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Take a look at this:

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/05/16/477660671/breaking-down-the-science-of-picky-eating

It can take dozens and dozens of exposure to a particular food before a child might be willing to accept it.  Most parents don't realize this and give up on various foods way to early.

We are still working through this with our children(5 and 8) but from what I have seen, their pallet is much better than their peers and we are at a point where we, for the most part, don't need to prepare special dinners for them, they eat what we eat the vast majority of the time, which also has the benefit of making dinner prep and time easier.
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What kid could be convinced to try something dozens of times?  I never understand this concept.  Kids can see it is broccoli.  They tried it before.  They do not want it.  Maybe a year later my kid would try it again if they forgot about it.[/quote]

For us, we were aware of this research before hand so we started from the beginning with both kids.  The longer you wait, the harder it will be and at some point the ship will have sailed.  For OP, I think 5 is still young enough to try this approach.

Part of this approach for us was the concept of a "no thank you bite" - they have to have at least one bit of something if it's served and then they can say "no thank you".  Because we've done this from the start, it just what we do and the kids accept it and do it.  I could see where this might be problematic if you attempt to introduce it later.

I know that this approach can have some detractors but we also have a "no dinner, no dessert/treat" policy that can incentivize sometimes but that can vary by kid and seem to motivate one of our kids more than the other.

Another good suggestion from a PP is to incorporate the child in the shopping for food and the meal prep.  Both of our children are involved in these at times and that encourages a deeper connection with food other than it just something that appears in front of you by magic.

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