid to ever be able to make decisions for herself, and lack of concern for her well being.Horrible? Violated? Friend you have issues but I dont think it is rooted in your food being "camouflaged".
There is nothing wrong with trying to prepare food in a manner that a child will find acceptable - and you have to admit, it's a heck of a lot better then just tossing fast food on the table. It is a responsible parent who tries to provide the very best nutrition for their child.
One may not like plain ole steamed rice, but will go wild over it in a jambalaya...so just where is the violation?
If she likes girls, also be sure to hook her up with a transvestite so you can "cure" her.
What a deliciously crazy post. I hope you stick around the forums.0 -
The violation is in being purposely fed something that may make her sick, not for her own benefit but for the benefit of her mother. How would you feel if someone fed you 90% of a lethal dose of cyanide just to see if it's really not lethal? Again, she isn't going to suffer from malnutrition or anything else if she never eats tilapia again in her life. It also shows a total lack of respect and total lack of faith in the kid to ever be able to make decisions for herself, and lack of concern for her well being.Horrible? Violated? Friend you have issues but I dont think it is rooted in your food being "camouflaged".
There is nothing wrong with trying to prepare food in a manner that a child will find acceptable - and you have to admit, it's a heck of a lot better then just tossing fast food on the table. It is a responsible parent who tries to provide the very best nutrition for their child.
One may not like plain ole steamed rice, but will go wild over it in a jambalaya...so just where is the violation?
If she likes girls, also be sure to hook her up with a transvestite so you can "cure" her.
WTH????? LMAO0 -
My Mother hid Rabbit in my food told me it was chicken I didn't touch her meat ever since that was 20 years ago...
I wouldn't do that to my child be honest if she wants to try it let her try it on her own but don't violate her trust like that.0 -
What a horrible thing to do to someone. My parents 'hid vegetables' in my food when I was 7. I never ate another home-cooked meal. I can't tell you how violated I felt, but it stuck with me for decades, I couldn't eat food without first picking it into small enough pieces to know there wasn't something awful hidden in it.My daughter has decided NOT to eat Tilapia. She had it once a year ago, came down sick and blamed it on the fish now she won't eat it. I'd like to HIDE it in something and see if she really gets sick or if it's all in her head. I need a recipe to hide it in.....
You can't possibly be doing this for her benefit, she's not going to miss out on all the good things in life because she doesn't eat tilapia, nor is she going to be ostracized for it.
Completely agree wtith this! I had food hang ups growing up because of getting sick around the same time. People had tried to "hide it" or "trick me" into eating it, and it shattered my trust with them and damaged my relationship with those foods completely. I think it's a bit troubling that you want to "see if it's all in her head" by hiding it. It seems like I really big "I TOLD YOU SO" game, and that's really childish.0 -
The violation is in being purposely fed something that may make her sick, not for her own benefit but for the benefit of her mother. How would you feel if someone fed you 90% of a lethal dose of cyanide just to see if it's really not lethal? Again, she isn't going to suffer from malnutrition or anything else if she never eats tilapia again in her life. It also shows a total lack of respect and total lack of faith in the kid to ever be able to make decisions for herself, and lack of concern for her well being.Horrible? Violated? Friend you have issues but I dont think it is rooted in your food being "camouflaged".
There is nothing wrong with trying to prepare food in a manner that a child will find acceptable - and you have to admit, it's a heck of a lot better then just tossing fast food on the table. It is a responsible parent who tries to provide the very best nutrition for their child.
One may not like plain ole steamed rice, but will go wild over it in a jambalaya...so just where is the violation?
If she likes girls, also be sure to hook her up with a transvestite so you can "cure" her.
What a deliciously crazy post. I hope you stick around the forums.
Just remember; do not make eye contact with him.....0 -
My boys do not like fishy-tasting fish, so I've stuck with Tilapia and found this great, sweet recipe on Allrecipes.com
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/coconut-tilapia-with-apricot-dipping-sauce/detail.aspx
They love it and ask for fish now.0 -
I am making this one tonight:
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/01/baked-garlic-lemon-tilapia-5-pts.html0 -
I am so glad you are a parent that has decided to act like a parent and make nutritional decisions for your child!!! I don't know about hiding it, but if she likes other fish my favorite way to cook tilapia is on the grill wrapped in foil with some bacon and onion...bacon and tilapia are just heaven together...you can do it in the oven too, or in a pan, but on the grill tastes the very best!0
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I don't understand this. If you didn't wish to eat something, would you want someone to hide it in your food?0
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Because when you are a parent you are responsible for seeing your children get appropriate nutrition, even if they don't want to cooperate with the process.0
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Use a better fish the Tilapia. Yuck
Tilapia is NOT my favorite fish or even in the top 5 of favorite fish. But, I grew up in a Catholic household, in the Southwest, where Lent brought fish Fridays. My mom would deep fry the WHOLE Tilapia and that's generally how we always had it.
Tilapia is really only good deep fried and chased with a Corona.0 -
And to those saying Tilapia is crap fish (LOL not sure what defines a crap fish)...
...You can even have a fish farm in your backyard...
Unless you are farming the tilapia in your own backyard, I'm not sure you would want to eat it... One of the companies with whom my husband does business also runs a tilapia farm... And the reason they are called "crap fish" is because that is what they eat.0 -
I don't know how old your daughter is or if she is able to be reasoned with, but there may be a reason she was sickened. Be sure to check and see if the talapia is fresh caught in this country or farm raised in China. In China many of the fish farms are not much more than fish raised in filthy sewer-like water. I refuse to eat fish whose origin is China. Perhaps this is what sickened her.
If it is fresh caught, instead of tricking her and hiding it, ask her to see if she can tell the difference between the talapia and perhaps flounder. Otherwise, just opt for flounder as an alternative. It is a good tasting, relatively affordable fish.
If you try to trick her and it's not an allergy or intolerance to the fish itself, it could be psychosomatic and she could become physically ill upon finding that she has been fooled -- not to speak of the trust issues involved.0 -
personally, I don't see the issue... I mean she want to know if it is a mind trick or a real allergy. If a child had it there way, their food would be nothing but cookies, ice cream, Katchup or cheese drenched. If a real allergy then it is something, they need to see a doctor about, cause a lot of foods are made with fish bits. And if it is a mind trick, would it be fair to have the parent make 2-3 meals, each meal, just because a spoiled brat? Sorry, I side with the mom here, just with the warning to have the phone ready just in case.
As for me, I normally just have tilapia with lemon salt and chives with baked french fries. Apologize for not being more helpful.0 -
this responsibility can be taken care of without trickery which is great because then you are also teaching kindness and compassion for others.Because when you are a parent you are responsible for seeing your children get appropriate nutrition, even if they don't want to cooperate with the process.0 -
In what universe do children suffer from malnutrition because they don't eat tilapia? Is it really that difficult as a parent to find foods that are nutritious for your children AND they like? It is not a parent's job to avoid being inconvenienced by the existence of their kids. You sound like my parents, who also tried to force me to eat cooked carrots when they knew I hated them but I would eat a whole bag of raw carrots, and they were coming out of our fridge as raw carrots.Because when you are a parent you are responsible for seeing your children get appropriate nutrition, even if they don't want to cooperate with the process.
As for the people who don't understand what I was saying above, for some of us (or at the very least me) putting food in my mouth, chewing it, and swallowing it is a very intimate thing. Having someone else seize control over that is as bad as someone else forcibly taking control over what goes in or out of my butt. Maybe you don't feel that way (and if so I'm sorry that you miss out on much of the real joy of eating) but some of us do. It doesn't mean because we're all different that there must be something wrong with everyone who isn't like you and it's your job to force, trick, or manipulate your kids into being just like you in every way including food preferences. Is it really that hard to see how it's similar (in kind but not degree) to trying to manipulate your child's sexual preference?
That is a big part of why I was such a picky eater as a kid, combined with the fact that I was extremely sensitive to the bitter elements in most green veggies, it was the taste equivalent of looking at the sun. My body reacted to much of that stuff (peas, gren beans, lima beans) like it was poison, with a gag reflex. Somehow I managed to survive a childhood of not eating piles of vegetables without being malnourished. Somehow my kids are also doing just fine without eating a bunch of that stuff too. They don't eat cake and cookies and crap, either. To suggest those are the only two options is a false dichotomy.0 -
Looks like a great recipe. Thanks for sharing. I will be trying it tonight with my family.
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goes in or out of my butt.
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luckily, my son (15) loves fish so i don't have this battle. i cook tilapia very simply...a little olive oil in the pan, add fresh onions and mushrooms and cook a little. add the fish, season with season salt, and then cover the whole thing with chopped cabbage. throw a lid on it and let it all cook together. absolutely delicious, but we're cabbage fans.
have come to LOVE barramundi, too. prefer it much more than tilapia. make it exactly the same way.0 -
What would be so bad about talking to your kid and treating her like a human being? Do you really think that little of her? Obviously she is old enough to use her experience to infer an abstract causal connection between tilapia and getting sick. Would it really hurt you, or her, to say, "I realize that you think tilapia is what made you sick, but it's also possible that it was a coincidence and something else actually made you sick, and I think you might miss out on some good foods by not eating it. It's possible to find out by, on two different days, giving you two different dishes. One with tilapia, the other with a different type of fish. You might get sick again if tilapia really is the cause, but then at least you'd know for sure. And if it isn't, then you could enjoy other foods that you might have missed." (Then you would give her the non-tilapia first and see if there's a placebo effect, and if there is, show her that she really didn't eat tilapia and you could also break *that* spell in the process without risking making everything even worse and giving her issues she could carry into her twenties.)Just remember; do not make eye contact with him.....
You could also use the opportunity, if she is actually that young, to explain with examples how and why the whole idea that, "it followed therefore it is because of" is a flawed way of thinking and use the whole thing as a positive learning experience.0 -
*secretly hides tilapia in all of your lunch* :devil:0
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Hey I just read a "scientific" article saying that eating tilapia is worse than bacon! So theres your answer hide bacon in her food. She will love you for all the bacony goodness you bestow upon her.
MMMMMM bacon the new tilapia. Bacon is the other white meat, right?
http://www.draxe.com/eating-tilapia-is-worse-than-eating-bacon/0 -
What would be so bad about talking to your kid and treating her like a human being? Do you really think that little of her? Obviously she is old enough to use her experience to infer an abstract causal connection between tilapia and getting sick. Would it really hurt you, or her, to say, "I realize that you think tilapia is what made you sick, but it's also possible that it was a coincidence and something else actually made you sick, and I think you might miss out on some good foods by not eating it. It's possible to find out by, on two different days, giving you two different dishes. One with tilapia, the other with a different type of fish. You might get sick again if tilapia really is the cause, but then at least you'd know for sure. And if it isn't, then you could enjoy other foods that you might have missed." (Then you would give her the non-tilapia first and see if there's a placebo effect, and if there is, show her that she really didn't eat tilapia and you could also break *that* spell in the process without risking making everything even worse and giving her issues she could carry into her twenties.)Just remember; do not make eye contact with him.....
You could also use the opportunity, if she is actually that young, to explain with examples how and why the whole idea that, "it followed therefore it is because of" is a flawed way of thinking and use the whole thing as a positive learning experience.
Cmon man, give it up, you lost all credibility with your transvestite remark. LOL GAWD that was original!0 -
I make a killer sauce with coconut milk, lime and curry. I then broil the Tilapia in the oven with salt, pepper and olive oil.
When the tilapia is cooked I spoon the sauce on it and serve with either spinach or asparagus. Yum. Even my kids love it.
this sounds amazing!!!! trying it asap, thanks!0 -
1- That was obvious hyperbole. I must have forgotten about Poe's Law. My bad.Cmon man, give it up, you lost all credibility with your transvestite remark. LOL GAWD that was original!
2- The latter was not based on my credibility, unless you are incapable of evaluating for yourself whether or not that course of action is reasonable. Your use of ad hominem as a defense mechanism, to avoid considering whether a different course of action might be better than your first plan and spare your ego, is duly noted. :P0
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