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[quote=Anonymous]My dd is 10 and a picky eater.  She tends to expand her list of acceptable menu items when we go out to eat.  For example, one time we went to a seafood restaurant for my birthday.  She ate chicken tenders, and I ordered crab legs.  I didn't know it at the time, but she was intrigued.  The next time we went, she said that she wanted crab legs too.  Now she absolutely loves crab legs, and will happily eat over a pound any time she gets the chance.  Of course, it's expensive, but she gets to eat them 3 or 4 times a year.

She also likes salmon and steak.  She appears to have an expensive palate.  She also recently picked out a cookbook and picked the recipe for grilled chicken out of it, and she loves eating that recipe.

I am so glad she has expanded her list of items in this direction because she had previously announced she was a vegetarian which I would have no problem with if she actually ate fruits and veggies.

Here is her list of acceptable foods:  spaghetti with spaghetti sauce (on the side), crab legs, steak, salmon, grilled chicken, cheese pizza, cinnamon rolls, occasionally scrambled eggs, also pancakes, milk, ice cream, tortilla chips, cup cakes, cheez its, and occasionally potato chips.  Then in her list, she is picky about only one kind of spaghetti sauce, only one kind of tortilla chips, only a specific kind of potato chip.  It is very annoying.  She does not eat fruits or vegetables.

What does not work is trying to force/persuade her to eat a bite or two of a food that she doesn't want to eat.

Also, a food will be a favorite for awhile, then go on the won't eat a bite of list.  Like she used to eat sliced cucumbers with ranch dressing, green apples, and salad with italian dressing.  All of these are now on the won't eat list.  [/quote]

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