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[quote=Anonymous]I had a perfect childhood and great, supportive parents and I am still (29) a very picky eater. I basically eat only white foo, like a toddler. I WISH I could learn to eat more so that I could stop being a problem for group dinners and work lunches. I admire people who can eat something to be polite. I routinely lie to explain why I am not eating (I am vegetarian, I eat kosher, I am getting over the flu, etc.) and people usually assume that I am anorexic, which I am not. I love to eat, but I prefer to eat the same few things.

I have slowly gotten better over time, mostly since senior year of college.  What worked for me was slowly branching out into foes that were similar to those I already ate. For example, I liked bread, so I tried a bagel (with peanut butter) and learned to like it.  Encourage your son to try small bites of something more than once. My nutritionist said that you have to try something five times to know if you like it,because the first four times your are simply reacting to the novelty.  But just because I like bread and bananas does not mean that I like banana bread.  Small steps.  Also, you will lose credibility very quickly if you try to go to quickly and assure that he will like something and then he does not.  Tat will just prove that you don't get what it is like.

I disagree that your son is trying to control you if he is like me.  Instead, he is trying to control his pickiness as best he can.  [/quote]

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