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My three year old is, well, difficult at mealtime. To face facts, she is three. And, she is just really good at it. She does not like anything. In fact, her favorite phrase at mealtime is "I don't like that". She can have her favorite meal served to her on a princess plate no less and her first reaction is to push it away.
So, what to do.......
I do give her things she likes. Grilled cheese, strawberries, cheese, and the like. But, I also put things on her plate I know she will never eat. At lunch it was a potato. Yes, a potato. But, it came from the mommy's plate and touched green beans (it was from Dickey's. It had been cooked in rendered bacon and then boiled in butter. Yeah, it is shocking I let it leave my plate). I knew she was going to turn her nose up at it. But, I want her to have an adventurous palate.
I know at three that is a pipe dream but, someday, she will stop the food battle. When that day comes, I hope her plate is heaped with butternut squash and kiwi.
For now, I will continue to search for cereal bars that are whole grain and have no HFCS (the dreaded high-fructose corn syrup) and stock my fridge with enough milk to keep the princess cup overflowing with strawberry milk.
Some battles I can win and some battles, I am just happy to stay in the fight.