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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My cousin was an extremely picking eater from basically birth through the age of 18. It was mostly a control thing. She is extremely Type A, over-achiever, perfectionist, etc. She would basically eat ketchup sandwiches (I'm serious).

Guess what magically cured her? Going away from home to the Naval Academy. Pretty much "cured" overnight, because she couldn't pull her stunts and force the issue with the commanding officers. Do you think they coddle picky eaters in the plebe mess hall? LOL.

Anyway, she grew up pretty fast, once ketchup sandwiches and buttered noodles weren't an option. It was eat or starve, and she couldn't afford to starve with the rigorous academics and athletic regimen.

She travels all over the world now, and eats a variety of foods. The first time she was invited to an officer's home for dinner, guess what was served? Tuna casserole.

Glad she grew up. [/quote]

Yep.  These people bringing buttered noodles for their kids are not helping.  I'm find with feeding your kids after you get home, or AFTER they try the new foods, but...there is no incentive to try something new if you are going to pull out buttered noodles everywhere you go.  
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My child would choose to starve over eating something they didn't want to.  Made for a really difficult kid (who is normally an easy kid).  Its not worth the power struggle.  They will try new foods when they are ready.  Mine is slowly eating more but if I get into a power struggle, I can tell you it makes things worse than better.  If a kid wants buttered noodles at my house, fine.  At one point I would have been thrilled with that as mine wouldn't even eat plain pasta.[/quote]
I'm sorry, but a really stubborn child will fight you on almost everything. Do you give into everything? Where's the line?  If she wants to stay up till midnight, do you let her?

Do you all remember this story?

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-49551337

[quote]Eye doctors in Bristol cared for the 17-year-old after his vision had deteriorated to the point of blindness.

Since leaving primary school, the teen had been eating only French fries, Pringles and white bread, as well as an occasional slice of ham or a sausage.

Tests revealed he had severe vitamin deficiencies and malnutrition damage

"[b]He explained this as an aversion to certain textures of food that he really could not tolerate, and so chips and crisps were really the only types of food that he wanted and felt that he could eat.[/b]"[/quote]

How many young American children live off of butter noodles, chicken fingers and french fries?  [/quote]

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