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[quote=Anonymous]It's so frustrating, OP, I get it.

Right now we are in the stage where the option is to eat what is served (even if only parts of it for a deconstructed version or whatever) or you can have a bowl of cereal. I hate it because I hate the idea of my kid having cereal for dinner 4-5 nights a week. But I've read all the stuff and tried all the things and the truth is you cannot force someone to eat food they don't want to eat, and no way am I preparing multiple meals for multiple people every night. We already work REALLY hard to make the stuff that is served broadly appealing to both adults and kids while also serving reasonably healthy food. We also involve kids in food prep and meal planning to no avail. I cannot even count the number of times our picky eater has selected the menu, helped make it, and then refused to eat it. This has happened dozens of times.

So yeah, my picky eater regularly has cheerios and a banana for dinner. And then she complains that she's tired of cheerios. So yes, I very much relate to your frustrations! But there's really not much else to do. Serve food. Try your best, Provide some minimally nutritious alternative they can serve themselves if they absolutely will not eat what is available.  That's all I've come up with.[/quote]

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