I know her parents are smart and educated, but they have caved with regards to getting her to try new foods. I can understand why, after trying myself to get her to TASTE something. I know it isn't texture, because the food that she does eat is of many different textures. What concerns me is her stubborness to even taste a tiny bit of the food offered. She sees the other kids going crazy over food like chocolate pudding, or watermelon, or fruit shakes. BUT she will not taste it, no matter how much the other kids tell her how good it tastes. Her reaction to the plain cheerio (bawling after the put it on her tongue) makes me wonder if she has some physiological issues with food.