often eating off your plate is far more exciting than their own
How true. DD#2 eats anything she can steal And given that she can open the fridge, the amount of food she can steal is rather substantial.

DD#1 was a great eater as a toddler, then went into fussy eating mode for ... oh, 7 years ... and will eat a lot more stuff now. In fact, she tells us all about it - "I LOVE chips! I used to HATE chips!" Yes, we noticed. I think she's just got old enough for peer pressure to kick in, and every other kid in the universe (especially her little sister) likes chips