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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have never even heard of a restaurant that doesn't have vegetarian options. I am GF so I am aware of how restaurants can be tough, but unless you are vegan, difficulty at restaurants is just not a thing. [/quote]

Difficulty at restaurants stems from being a picky vegetarian/pescatarian. Not lack of options! For instance, if you only eat one kind of fish and that fish isn’t on the menu…etc. etc.[/quote]

Gotcha. I have never tolerated pickiness and it has resulted in no restaurant or friends' house issues. Prob one of my best parenting decisions among many that I have doubted over time...[/quote]

Curious what this looks like in your house. I am a mom whose kids have become less picky over time, but it was a long hard process. I also thought that I wouldn't tolerate pickiness (before I had kids) but it wasn't black and white. It took a lot of effort over the years.[/quote]

Honestly, just by approaching food as something they would like and not turning it into a battle. Not always giving a kid option, but doing so when easy. Going to restaurants a lot when they were young and not just ones with chicken fingers on a kids' menu and never asking for a special plate from the kitchen. I always told them if they were at a friend's they just had to make do--no special requests. I also made eating a variety of foods about manners--not an option to get out of it. They are grateful as teens now. They never worry about any food/restaurant/travel scenario. They can always find something and they have zero anxiety about it. [/quote]

There has been some research that suggests that the diet of the mother transfers smells/flavors via amniotic fluid or breast milk and impacts a child’s preference for these foods. Since everything is more or less heritable, it seems likely that picky eaters have a parent that had/has those tendencies. Barring sensory or other issues. It explains why Asian babies will eat bitter greens, garlic and ginger, etc. [/quote]

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