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Cat Herder 05:14 AM 01-09-2019
Monday:
4 year old: "I don't like pizza"
me: "I do. Eat or go wash up."
Kid goes to wash up.

4 year old, later: "I'm hungry."
me: "Go play toys."

Tuesday:
4 year old: "I don't like chicken."
me: "I do. Eat or go wash up."
Kid eats.

It becomes a non-issue when the kid realizes you don't care if they eat or not. If parents ask why their kid is hungry I tell them to ask their kid. Natural consequences.

Obviously, I plan my menus based on the groups' true dislikes, not just mood swings. There is no arguing a true dislike. I don't force kids to eat anything and I make substitutions on days I know a kid won't eat a specific thing. Ex: I currently offer baked sweet potato slices on cooked carrot days and sweet peas on string bean days. It is not a lot of effort and both kids eat very well with everything else.
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