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[quote=Anonymous]We are pretty flexible on letting our kids (older teens) eat something different than the main meal, although I mostly try to make things I know they like. And, when/if possible, I keep meal components separate so they can make up their own dish as they like it (for example, DIY burrito or noodle bowls where everyone assembles their own).

When they were tweens/early teens, we were much stricter and tried to insist they eat whatever we had made. The result was that they wouldn't eat dinner, and would later sneak granola bars or other snacks out of the pantry. I stopped buying those snacks, and then my son started buying junk food from 7-11 to stash in his room for when he didn't want to eat what we had made. Once his friends starting driving, he would ask them to drop off Chipotle to him. Or he would walk a few miles to Checkers or the pizza place on his way home from school. I learned from a fellow mom that her kid had been ordering DoorDash via his phone, to be delivered to their house at dinnertime.

If a kid is motivated enough, he will find a way around whatever rules you implement! We finally decided that offering more flexibility re: eating helped them eat more healthily and stop feeling like they had to hide from us. Once they are out of the house they'll get to choose whatever they want to eat anyways![/quote]

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