Reading another post about not creating drama over foods/eating made me think about this (well that, and it's an ongoing struggle over here!). How do you get your preschooler to try new foods? We introduced a wide variety of foods to our daughter from the time she started solids. I've always cooked most of our meals and I get bored easily so we eat just about every type of cuisine you can think of. So she's been exposed to all this food since she was born, and when she was younger, like 1-2 years old she ate a lot more variety than she does now (age 3). She's at a point though, where she basically just refuses to try new foods and even rejects a lot of things that she used to eat (forget chicken nuggets, she won't touch those!). I do try not to make a big deal about it, but she will gladly skip dinner and then just eat a ton at breakfast. I would like her to get to the point where she will at least try one or two bites of something, but I'm not sure how to do this without making it a power struggle. Her pickiness makes it hard to go to other people's houses or to travel, since it's sometimes hard to find something that she'll eat that will constitute a meal.

Sorry this got so long! I'm sure some of it it just kid stuff that she will grow out of, but it would really make everyone's lives easier if she would at least try things (and then I wouldn't have to worry so much about her getting proper nutrition!). Any advice or thoughts are welcome!