Is there a food your child is destined to dislike?
Taurus
Cruciferous Vegetables
Unfortunately Taurus children tend to be a bit neurotic about many crunchy, fiber-rich vegetables. It's mostly due to the glucosinolate found in cruciferous veggies that can taste, to some, bitter. The good news is that gently cooking members of the cruciferous family (including brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and more) and adding a rich sauce (buttery and cheesy seems to work best for opulence-loving Taurus) can actually help these picky eaters learn to love stronger-tasting vegetables.
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Gemini
Rare, Bone-In or Fatty Meats
Granted, many kids don't like meats that have visible fat, gristle, bone or blood, Gemini kids take this disdain to a whole new level. Consider Gemini the dainty diners of the zodiac. As they grow, they can gradually be introduced to small variations of doneness in red meats, but anything rarer than medium will most likely send them hiding under the table. Bones and blubber are too visceral of a reminder that the food they're eating was once a living being, so it's probably best to skip those chicken legs or T-bone steaks.
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Cancer
Fried, Sunny Side Up, Soft Boiled or Poached Eggs
There's something utterly disgusting to Cancer children about a raw egg. Any evidence that an egg is anything less than completely cooked (basically: scrambled or hard-boiled) will send shivers down this crab sign's back. Unless soft, runny yolks have been introduced to a Cancer child as early as is safe to do so, they will probably always find the color, texture and idea of eating them absolutely gag-worthy.
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Leo
Avocados
There are two possible reasons for this bizarre dislike of the world's most perfect, creamy fruit: 1) Your Leo child has a textural issue with avocados, or 2) your child is actually an alien from outer space, switched at birth or abducted while you were downstairs drinking wine and shopping for leggings. Since Leo children are incredibly stubborn, it's not likely they'll change their minds anytime soon, so you may want to introduce them to the beauty of guacamole STAT, and help them see the error of their ways.
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Virgo
Basically, Everything
Virgo kids tend to have textural issues, weird smell phobias, problems with meats (including seafood) and deeply dislike anything spicy, sour or unfamiliar. They also retract in disgust whenever one of the many fruits and veggies they hate (or have never heard of) are presented to them as food. There IS a small ray of light. Offer your Virgo child a small amount of whatever food they don't like each and every time they eat. Because this maiden sign is curious and thoughtful, they may eventually give it a taste and discover it isn't as bad as they imagined.
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Libra
Offal (aka Organ Meats)
Libra isn't exactly strange in their dislike of typically kid-unfriendly foods like liver, kidneys, heart and other innards. While only rare, brave children tend to indulge in these mineral-rich meats, Libra kids are dead-set on never, ever, not once, taking a bite of what they view as "guts." If your Libra child is low on iron and your doctor recommends a healthy serving of good, old fashioned liver and onions, laugh and ask for a supplement instead. There's no way you'll get it past your child's lips, even with all the ketchup in the world.
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