Originally Posted by laundrymom:
I offer. They choose to eat or not. I have children who eat fantastically. It might take them a while to do it but generally they all do. I don't have stress about food. Everyone has the chance to eat. Everyone has a relaxed meal environment and they eat or are hungry.
If they don't eat at one meal, they make it up the next.
Exactly how I am. I offer healthy choices and the dcks will eat or not. I have great eaters, as well but even still, I would not be stressing if they choose not to eat certain items. Food battles are not going to be fought here.
I have found that it often takes a lot of attempts/offers before a food is eaten and enjoyed. One little one took a few months before she would eat what was offered to her. Now she eats really well and has a balanced diet while here.