Do your kids eat this

[Elizabeth86]

My boys eat plain uncooked pasta for a snack. I find that odd, just wondering if they were the only ones. For the record, my oldest will not eat cooked pasta, when we have pasta he asks me to save him some crunchy noodles.

[Guest]

My kids don't, and I dont, but I used to when I was a kid.

[HomeAgain]

No, but if I am in the middle of making noodles he will try to snag some. 

 

I liked eating dry ramen noodles as a kid. Never pasta though.

[BarbecueMom]

My kids don't, and I dont, but I used to when I was a kid.

Same. My friends as a kid did it too. Not sure it ever occurred to my kids to do it.

 

One of my kids loves the noodles that get stuck together in a bundle. He calls them "broccoli". He was not happy when I told him that wouldn't count as a vegetable serving.

Edited July 29, 2017 by BarbecueMom

[Elizabeth86]

How do they even think to try stuff like that?

[Cinder]

I liked eating dry ramen noodles as a kid. Never pasta though.

 

My dc have eaten dry ramen but not pasta. I only buy it maybe once or twice a year. I figure it's just like eating chips so ... :tongue_smilie:

[ealp2009]

My kids eat dry oatmeal. And will eat dry pasta when it is available. The oatmeal is on a lower shelf and more easily accessible.

 

 

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[Ausmumof3]

Mine do. I don't encourage it because I'm scared about tooth damage but they sneak it...

[AnnE-girl]

Not as an actual snack, but they will grab a noodle before I put the spaghetti in the pot once in a while.

[Guest]

I used to eat dry spaghetti when I was younger.  I probably stopped when I got into the teen years.

[EmseB]

My kids ALWAYS get offended if I dump the pasta into the water without giving them a dry noodle first.  It's weird.

[displace]

My kids don't but I did as a child. Many people eat dry ramen. I think it's easier to chew than pasta, though.

[mykidsrmyjoy]

I used to when I was little. My kids will snag some dry noodles before I put them in the pot when I am making pasta. I don't buy it for them to snack on though.

Same here.

[SparklyUnicorn]

yep...

 

 

[SKL]

No, but they used to think still-frozen veggies were a treat!

[SKL]

And I too did eat dry noodles as a kid sometimes.  It wasn't ever a favorite snack though.  :P

[Elizabeth86]

My kids eat dry oatmeal. And will eat dry pasta when it is available. The oatmeal is on a lower shelf and more easily accessible.

 

 

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Mine too, they pretend to be horses.

[Elizabeth86]

No, but they used to think still-frozen veggies were a treat!

Yep same here. My kids wouldnt touch a cooked pea.

[nixpix5]

So funny :) I just learned of this. My niece is staying with us and she LOVES uncooked pasta. I though she was kidding when she said she ate it.

[Guest]

Yes, they especially love spaghetti. I think it is disgusting.

[Elizabeth86]

Who knew this was so common.

[regentrude]

Mine don't, but I did when I was a kid.

[katilac]

Never tried it, never heard of it!

[abba12]

Ramen absolutely, kids used to take it to school, sprinkle the flavouring powder on and eat it as a snack.

But not pasta

[samba]

My dc have eaten dry ramen but not pasta. I only buy it maybe once or twice a year. I figure it's just like eating chips so ... :tongue_smilie:

 

My students in So. Cal. used to eat uncooked ramen sprinkled with the seasoning packet. 

 

My kids have never eaten uncooked pasta. Cooked pasta with a red sauce is a family favorite.

[Arcadia]

My students in So. Cal. used to eat uncooked ramen sprinkled with the seasoning packet.

That's what my engineering school classmates did. A packet of instant noodles was 10 cents then in the early 90s. They like it because it is crispy and the seasoning packet has MSG.

[ikslo]

I eat dried pasta all the time. So does DS. :leaving:

[foxbridgeacademy]

The kids and I occasionally will eat dry spaghetti if I am making pasta, more so when they were younger.

[Melissa in Australia]

Yes, and I did as a kid as well

[dlcricket]

Just a heads up- craving hard, crunchy food like uncooked pasta or ice is a sign of iron deficiency. If your child seems to really want it a lot, it may be a good idea to have his iron levels checked. I went through a time when I loved to munch on raw spaghetti and even bought it just to eat raw. Then, I learned that my iron levels were dangerously low. When that corrected, I stopped eating raw spaghetti.

[Elizabeth86]

Just a heads up- craving hard, crunchy food like uncooked pasta or ice is a sign of iron deficiency. If your child seems to really want it a lot, it may be a good idea to have his iron levels checked. I went through a time when I loved to munch on raw spaghetti and even bought it just to eat raw. Then, I learned that my iron levels were dangerously low. When that corrected, I stopped eating raw spaghetti.

Thanks. The dr checks their iron and it has always been good.

[trulycrabby]

The things I learn here at WTM.

[Junie]

I eat dried pasta all the time. So does DS. :leaving:

 

I still eat dried pasta sometimes, too.   :leaving:   :laugh:

[Junie]

Just a heads up- craving hard, crunchy food like uncooked pasta or ice is a sign of iron deficiency. If your child seems to really want it a lot, it may be a good idea to have his iron levels checked. I went through a time when I loved to munch on raw spaghetti and even bought it just to eat raw. Then, I learned that my iron levels were dangerously low. When that corrected, I stopped eating raw spaghetti.

 

Thanks.  I tend to have low iron, so now I know to take an extra supplement when I want to eat dried pasta.  :)