I do think it's hard to judge whether it's a "sometimes" thing compared to a regular occurrence. When I first started seeing my ex, his daughter wouldn't eat anything unless it came from a cardboard box. It drove me nuts, because I'd cook nice healthy food and she'd turn her nose up then ask to go get takeaway. I can tell you, it became a huge battle, but I won in the end. Became demon step-mother in the process though

I occasionally give my DD a takeaway meal (she likes Red Rooster over Maccas most of the time) but it is usually when we are out in the evenings. But this was certainly after she was 12 months old, and she didn't really get it very often until she was 3 or older. Given the choice she'd rather I cooked anyway, and if offered a choice between chocolate and fruit will pick fruit.

Attitudes towards food are so important and it begins in the home. Like a few have commented, the ones that get me are the families on shopping day who have the trolley loaded with bulk packets of chips, cartons of coke etc.