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[quote=Anonymous]I don't think you're crazy to be concerned.  But both my MIL and my high school best friends are selective eaters-- different in their own ways, but highly picky-- and the only thing that has ever changed their habits has been their person want to do so.  High school best friend met and married a guy who encouraged her to branch out.  She now eats things I never dreamed she'd consume (and her list was MUCH smaller than your stepson's.)  MIL recently tried sushi and those of us present nearly applauded.

As long as your SS's doctors aren't concerned, you just have to decide how YOU are going to approach the situation.  I don't fall into the camp of forcing my own children to eat things I know they don't like.  I follow more of the Ellyn Satter approach, where I know there is at least one thing my kids will eat and enjoy at every meal.  If I know my kids will eat peas, I make peas often because I want them to eat green stuff.  I don't lose sleep over it.  They will either grow out of it or they won't, but someday it will become their spouses' annoyance and not mine. :-)[/quote]

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