... and not only did she not scream at the sight of it, she actually ate it and said "pasta and sauce is amazing" !
Such a small thing but I'm so pleased (although not showing it to her as try not to make a big thing out of what she does or doesn't eat). She's always been particular although I've been able to put together a balanced diet most days from the obscure things she will eat, but this got much harder after a big operation she had a few months ago. She really didn't want to eat or drink anything and the ward served things like plain spaghetti and chips as it was all many kids could stomach post op. Since then she's only wanted to eat things like plain pasta for lunch, or pasta with cheese eventually. Today she agreed to a jar of sauce on top of her plain pasta with cheese, and ate it, and I'm so relieved because if she'll have sauce again it makes dinner so much easier (maybe next time I won't need to wash the curry sauce off her chicken and rice before serving dinner etc etc)
Anyone else feel very relieved by moments like this? I know it might not be repeated but I don't think it will be a problem now