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[quote=Anonymous]I've tried to have a low key, balanced approach to food with my kids. I offer a selection of their favorites and healthier choices and don't use it for bribes or force certain amounts. I've avoided getting in food battles until now. My 11 year old had started screaming and crying about every meal. I try not to engage and I figure it's not really about the food but is really about seeking control and feeling powerless but I can't take it. She screams "I'm hungry but I hate this food. There's nothing to eat!!! I'm hungry!" and stomps around, slams doors, etc. I tell her to just eat what she wants but she yells that there's nothing good to eat in the house. I've tried to just ignore it.

She used to be such a great, easy eater but now she only wants pizza, pasta and desserts. We try not to make anything forbidden or give desserts special power. We have always casually talked about how eating proteins and fruits/veggies helps you feel good and strong and they get desserts a lot. I've tried not to show how much these outbursts bother me and I've tried things like asking her to make a list of foods she wants, letting her pick things out at the grocery, cooking things herself, serving her own plate... She screams and cries and gets "hangry" and it's really messing up our family dynamics. How do we get out of this?!

Please help!

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