Kids are the future of food

[John Barrows]

Here's a roast duck.

Here's a deliriously satisfied duck diner! (age 6)

If we don't expose kids to good food, or fail to offer them things to try that sometimes require trusting and training their palates - then we are failing them and the cultures from whence they descended. Even as something as simple as duck probably would probably get rejected by a youngster brought up on bland, prepared foods that are nuked by parents who "don't have the time to cook" and don't feel like challenging their kids to try new things. If kids eat what you eat (whether it's duck, octopus, broccoli, anchovy pizza, artichokes, grilled sardines, eggplant rasavangy, steak tartare, posole, or head cheese) then from their early ages they'll not only tolerate but enjoy the wide range of foods that the world can offer. Chew on that.

[Patrick]

An important caveat to this is, what happens when the gravy train stops and they have to fend for themselves? Many people were brought up with home cooking only to succumb to less desirable food habits, for whatever reason, but primarily the excuse of time. Sure time can be a valid excuse/reason but at least eat something easy to make even if its a tuna sandwich.