I have a picky veggie eater too so I feel your pain, but she will eat raw veggies, just not cooked ones. Have you tried that? I had a little girl who came to me at 11 months of age who had never eaten fruit for her parents. I gave her a little bit of fruit at every meal and now she's eating more fruit than anyone after just 3 months. Have you tried that?

Sometimes the children will eat for us when they won't for their parents. I serve chicken breasts or thighs, breaded fish, tuna casserole, pork tenderloin or pork chops, ham, beef in many forms, meatloaf, roast beef in the crockpot, shepherd's pie. I always serve 2 veggies for lunch and a fruit. I serve a minimum of prepackaged foods, mostly the bread items. Pasta or noodles are always a side dish with my lunches because the protein and veggies are more important to me.

For breakfast I serve fruit with a croissant or muffin or pancake or breakfast sausages. For afternoon snack I'll serve pepper strips, cucumbers, grape tomatoes with cheese or yogurt, or fruit again.

Yes, I'm a snob when it comes to what I feed the children, I also use as much organic foods as possible. But that is why a lot of people sign with my daycare.