Parents with children who are fussy eaters will understand the struggle and stress at mealtimes as their little ones kick up a fuss over certain foods.
Thankfully one mother has claimed that she's cracked the code for her guilty two-year-old by using a rather unusual life hack.
Mum Erin Archibald, from Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, has discovered the ultimate success for stress-free mealtimes with her daughter Hallie after implementing the strategy from just six months old.
Erin, 31, says she feeds her daughter seafood to make sure she's not a "fussy" eater - and says the tot loves smoked salmon, mussels, and even haggis.
The parent claims she's been giving her daughter her dinner for over one year now and she's never looked back.
Erin and her husband, Charlie, an SEO marketing contractor, use baby-led weaning - which involves jumping straight to finger food and bypassing purees.
Erin and Charlie, 33, give Hallie the same meal as them to try and let her have shellfish from 18 months.
Fast forward to today, Hallie Hallie loves prawns, smoked salmon, gherkins, olives, and haggis - and has even tried mussels and fish sticks.
Erin, who works as a pharmacist, hopes letting her try the meals will mean she doesn't grow up 'fussy' and will help prevent food allergies.
She said: "She loves fish - white fish and loves smoked salmon. Prawn is her absolute favourite. She'd scoff a whole packet if we let her.
"We plonked the mussels down in front of her and she scoffed the lot.
"I was teaching her how to use the shell and pick the mussel out. Fish is one of her staples.
"She loves the fish from the chippy but doesn't eat the batter. She picks out the fish. Fingers crossed she won't be fussy."
Erin started letting Hallie try solid foods from just six months old - giving her foods such as soft-boiled carrots.
The mum explains that the whole family eats the same thing at mealtimes, explaining: "We just offer her our stuff.
"If you offer her something new with olives and gherkins, she usually tries it.
"She has unusual taste buds. We're urging her to try unusual things."
At 18 months old Hallie tried smoked salmon after seeing her dad Charlie was eating it for lunch.
Erin said it was a 'hit from the start' after Hallie spotted her dad having it for lunch.
In an attempt to encourage new food into her daughter's diet, the mum often cooks with her daughter to encourage trying new things, including eggs.
She said: "She loves a boiled egg but she's not sure on the yolk.
"You get a lot of kids that only eat beige foods like chicken nuggets and chips.
"We're trying to make sure she doesn't always have that."
Erin encourages fellow parents to use baby-led weaning with their little ones to promote stress-free mealtimes.
She said: "Shellfish is best to do really early on - where they can try them in a safe manner.
"I'm hopeful she'll go to a restaurant when she's older and buy something different."
Erin is continuing to try different foods with Hallie to develop her taste buds.
She said: "I want to try lobster next."
Parents should consider taking precautionary measures when deciding to feed their children raw or lightly cooked shellfish.
According to the NHS, it can potentially pose a risk to food positioning.
The NHS website states: "Raw or lightly cooked shellfish, such as mussels, clams, and oysters, can increase the risk of food poisoning, so it's best not to give it to babies."
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