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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds to me you are far too lenient.

I have five kids, ages 12 to 26. All were, 'picky eaters' at some point.

Most of time, kids are picky because they don't like how the food looks for whatever reason. Many have never even tried what they claim to hate. Maybe they think lunch meat looks slimy. Or the beef looks dry, or whatever.

Make your normal meals. Make it clear she is expected to eat what is on her plate, whether she wants to or not. Explain that food is a necessity in life and sometimes you have to eat what is available (if you have examples of food you don't much like eating it works even better). Tell her that we are having, say, steak tonight, here is your plate, and that we expect you to eat at least 75 percent of the plate and won't be excused until that happens. And then follow through. [/quote]

This approach works for some kids. Sounds like it worked for yours.  If you have 5 kids then you must remember that some kids are just different and things that work for most will not work for them. Her dd is fine with going to bed hungry.  Her dd is not going to eat 75% of something to get up from the table.

OP, if you make chicken 2 times a week, why the heck are you not making extra those two nights so she can have chicken more often?  Why don't you have beans in cans and she can eat that? \

OFTEN when kids are "picky" about something, it is because they have actually have a food intolerance or undxed allergy to that food.  I can still remember insisting on my kid who refused milk to drink milk. He threw it all up.  Turns out he has an intolerance and that is why he avoided it. He throws up anything with uncooked milk, including the boxed macaroni & cheese.

I think you need to get more calories in to her by having things around that she eats. She actually eats a lot of stuff. I know adults who don't eat pork and who don't eat red meat.  OP, this is the kid you have. [/quote]

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