Our story left off with Yours Truly taking the path of least resistance by catering to my small children's food demands. My first wake-up call came at Thanksgiving with the in-laws, the year M&M was 4. On the table were eighteen sumptuous items prepared for our Thanksgiving feast; M&M refused to eat everything except the rolls. The in-laws' eyebrows disappeared into their hairlines. I was mortified and set to work immediately to correct the problem.
Beginning that day, I insisted that M&M eat foods that I thought she might like once she tried them. I forbade the eating of rolls and the 3 other things she would willingly eat. And I discoverd on that memorable trip that 1. I could not make M&M eat anything, and 2. M&M vomits when her stomach is empty for more than one meal. At the time, I was also raising a 5 year old, a 2 year old, and a baby. Deciding that regular vomiting was more than I could handle, I handed that child a roll. We were going to have to take the circuitous route to slaying the Food Monster.
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My sister's picky eater gets to have a little of what she likes first, exactly for that reason - the puking when she's not fed. Also, she's much less rational when her blood sugars are low. Then she has to try one bite of the new things, (or take 3 bites of something she doesn't hate, but just isn't in the mood for), then she gets to eat what she wants again. Overall, it's just way easier, and more successful, to bargain with her when she isn't hungry.
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