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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our 4yo only eats breakfast-ish foods. She has never swallowed a bite of meat or fish in her entire life, even during baby led weaning. She is over 99% for height and 65% for weight. DD prefers to serve her "dinner foods" aka meat, starch, veggie that she will not eat and then have her go hungry until she gives in and eats it (she hasn't in the past). I prefer to just give her what she enjoys, she eats it, and we move on.

She eats a rotation/combination of:
Greek yogurt
Any fruit
Omlettes (with any veggies)
Beans and toast
Oatmeal
Veggie and sweet potato hash as long as it's served with another breakfast item
Smoothies with any fruits and veggies
Homemade banana oat flax break
Toast with anything on it- PB, almond butter, jelly, or avocado
Hard boiled eggs
Homemade pancakes of any kind- sweet potato, berry, zucchini, etc
She drinks milk, almond milk, ripple (whichever we have on hand) and water

Dh also gets annoyed that she won't eat any kid food- chicken nuggets, hot dogs, pizza, etc. I will admit that could be difficult when away from home, but we haven't taken her to a restaurant or anything since covid anyway.

Is it worth pressing her to widen her food choices or just let it be

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Hi OP,

In general, there is nothing wrong with what your DD is eating. But if that means that you have to make separate food for her while the rest of the family is eating something else, or if you can never go out to a restaurant, or if travel becomes a hassle, I would think about ways of change the situation. I have three kids and I could never made four different dinners if all three of them decided that they are eating something different from what DH and I are eating. I cater to my kids' preferences to a certain degree, but it has to be compatible with my sanity.

Maybe you and your husband are two extremes, and you could meet in the middle. Have a few things on the table that you know that your daughter will eat, such as veggies. Have protein for the rest of the family. She does not need to eat meat, but I would not make pancakes for dinner either. [/quote]

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