That's pretty much the approach we took with Kylie. She had to try it, then she could go make peanut butter or Cheerios or whatever. (If it was something she had previously rejected, but more than a few months ago, she had to try it again.) She took that option a lot when she was younger, but not now that she's a teenager.

Travel was a challenge when she was a pickier eater. She was 10 the last time we were in Scotland, and didn't like most of what was on offer, but discovered cheese out of desperation. Since then, she hasn't met a cheese she doesn't like, even some I won't touch.

My own childhood was one of "you have to take some of everything, and you have to finish what's on your plate." What a complete waste of time.