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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This article from the Post today is really interesting: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/11/04/the-stark-difference-between-what-poor-babies-and-rich-babies-eat/

Be careful what you feed your babies when they are young because it may dictate their preferences later in life.

IMO some kids are picky because of texture or other physiological issues, but those are rare.  ALmost all issues of picky eaters are cultural.  I have two kids and one is somewhat picky.  I take responsibility for that.  For a while when he was younger we didn't handle it well and indulged him.  That said, he does eat plenty of food that is not on the typical "kid friendly" list - because it's been given to him repeatedly since he was tiny- that's why he loves tofu, broccoli and spicy food.

People whose kids will only eat mac and cheese, chicken nuggets and the like have only themselves to blame.[/quote]

If a kid who was fed tomatoes and tomato juice and tomato sauce when younger, announces that in fact he doesn't like tomato sauce (and dad doesn't either BTW), should the child be forced to eat it? And are the parents to blame that olive oil and parmesan cheese is preferred to the red sauce or pesto?  Is it OK with you if the child prefers raw tomatoes on the side instead of red sauce? Why are you blaming anyone for anything as long as kids are getting a balanced diet?  How about the kid who won't touch fried and breaded chicken nuggets due to the the texture and prefers simply grilled chicken? Too picky?

At what age are kids allowed to have preferences without the parents begin blamed for having "caused" someone else's idea of poor eating habits?[/quote]

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