My daughter has to take a "no thank you" bite of everything on her plate. She used to protest that she "hated" certain foods or that others were "gross" which is the kind of rude behavior we are looking to grind out of her. We always made her try at least one bite of everything on her plate but it's a lot more pleasant now when she tries something and says "I don't think that cabbage is for me."

She eats what we eat for dinner, breakfast and lunch is a bit less rigorous. Once a week I try and make something that I think she will especially enjoy like macaroni and cheese (I try and toss some vegetables or something in there to make it a bit more interesting). Once a week we will get take out which is often pizza, Mexican or burgers, the rest of the time it's adult food.

She surprises me with what she will eat sometimes. She isn't a big eater in general but I've seen her scarf down half a dozen brussels sprouts during dinner. She has always done well in fancy or adventurous restaurants, not loving everything but finding a few things to her taste.

In the end what she really wants to eat the most is rice, bread and chicken.