Parents often describe their toddlers as being picky eaters, but it is often hard to know if that it is because they eat small amounts at a time or because they like to eat the same things every day.
Koalas are very picky eaters.
My 5- year-old son -- a very picky eater!-- now loves romaine lettuce with balsamic dressing, a major step.
The seven-gill shark isn't a picky eater; it feeds on squid, rays, octopuses, fishes, and small sharks.
When your child is a picky eater, apart from decorating the food differently, parents should demonstrate by example so that the child improves his eating habits.
HARRIET WOROBEY, a childhood nutrition instructor, knows firsthand that children can be picky eaters, but even she was surprised by a preschooler last year who ate a mostly chocolate diet.
And other research has shown girls are more likely to be picky eaters if their mothers don't like vegetables.