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[quote=Anonymous]OP one thing we did at that age to some success is identify 3 or 4 meals we could make that our kids actually would eat but that we also enjoyed. My kids also didn't eat meat at all, so these meals were all vegetarian or vegetarian accommodating for us: sweet potato and black bean tacos, rice bowls with a bunch of toppings (I'd often do some seasoned chicken or shrimp for us as well, and kids would be offered it), make your own pizza, etc.

Some of these were a bust but some worked, and those became meals we'd make once or twice a week so we could eat together. Often on Sunday night so the timing worked, or we'd meal prep (very easy with rice bowls and pizza) so that it could be put together very easily as soon as we got home.

It still took years for our kids to be willing to eat what we ate nightly (adventurous parents plus fairly picky kids -- it happens). But it helped build up some family meal habits earlier on.

It's not either/or. You can adapt things to work for your family.[/quote]

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