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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Send smaller amounts of the less popular foods if necessary, but don’t stop exposing them. It will just encourage pickiness. Don’t think of it as waste, it’s an investment in developing their eating habits. It’s also your responsibility as parent. One piece of broccoli if needed. Not wasting much but still offering opportunity.

Send one popular food, one or two neutral, and one more challenging.

Consider offering same items from lunch as snack so they don’t skip lunch and load up on snack.

They can complain but that doesn’t need to mean a battle. Just validate. Oh, I know, it can be disappointing when the food you want isn’t packed. I know you love sun butter and jelly. The next time we’ll have it is tomorrow/Wednesday/ whatever. And move on.

They will stop complaining over time if they always get the same response and it doesn’t work.

And make extra sure you are not inadvertently letting your opinions show that you want them to eat more of X and less of Y.

They’re getting older so sit down on sundays and ask them for lunch/dinner ideas. Sprinkle their five or six ideas throughout the week. Clip seven recipes and have them rank their favorites. Etc etc.

Trust the process!
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OP here- thank you!  I really appreciate this.

As to the why sunbutter question- daycare/school is nut free.  I personally think sunbutter is disgusting!  They would prefer peanut butter and they get it at other times.[/quote]

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