Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
Can I ask you why she can't just eat (or waste) whatever it is the parents send with her? I mean what is the difference if she only takes one bite and tosses it or simply licks the frosting off and doesn't eat any other part of it?
I get what you're saying, but here's my view on that. I should be consistent with how she approaches all her meals here, no matter if it came from here or from home. If I give her the idea that it's okay to waste food for one meal but not okay during others while she's here, it's confusing to her. If I shrug my shoulders at what she's wasting in the morning and then cook and serve her my own food later in the day, she's going to think, "well, she was okay with me being picky in the morning so I can continue to do it all day long". KWIM?