Wow, so many. My parents were the "eat it or else" types too, but served things like saurkraut (sp?) which I can't stand to even smell to this day, cooked cabbage, which I detest, stewed tomatoes, lima beans, and the worst of all things to try to feed a kid....pickled pigs feet. I had to sit at the table for hours, (usually until I'd get so upset I'd barf), and try to eat these not-kid-friendly means. And, I was so thin that I had to drink a special weight-gain drink. You'd of thought they'd figure out it was what I was being fed! I was also anemic, and the supposed cure was to eat liver three times a week. Talk about gagging. Will never touch it again. Yikes, this thread has brought up some bad memories...:-( Gotta go pet my new fabric.