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I don't. I always try to offer a variety. I did notice that completely taking away some of her favorites (hot dogs, mac and cheese) has helped her to eat more in other areas. I started reading this new book called It's Not About The Broccoli, from the blog It's Not About Nutrition, and she has a lot of great ideas and good perspective on food issues. It's caused me to re-analyze a lot of things!

@Anagram: I have NO idea! I haven't gotten enough into the book and her blog to really get a good grasp on the situations. I feel like a lot of them are either things we haven't ran into yet or something we need more comprehension and verbal skills to do. But i always like to read about food behavior and stuff...it's just all really interesting!

If it's not too close to dinnertime, i give the snack but if not, i torture her by making her wait, heh. And sometimes i notice I give the snack, and she doesn't eat it. In which case, it's about the behavior, I'd say? And that really annoys me! But if she eats it all....i just figure she was hungry. I don't know. We just got to the point where E will go over to the fridge, open it up, and point to the yogurt drawer. It's hard b/c i try to let her hunger guide her, and if she wants food (and the choices are healthy), i don't want to say NO necessarily (unless it's 10 minutes until dinner)....tricky toddlers

@sorrycharlie: This one??? http://itsnotaboutnutrition.squarespace.com/home/2015/3/9/how-do-i-stop-my-child-from-begging-for-treats.html

Your initial post made me think of a section in the book about "what kind of parent are you" and one of them was "i offer food that i know my child will eat" and then it elaborated.....I don't know if there's a corresponding blog section, though! In the book, it's called "hunger avoiders" and says "you don't encounter this situation because you provide a meal you know your child will eat" (in order to avoid them getting hungry). Offering substitutes also falls into this category. The other category she lists is "peacemaker" where you give your kids what they want instead of letting them go hungry, even if you don't like the alternative.

I thought it was interesting b/c i fall into that trap sometimes! Don't we all, though? Heh.

This has become our nightly battle too I feel so defeated at meals when my son won't touch foods even when I know he likes them or at least liked them in the past.

@blackbird: I'm going to check out that book/blog!