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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, thanks for the thoughtful responses and tips.  I like the idea of setting a minimum threshold of food for the day and not worrying as much so long as she meets it — especially for whole grains, which is a challenge.

To the PP who uses fortified foods, we recently started using Kodiak pancake mix and bought some Pediasure, but would love any other specific recommendations on that front. [/quote]

Feed her what she likes.  Make extra so you can just reheat it.  Don’t get into a power struggle or it will get worse.   My kid was worse than and changed as a preteen. It’s easy to air fry tofu in batches.  Undercook it and it reheats well and quickly. [/quote]

OP here. I'm basically there and really want to avoid power struggles so we have ended up doing a lot of super processed proteins (veggie hot dogs, fake chicken nuggets, field roast sausages) in addition to tofu.  The hardest part is carbs -- crackers, mini-toast, bagels, pretzels, etc will all come back home if I send for lunch. She'll eat sugary carbs, which I tend to avoid having around.  She's fairly active -- plays a low key rec sport (1 hour practice, 1 hour game), swims 1 hour/week and will soon start swimming 45 mins/4-5 days a week, plus the normal running around with friends -- and so thin that I worry about getting enough calories and maybe sugar is the way to go.

Again, if it was just pickiness, I guess I'd be exhausted and annoyed but less worried. But her comments about just generally not liking food, hating eating, never being hungry make me concerned. [/quote]

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