Are your kids extremely picky eaters? Please help

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My daughter is almost 5 years old and is the pickiest eater I have ever known. She refuses to eat fruits and veggies or meat unless it’s chicken Nuggets or pepperoni. She hates juice. Only drinks water. 
She doesn’t eat pasta sauce, just plain noodles. Her Dad and I are always drinking fruit smoothies, having veggies with our meals, she hates it all and when she takes bites she gags and coughs and makes herself spit it up.
I tried the “take what you get and that’s it” method several times and she would rather starve than eat anything healthy. She takes her vitamins daily but obviously I would love for her to be eating fruits and veggies and our dinners with us. 
Any advice? I am lost.

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My son is 4 and will NOT eat veggies and the only fruit he will eat is bananas. I have to hide them by smashing carrots in the spaghetti sauce or making sweet potato tater tots (with other veggies inside). Just have to be creative. I made homemade fruit popsicles with coconut milk and he ate them! Mom win!

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My 15 month old has always eaten everything we eat, nothing special made just for her. She eats very spicy Indian foods, sushi, pasta, fruits and veggies, everything. Even the stinkiest Chinese dumplings! I’m not sure if that changes later? I’m interested in hearing if someone’s kid became picky. I do feed her bites of food straight out of my mouth, so that may have something to do with the psychology of her food acceptance?

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My first born ate EVERYTHING (fruit, vegetables, meat, etc)! Now that he’s 3, he doesn’t eat any vegetables and only a few fruits/meat.  It drives me crazy because I want him to be healthy. My 18 month old is soooo picky!  She won’t even eat fruit!  She would rather push her dinner away and not eat then eat what I make. I’ve tried to be creative and hide different food items inside meals.  Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. 
It’s frustrating and it stresses me out. I’m just hoping it won’t last forever.  Good luck to you and I both! 🙀

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My children eat what we eat. I think it helps to have positive attitudes towards food, like reward with words when trying something new, trying foods new ways. My son has learned (the hard way) that he eats what we serve or nothing at all. My kids also help cut, measure, cook and bake with me. We talk about where food came from, how we are thankful for it and where we can find different foods. 
If my kids don’t eat their lunch and they are hungry for snack, I give them their left over lunch food for snack. My son learned quickly that if you want a different snack, he has to eat his lunch.

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My daughter is 4.5 and eats what we eat. We’re vegetarians so we eat a lot of vegetables and fruits. Obviously she’d rather have snacks all day but she knows she’s gotta eat her meals and she does enjoy them. I tell her she’s allowed to not like stuff but she has to try it. She’s pretty good about it. Sometimes she resists but overall I’d say she’s not picky

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I clicked yes but I meant to click no. My daughter is 5 and eats what we eat. She has to at least TRY what’s on her plate and if she doesn’t like it, she doesn’t have to eat it. Even when we make the same thing the following week, she still needs to at least try every item before deciding what she wants to eat.

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I answered no, but my kid isn’t old enough to be picky yet (16 months). I follow a couple of IG accounts that talk about feeding kids that might be helpful: @kids.eat.in.color and @feedinglittles

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They actually have food therapy nowadays an occupational therapist can help. It’s probably a sensory/texture thing.

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Some kids are weird w/ textures. I was & still am really picky not so bad as when I was a kid though. Could it be possible she has autism?? Ik kids who have autism are REALLY extra picky about certain things.

Are your kids extremely picky eaters? Please help

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