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[quote=Anonymous]Apologies if this should be in the toddler forum, but I thought parents with older kids would have equally valuable advice.

I have a 13 month old who is an average eater.  I would say he used to be a great eater - would eat anything in front of him - but as he's gotten older and is establishing his own tastes and independence, he is becoming more picky.  We are trying to offer him a wide variety of foods, whatever it is we are eating.  My question is what do we do when he won't eat what we offer?  If he tries something and doesn't like it, that's one thing.  Other times he just won't even try it.  I am struggling with whether I offer him something I know he will eat when he refuses what is offered.  For example, last night he ate some strawberries, which he loves, and then wouldn't touch the turkey meatloaf.  My husband and I weren't sure if we should give him some leftover pasta or a pouch, which we know he will eat, when he wouldn't try the meatloaf.  On the one hand, I don't want him to learn that if he refuses to try something and waits long enough, we'll give him something else.  On the other hand, he's only one and I don't want him to go to bed having only eaten a couple strawberries.

Anyways, I would love your advice on how to handle this going forward.  I want to establish good habits early on, so if you have advice, or maybe recommended reading, I would appreciate it![/quote]

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