“My 2-and-a-half-year-old daughter is sitting at the kitchen island, halfway through her second bowl of cottage cheese when she perks her little face up, gesturing me to come closer,” writes Samm Davidson today. “‘I want pickles, now,’ she demands. An impressive (and questionable) taste combo for sure, but what’s most astonishing is that after three picky and often impossible eaters, I finally have a kid with a little culinary variety. My fourth and final offspring is a little foodie, here for all of my menu suggestions and down to try just about anything.”

But lest you think she’s bragging, she’s got a nice message for parents whose kids won’t touch anything but chicken nuggets. Enjoy!

Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor

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