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We are struggling with this right now. My older LO knows the rule that he has to try new foods, but it's pretty rare that he eats more than a bite. My younger one fussed for 15 minutes at dinner last night before trying the new food that I prepared. She finally took a bite, said she liked it, but then didn't eat any more.

NO.

My 3 year old won't try anything new without a fight. It's sooooo annoying.

i hope my younger son is a less picky eater!

My 3.5 year old will if she's in the right mood- but even if she does, she usually has a preconceived notion she won't like it, and will spit it out. We just keep offering food and she doesn't have to try if she doesn't want to.

It sounds mean, but I find LO is more into new foods when she is really super hungry, so I will try to skip afternoon snack before giving her something unfamiliar. And that helps.

@Anagram: I totally agree that the hungrier she is the more likely she is to try new foods. I make a point of giving her new things when she is hungrier or didn't have a snack.

My son is 18 months and its a crap shoot. He usually eats any kind of fruit whether he's seen it before or not - how he knows its fruit, I don't know, maybe because its cold? With anything cooked, he either ignores it, tests the texture out in his hand (i.e. mashing it with his fingers), and if we're lucky, he'll take a tiny tentative nip. If he puts something in his mouth and he doesn't like it, he immediately says BLAHHHH and starts clawing it out of his mouth.

@hellobeeboston: my 4 year old is the same way but my 23 month old tries almost everything!