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[quote=Anonymous]My DD did the same thing at the same age (3 years later she changed her mind and returned to eating some meat, and she never stopped eating fish/shellfish). During that time I made a lot of assemble-your-own "meat optional" meals - like tacos w/beans and corn (and cooked red meat or chicken on the side for my boys and DH), stir-fry (meat on the side), veggie burgers and regular burgers (easy to throw a morningstar chipotle burger in the microwave while grilling the other stuff), lasagnas where 1/2 had sausage and the other half was veggie, plus she really liked channa masala (that's actually really easy if you buy the spice mix at HMart - just combine with chickpeas and diced tomatoes and heat it up). Sometimes I would make her a salmon filet (the single serve frozen kind) if the rest of the family was eating pot roast or whatever. Generally I feel like if you don't cook ethnic dishes it might be harder.

We bought her some veggie cookbooks and that basically went nowhere. Too young and not enough interest on her part, and I didn't have the time or energy to coax her along. I taught her how to make a few things but she never made her own food beyond cereal and peanut butter sandwiches. (Seriously, how hard is it to cook an egg??)

All this said I made WAY more cheesey dishes than I care to admit - mac and cheese, cheese quesadillas/tacos, cheese and crackers in her lunch...I started calling her a "cheesetarian." And it was a pain planning dinners..."how will I make this veg-friendly?" It's hard when you have others in the house who have no interest in trying tofu or lentils or whatever.

We did have her tested after a year at the ped for iron levels and all was ok.

Good luck! You'll do great, I'm sure - you seem to have a good attitude about it![/quote]

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