Cheeeeeese!

I love cheese. My kids love cheese. I'm wondering if it might be a genetic trait. I loved cheese so much when I was a kid that, when I was in the third grade, my mom gave me a grated cheese sandwich every day for lunch. (Grated cheese sandwich = grated cheese mixed with Miracle Whip on white bread. I know you're heading for the kitchen right now to try it out!) Even now I probably eat way too much of it - cheese crisps or nachos or grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch.

And my kids love it just as much as I do.The thing is that I don't think that they like it just because I do but they really love it. When they ask for a snack they will choose a slice of cheese over fruit snacks any old day. In fact, Marley asked for a slice of cheese at lunch the other day, but not just to nibble on. No, she thought she could enhance the flavor of her peanut butter and jelly sandwich by sliding the cheese between the slices of bread! And I quote ... "Mmmm, delicous!"