Originally Posted by SunshineMama:
I get that 100%! My problem is that my kids want what everyone else has, so I would literally have to prepare the same meal twice so everyone has the same. I try to give the dck's bigger portions of things I know they like (mac and cheese, for ex), so they eat, and I give my kids more fruits and veggies and a smaller mac and cheese portion. It is so frustrating! Especially when older dd(3.5) counts how many she has and compares it to everyone else's. 
Cut her portion into small pieces so it still has "lots" when she goes to count.