I still remember being made to sit at the table because I wouldn't eat stewed tomatoes...(had to sit there until bedtime-unless I would eat them-which I wouldn't)...still don't like them to this day....nor brussel sprouts. I never could do that to my kids. One of them is a really good eater now...also likes to cook. Other one is a pickier eater...but is getting better at trying different foods. Just the other day he told me he now likes cucumbers, which even a few months ago he wouldn't eat.