What is it with my kids and mandarin oranges?

My son loved them for about 3 or 4 weeks. He would eat no other fruit. Then he moved on to raisins and craisins. He would eat nothing else, and stopped eating the oranges altogether. Now he won't touch raisins anymore and is on to grapes. I cut them in half for him, and sometimes I can barely keep up with him. Maybe soon he will tire of the grapes and move on to something else- perhaps blueberries? Those are yummy!

Check your store for big cans of them. I know at our local walmart supercenter you can get like a 16 oz can for 99 cents. My kids aren't big on any canned fruit but they all have their favorite fresh fruit of choice. My baby who is 2 loves bananas. My boys who are 5 and 6 can sit down and eat an entire watermelon in one day and my oldest daughter who is 11 loves anything orange (tangerines, clementines, oranges, etc.) I think fresh produce goes further than canned but with the way the prices on everything keep going up and up these days I may have to move to FL or start a green house to be able to afford fresh fruit in the future.

well enjoy it while you can...its good that they eat so much fruit, too bad it is so expensive...have you introduced them to other fruit? or maybe mix the mandarins with grapes or make them into a fruit salad???

My granddaughter also loves them..she is almost three. You are lucky that they love such a healthy little snack! Alot of kids won't eat fruit!

Oh man I love madarin oranges. They are some of the best canned fruits. I can eat a whole can in matter of time. I will probably eat a can in a whole day. Seriously, me, my brother, and my cousins we just love them so much.

Umm I am soooooooooo quilty and im 40 (well almost) of eatting a couple cans of MO's a day.. They are so goood.. and they are sweet but healthy.. :) I say if they are eatting them buy them.. :) going.. to get a can now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!