Fussy eater

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To be fair, DD (nearly 3) isn't the fussiest eater I've come across: she'll eat pasta with hidden veg, stir fry sometimes if she's in the mood, bits of roast dinner, as well as the obligatory beige stuff. I also sympathise with the fact that she's warier of putting new stuff in her mouth at the moment because she's had tonsillitis and a horrible snotty cold this winter, so she's had weeks of food really hurting her throat or just not tasting of anything. But she's getting more and more stubborn about not trying things. My DM is making a big deal of DD's fussiness, saying she never had a really fussy child like DD etc (I think that last bit is rose-tinted BS because I've had massive food phobias as far back as I can remember, but that's another story).

Anyway, what can I do? I've set down some boundaries with the other grandparents about not bringing round so much crap because then DD only wants sugar (occasionally is fine but my father comes over a couple of times a week and he will try to push chocolate buttons, cake, gingerbread and crisps on DD in one afternoon visit and tell her off if she refuses, which is bloody ridiculous). Also, I'm trying to act calm and uninterested in how much she eats at mealtimes, not offer big portions etc. Anything else?

Not much advice, she honestly doesn't seem that fussy to me.

A couple of things we did about DGP and feeding them sugar is:

1. Feed them up before they see DGP so they're simply not that hungry for the sugary stuff. A banana and a glass of milk usually does the trick

1. Explain to DGP that if they want to treat. LO, can they treat them with attention instead of sugar? Suggest they play football, paint a picture or play a board game together