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Originally Posted by AGDee
My mom used to force feed us stuff we hated. We would have to eat as many bites as we were old. I learned to cut liver into the tiniest bites possible.
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The rule in my house was you had to eat one bite of everything without making a face. If you made a face or complained, you had to eat a second bite. After that one bite, you could leave the rest on the plate.
My mother finally gave up on olives, beets and tomato aspic for me. Those were impossible. But I l
ove liver.
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ETA: MysticCat posted while I was writing this. Have you done any desensitization with him with food textures? Sometimes if you can identify which textures are a problem, you can work up to them little by little and build his tolerance.
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We have, and he is getting better. The things that are proving the hardest are what he would call "slimey" (this includes mac and cheese) and "mixed" foods, like casseroles.