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[quote=Anonymous]and I feel like I (we) are at fault. I have a 2 and 4 year old, the 2 year old allergic to soy, nuts, fwiw. For a variety of uninteresting reasons, the past 2 years have been very difficult for me, time wise, and I haven't been making the kinds of meals I'd like and the only thing DH cooks is hot dogs and pasta and for 2 years their meals were  very plain: pasta, broccoli, fruit; turkey burgers and beans; rice and beans, roast chicken; pizza or simple fish. Very little in the way of casseroles, of anything with a sauce (mushroom sauce, curry, etc), no lasagna, no eggplant parmesan, no sautéed chicken with mushrooms, etc. AND NO SOUP. I love soup, love making a big pot and they always say "yuck" whether its butternut squash, or lentil, etc. My 2 year old is far pickier than my 4 year old, but they both are picky. A lot of "kid friendly" food is even off limits, too---Neither will eat hummus, one refuses yogurt too.

Lately, as my life has returned to normal, or a new normal, I've tried to expand our culinary horizons again, but it seems like its too late.  As a result, I feel like either I spend my time cooking a meal and the kids complain and don't eat it (they will eat the part of the meal they will eat, like fruit and milk), or I make something I know they'll eat. I hate the dinnertime battles, hate being the only one who feels responsible for making our kids more adventurous eaters, hate being the only one to cook dinner, hate feeling like it is my fault, and it probably is (in the absence of anyone else giving a shit) that my kids both eat very little variety and have poor table manners (another issue).

neither will eat curry (mild), cooked vegetables in any kind of casserole, any kind of interesting sauce (enchiladas, for example) or chicken with any kind of spice; most kinds of fish except panko-coated fried mild white fish;

Is it too late? Have I catered too much to their whims or will persistence pay off? I've been trying to mix up familiar dinners with new things, with very little success. any suggestions? I do try to get them involved in cooking too, when I can. My son helped me make soup, took one bite and refused more. [/quote]

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