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[quote=Anonymous]Thank you all for the wonderful suggestions!  OP here.

To all of you judging me because my kids are picky, judge away.  I have happy kids, and I ensure they are eating healthy versions of the foods they like with fruits and veggies at every meal (my son sometimes ASKS for broccoli with his breakfast).  My husband and I eat very clean, and I do ask the kids to try EVERYTHING we eat on a regular basis.  My 3 year old likes a lot of our "adult" foods and is welcome to them, but often wants what her older brother is having.  My 7 year old knows that we are a "trying family" - he tries it all and knows he will still be able to eat something he likes.   They know they can't ask for snacks or desserts later if they don't eat their fruits and veggies. To me, that is good enough for us.  In fact, I think it's pretty darn great!  I'm happy to be the kind of mom that allows this "gasp" horrible behavior of allowing my kids to be their own person with likes and dislikes, and I'm lucky enough to be able to provide them with the foods that they prefer.  I'm also lucky enough to be able to try to make the holidays special for my kids, in many ways, and I look forward to doing that with food too, or creating a "food tradition".  I appreciate all of the suggestions  - lots of great ones!

Happy Holidays to all.

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