I would definitely cook healthier, all that processed food is not good. Taste of Home has a "healthy cooking" magazine that uses simple recipes, and things you actually want to eat it doesn't taste like "diet food"

Tell her to cook her own dinner.

eat healthy
you never know what is in processed food either

the meal sounds good i think it would be tasty

Are they frozen dinners or a meal cooked from scratch?

I'd compromise. I'm on a low sodium diet but Low sodium can be a range between a maximum of 1500mg and 2400mg of sodium daily. Talk to your daughter about eating some junk and some healthy. Like I tell my doctor, I want to be healthy but not too healthy!

The healthy meal was frozen but it had very little sodium

And turns out to be really spicy as well. She wouldn't even eat it. I wouldn't dare offer her something extremely spicy to me to her.

Ended up feeding her onion powder flavored deer chops.

Told her if I am eating better I am going to incorporate it into
her diet as well.

I ate most of one of those dinners and saved the other dinner for hubby. He loves spicy stuff.

She is ten I can't expect for her to cook for herself yet.

But she is going to get less sodium than she used to
and she's just going to learn to accept it.

I have found out the more fresh fruits and veggies
I include in my diet and the more soda I cut out
even if it is caffiene free. I have less or no migraine
headaches at all.

I'm going to incorporate this into her diet as well since
she tells me she has a lot of headaches.

I ended up not cooking the other dinner because the first one was too spicy. But I have to come up with more recipe ideas that are low sodium so I can get her eating better.....She thinks it's my job to feed her whatever she wants. That is going to change.

You can do healthy and still do the foods she likes. I do a homemade mac and cheese for my kids that they love.... and it doesn't really take any longer than kraft.... pizza can be done with english muffins or I do a pizza bake with bisquit dough that is like monkey bread.... granted it's not quite like eating organic but it is a good compromise. If you are interested give me a hollar and I'll give you some recipies.

I would decide who is in charge - you or your daughter. And add to that the fact that you are the one buying the food AND doing the cooking - I guess your daughter will eat what she gets and be glad that you care enough to be concerned about what she eats.

Just remember - you are not her caterer, you are the one who makes the decisions. Personally I think there should be consequences for complaining to begin with.

Fresh is always healthiest because the processed/frozen/canned stuff is full of preservatives and junk.

When my kids were younger they had to eat what I made for dinner or have a PBJ, their choice. But they always had to eat fruit and vegetables.

It may take her some time to change her ways if she is used to eating junk food. Making a weekly menu and sticking to it is important too. I stay away from the canned and frozen isles unless I really need something there.

fresh and local are always best.

how old is your daughter?

usally if they are young enough, and you are willing to go through the nightmare for a few weeks...you can break the bad eating habits when it comes to meals at least. As long as you stick to it, give her the option of healthy foods or go hungry. I know it sounds mean but she won't let herself starve and if she tries it won't last for more than a few days before she starts to give in and try the good foods.

Way worth it if you ask me, in the long run she will be healthier in every way as she grows up.

One of my sisters had to do this with her son, he was around 8 when she did it and within a few weeks he caved and gave in. It's just hard she said to keep your ground but it pays off if you do.

xxoo

Agree heretic,

Rule in my house is, you get what you are given or go without.

If you don't eat it, you don't get dessert.