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[quote=Anonymous]OP here- thank you for the multiple replies.  DD's an animal lover- she cries if she sees animals in shelters etc, she has read and really knows a lot about animals - she says she wants to work with animals.  DD is very emotional about animals.  What triggered this is I said we were having lamb- that set it off.  She refused to eat - we have had lamb every so often as a treat and she enjoyed it before.  She is off the charts on low weight and height- she can wear clothes 2 years younger than her actual age.  She has been picky as a baby due to her reflux, but overall, we have worked with her and she does so much better now but still= we have a lot of form factors issues and new foods/limited foods. We no longer eat kid foods (chicken fingers, fish sticks, pizza) for dinner- more like pasta carbonara, chicken pad thai, quiche - but everything has it's place (spinach ok only in quiche or with eggs, no bean sprouts, can't show peppers or onions, doesn't like (the sight of) tomatoes so we hide them) and so on..   She won't eat cold cut sanwiches, picks at grilled cheese- it's a constant struggle.  We don't give her big snacks hoping she'll eat more but her stomach is just tiny at this point.  She ate a burger tonight- she wouldn't eat chicken (we ate out tonight).  I'm dreading the emotional connection going forward.  thank you for all posts, I am reading them and digesting it all.[/quote]

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