Food

My boyfriend's daughter, kdc, is a picky eater. And when I say picky I mean even foods she LOVES she won't eat if it looks (or she thinks it looks) different from the last time we had it. I've seriously had her tell me that the sauce in my baked ziti was a little lighter than last time so she doesn't want to eat it and the fight ensues. Everyone tries to get her to eat and her strong will usually prevails and the adult folds because they want her to eat so they give her whatever she wants to eat. Which in my opinion is crap. She has been inadvertently taught that enough fit throwing and crying will yield the results she wants. Many parents make this mistake...but I'm not down for it, so I've been scouring the Internet for recipes to try that she may love. I'll post a few of those when I get to my computer (I'm currently blogging on my phone). The other difficult part: even if she likes it (I could hide chocolate in it) she will make the decision she doesn't and will refuse to eat any more. This frustrates me to no end. And at this point is beginning to hurt my feelings. How can she not like 90% of what I cook when everyone else loves it AND I make sure to use the ingredients I know she likes?? This kid (and I say this kid with love and affection) is driving me bananas with her eating habits...or lack thereof.