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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you feed her healthy food 90% of the time, the 10% junk isn’t going to hurt her. And don’t let her eat school lunch if you’re concerned about junk because that stuff is horrible. Who cares if it comes back with her, just serve it to her for dinner or an after school snack. She may just not be hungry around lunch time. [/quote]

OP here. If my child ate 90% of healthy food, I would be in heaven. The problem is, she is a very picky eater. I would be fine giving her some junk food every day if she ate meat, fish, vegetables etc.. But she won't touch fish, vegetables ( except cucumbers, tomatoes), barely any fruits, no soups. So I feel like she eats 30% of healthy food and the rest between school and my spouse feeding her is junk. That's why I have a huge problem with that. A few months before, she actually drank some home made smoothies- which I was delighted about, but now she won't touch it. I make my home made pizza and she would eat some of it, but recently she said that my pizza is awful and she prefers pizza served at school. My child also won't eat any cheese ( with exception melted on pizza), so I cannot even give her any good quality cheese. [/quote]

This is all so normal. You just have to keep offering, offering, offering. She will eventually like MANY of the things you are serving (I promise). Others she will still dislike, and that is OK. Have you tried to involve her with the shopping or preparation? My kids will often choose different fruits at the store than I would normally buy regularly (kiwi etc) and, surprisingly, will eat them. Other things too. The phases with food are also normal- my kids will go on a smoothie kick one week, and then next week not be very interested- repeat for many foods. [/quote]

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