Our children have always eaten whatever we eat. We mostly have pasta dishes, curries, stews, risotto - normal stuff. If they didn't like / want it that's fine. Still get pudding if you haven't eaten your main course. If they have tried the meal and don't like it but are hungry I would probably offer bread and cheese or something as an alternative. Am fairly laid back, and don't want food to be a battle or a reward.
2-yr-old is becoming more and more fussy. In fact every evening it goes:
Me: Supper time everyone!
Her: I don't LIKE supper! I don't WANT supper etc etc .
Often if we get her to actually try something she finds she likes it and will eat a decent plateful.
Equally as often, she turns her nose up and goes without (not complaining she's hungry).
The last couple of times we've had pasta I've let her have a separate bowl of plain pasta, no sauce (or "naked pasta" as she calls it) while the rest of us have the main bowl of tomato or mushroom or whatever saucey pasta.
Is this a really really bad idea? It does fit in generally with my attitude towards children and food, but it feels like a bad idea.