Originally Posted by Cawdor
if its dinner time, I send mine to bed w/o dinner if they are picky about it. When a child is hungry enough. they will eat anything.

If it's breakfast or lunch, I tell them that it will be their dinner

My DH's father tried this route when DH was a child. DH forced down the entire bowl of rewarmed oatmeal for lunch, then threw it up all over the table.

You are fortunate that your children don't have serious food aversions.