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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would include one item she will eat and continue offering other foods.

My 4yo is not picky but she will reject food without trying. I tell her she should at least try before she can have something she wants to eat like ice cream or another dessert.

Does she not eat rice, pasta or bread? Those are pretty safe for all kids.[/quote]

This is pretty much where we are at. We also ask that she taste everything on her plate before getting seconds of anything, which helps expose her to more things and get her used to them. It doesn't happen often, but occasionally she'll realize that actually those turnips are basically extra sweet carrots and delicious, and forget all about the second helping of pasta she asked for.

And yes, rice/pasta/bread are touchstones for us at dinner time. Most meals involve these anyway (I'm including tortillas in the bread category). One thing that's easy to do is to make sure one of these is on the table and be willing to add a topping to it that does not require extra cooking if she really doesn't like the rest of her meal. To me, a buttered tortilla, and a few bites of fruits or vegetables is an okay meal if she's really resistant to anything more. Since I know she gets great protein and variety at breakfast, I can live with that. There's no junk in it, several food groups, and if she's genuinely not hungry when she's done, I take it as a win. We will also sometimes put peanut butter or jelly on the table as a topping if I think it will help balance something out in her diet. Oh, and I'll let her dip fruit or vegetables in peanut butter if it convinces her to eat them, at her request. Since she eats almost no meat, I'm pretty accommodating about protein additions to meals. But only additions. I never just provide her with her own custom meal. It needs to bear some semblance to what we're eating.[/quote]

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