Funny thing is that as a kid you couldnt make me eat bacalao, or berenjena or locrio de arenque. BUT NOW, i eat EVERYTHING and anything.
No one was allowed to be picky in my house, mami resolvia todo con un cucharaso, and would say "there is nothing else to eat, you are eatin WHAT I MADE, period". There were no two or three meals in my house for one MEAL TIME. Its whatever was made.
I am trying my best to ensure my kids are not picky eaters, EVERYTHING I MAKE AT HOME (i cook every single night), they eat, i dont indulge them in the chicken nugget and pizza craze, those are treats reserved for outting, otherwise, its HOUSE FOOD, DOMINICAN FOOD. I mean there is nothing more delicious! YUM. So far, they eat everything I make. Who knows if when they are older they becoming picky!
I was a really picky eater as a kid. I remember my mom made eat higado once and I puked on the plate :surprised
I still don't like bacalao, arenque or berenjena (Dominican Style). I do eat grilled eggplant and eggplant parmesan.
I wish my son were like your kids. I cook almost everyday, but it's a nightmare at dinner to get him to eat anything I cook. I started serving him whatever I cook and if he doesn't eat it he has to go to bed hungry. If it were up to him he would eat peanut butter and jelly at every meal.
I also consider fast food a treat to be had once in a blue moon. Besides, he doesn't eat burgers or fries. He just wants the toy.
Mi hijo pasa mucha hambre en Santo Domingo. Last time we went all he ate was bread and fruit everyday.