Do you make your kids eat stuff they don’t like? 🥦🥑🍅

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My little girl is starting to get really picky with her foods but I try not to just give in and let her eat what she wants. I want her to be healthy and get all her nutrients but sometimes it takes forever to get her to finish her food🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

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My kids have one of 2 choices:
1) eat what I put on the table
2) dont eat
🤷🏾‍♀️

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I’m in charge of what and when my daughter eats...she is in charge of if and how much.
If she doesn’t eat, that’s her choice ☺️

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My rule is you have to at least taste everything that I've made for dinner. If they don't want to eat it that's fine. I don't force food but I also will not cater to them and only make what they like. I let them know that sometimes I can make their favorite meal but sometimes I'm going to cook what I like or what daddy likes. And we have to learn to eat a variety of food.

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We were always held to a 3 bite rule..I plan on doing she same with my daughter.

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My toddler eats what I make generally. He loves vegetables and he likes meat. If I’m making a meal I know he doesn’t like, I’ll make him something separate. He’s never been picky. I can make him a grilled chicken breast with veggies and rice or veggies and pasta and he will eat it. He also loves salad and bread. 
But I wouldn’t ever force him to eat something he doesn’t like. I wouldn’t want to be forced to eat something I don’t like and knowingly don’t like, so why do it to my child? Now, I’ll reintroduce the food every couple of months and see if his opinion has changed on that certain food. 
He hates mashed potatoes. So every 3 months, I’ll introduce him to mashed potatoes again and see if he likes it.

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My daughter is nearly two and starting to be really picky too. We generally try to introduce lots of variety into her diet but don’t force her to eat any of it. 
Most guidelines I’ve read say repeatedly offering the same items in tiny portions over time is the most beneficial way to get children to become used to new foods and willing to try them. For instance I’ll just put one slice of bell pepper on her plate with plenty of other things to try, but put it on there every other day, so she becomes accustomed to bell peppers. If she doesn’t try it, that’s fine, but eventually she will. 
However that being said, we’ll see; her pickiness is new and changes everyday so I’m still very new to this new method🤷🏻‍♀️ That’s just the advice I’ve read, so I’m giving it a try. Luckily she still likes a lot of “healthy food” too like berries, avocado, and green beans. She recently has started hating spaghetti, which I thought most kids loved🙄

Do you make your kids eat stuff they don’t like? 🥦🥑🍅

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