The secret to feeding a toddler

Sometimes feet also find their way into a
bowl of yoghurt.

I've concluded my girl will eat anything, provided it fits two main criteria*:

1. It is exceptionally bad for you. 

2. It makes an exceptional mess. 

With a sometimes-employed third:

3. It is on my plate and I appear to be enjoying it. Generally this is pilfered, chewed, declared 'cuck!', and deposited back on my plate in a mushy pile. Repeat until all pieces of the food in question are either actually eaten (by me) or returned. 

Examples of food fitting the criteria:

• Chocolate 
• Chips
• Biscuits 
• Hard boiled eggs. Shell must be scattered as far as possible. 
• Yoghurt. Eaten with fingers. 
• Salad veggies from my plate.

Preparing to scatter shell far and wide.

* The exception is meat. She's quite the carnivore. 

Are there any food-related rules in your house you didn't instigate?