Growing up, my mother always served us food already on the plate. Maybe that’s why I do the same thing. I guess it’s just easier for me (and my husband) to make up my kids’ plates. It’s funny, I recently told my husand that I was tired of doing that and that maybe the kids should start filling their own plates. But so far we’re still doing it the old way! I guess I’m afraid that they’ll skip the stuff they don’t want, take too much of what they do want, etc.

Of course, when we have guests we do buffet style (though I still make up my kids’ plates).