Jenny Mollen wants to make sure her four-year-old son gets to try as many new foods as possible — even if she knows some of her efforts might be in vain.
The actress and writer, 39, frequently shares photos of the elaborate lunches she packs for her son Sid on her Instagram account, sometimes next to the humorous hashtag #dictatorlunches.
But while she takes pains to offer her four-year-old as varied a spread as possible, Jenny recently explained that she doesn't care if Sid actually eats all of his food, and that she just wants him to be constantly exposed to new options.
Parents: Jenny Mollen, 39, has two sons with Jason Biggs, 40, and frequently packs elaborate lunches for her eldest, four-year-old Sid
Menu: Last week, Jenny shared a photo of one of Sid's lunches including sautéed sesame salmon, rice, a mix of avocado and yellow pepper, and a salad with goat cheese and apples
Question: Jenny's fellow actress and mother Busy Philipps, 39, who has two daughters aged 10 and five, chimed in to compliment Jenny and ask whether Sid actually eats all of his food
Strategy: But Jenny explained in her caption that her priority isn't to make sure Sid eats all of the tasty meals he brings to school, and that she just wants to expose him to new options
Jenny has two sons with actor Jason Biggs, 40: four-year-old Sid and Lazlo, 11 months old.
When Sid went back to school last week, Jenny took to Instagram to share a photo of his impressive lunch box.
On that day, Sid got to tuck into sautéed sesame salmon, rice balls shaped like hearts, a mix of avocado and yellow pepper, plant protein bites, dark chocolate made with coconut sugar, organic strawberries, and a mini salad topped with goat cheese and apples.
Jenny's fellow actress and mother Busy Philipps, 39, who has two daughters aged 10 and five, chimed in to compliment Jenny and ask whether Sid actually eats all of his food.
'It looks amazing,' she wrote. 'Does he eat it?'
End of summer: Sid (pictured with his parents in 2016) went back to school last week
Fancy: Last week, Jenny shared this photo of one of Sid's lunches that included a garden salad topped with edible flowers, as well as chicken, vegetables, cheese, crackers, and fruit
Yum! On Monday, she joked that her son would be 'going full-on basic b***h' with a lunch of chickpea chips, cashew butter and fig jam rolls, apple slices, berries, yogurt, and a Ricola
Balanced: In May, she shared an image of Sid's lunch box filled with orange slices, chips, a taco bowl with wild-caught trout, and yogurt with berries, almonds, and chocolate slivers
But Jenny explained in her Instagram caption that her priority isn't to make sure Sid eats all of the tasty meals he brings to school.
'Note: I don't care how much of this he eats,' she wrote. 'It's more about constant exposure and pushing his limits.'
Offering the same food several times to children can be a way to help them expand their tastes. Some children might need to be presented with the same food 10 to 15 times before they're willing to try it according to Zero to Three, a nonprofit that helps parents and professionals care for infants.
Other Instagram users chimed in, including a nanny who deemed Jenny's take 'super powerful'.
'I'm a nanny and I always say if we don't give the kids good food they definitely won't eat it...' that person wrote. 'If we do then there's a better chance!'
Someone else, however, found the strategy wasteful.
Meal: In June, she posted a photo of one of Sid's lunches made out of carrot sticks and trail mix, shrimp and grits served with broccoli and cornbread, mango, strawberries, Greek yogurt topped with chocolate pieces, and the remains of one of her protein bars
Bon appetit! Earlier this week, Sid left for school with a tuna salad wrap, roasted potatoes, cheese, broccoli, peppers, olives, organic strawberries and dried kiwi
Detailed: In March, Jenny posted this picture of one of Sid's lunches that included roasted cauliflower, raspberries, sushi, cucumber slices shaped like stars, and a date filled with peanut butter and chocolate chips
'Cool so you don't care that you waste all that food just so he can be exposed to salmon and salad? Come on... I'm not even going to say how irresponsible that is,' that Instagram user wrote.
'I love that you want his tastes to be unlimited, but wasting food while children in our own country are starving... and can you tell me where that all came from? Local I hope..... but I'm guessing not.
'No one is impressed by your four-year-old having better lunches than 98 per cent of the rest of the world.'
Another parent said their own child would likely eat only the apples and rice featured in the lunch box, and that the rest would end up being 'wasted food and money'.
Jenny has shared plenty of photos of Sid's fancy lunches over the past few months.
In May, she shared an image of Sid's lunch box filled with satsuma orange slices, chips, a mini taco bowl topped with wild-caught trout, and coconut yogurt with berries, almonds, and chocolate slivers.
In agreement: After Jenny said she doesn't mind how much food Sid eats, one nanny said the comment resonated with her
Chiming in: Someone else, however, said in a comment that they found the strategy wasteful
Picky eater: Another parent said their own child would likely eat only the apples and rice featured in the lunch box, and that the rest would end up being 'wasted food and money'
Family: Jenny also has an 11-month-old son named Lazlo (pictured with her)
Wondering: Busy Philipps (pictured with her daughters Birdie, now 10, and Cricket, now five, in a file photo), 39, asked Jenny on Instagram whether Sid eats his lunches
'This might be a cry for help. I NEED TO GET A F******G JOB FAST!' she wrote at the time.
On Monday, she joked that her son would be 'going full-on basic b***h' with a lunch of chickpea chips, cashew butter and fig jam rolls, apple slices, berries, yogurt, and a Ricola candy.
Back in June, she shared a snap of Sid's 'Southern-style' lunch that included pancake bites, chicken fingers, syrup, mac and cheese, strawberries, bananas, and whipped cream.
That same month, she posted a photo of one of Sid's pre-summer-break lunches made out of carrot sticks and trail mix, shrimp and grits served with broccoli and cornbread, mango, strawberries, Greek yogurt topped with chocolate pieces, and the remains of one of her protein bars.
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Main photo article Jenny Mollen wants to make sure her four-year-old son gets to try as many new foods as possible — even if she knows some of her efforts might be in vain.
The actress and writer, 39, frequently shares photos of the elaborate lunches she packs for her son Sid on her Instagram account, sometimes ne...
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