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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I had eating disorders and serious battles with emotional disorders throughout my teenage years.  This sounds *exactly* like something I would have done, but I wouldn't have had the guts to do more than flounce in and out of the kitchen once or twice -- indeed, I would have used the 'lack of consideration for my food needs' as further evidence that I should "simply stop eating with the family.'  I am putting this in quotes to illustrate the disordered and sick nature of my thinking.

No 'punishment' would have helped -- indeed it would have fueled the fire.  Further, associating foods and their preparation with rewards and punishment is, for an eating disordered person, a 'slam dunk' affirmation that they are on track with their behavior.

I don't know if your daughter is struggling with issues such as I did or if this is just a battle she's staging 'just so,' but I'd honestly be thinking about talking with her doctor or a counselor, if she has one already, just to check in with where this is coming from.  I hope it's teenage angst that you can quell with reasonable conversation and nothing more serious.

Good luck.[/quote]

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