Thanks for the advice, ladies. The problem with forcing SS to eat what we eat is that I, as the stepmom, can't do that. That's something DH has to do, and he has said before that he does not want to make the limited amount of time we have with him a battleground.
I think what I will do once the baby arrives is put my foot down and say that I am making one meal. If DH is not going to make SS eat what we are eating, he can make him something, but I won't be making separate meals for everyone.
Unfortunately, SS's mother does not cook, so they eat out most meals at places where SS can order his beloved chicken nuggets and fries. When they eat at home, he has microwaved hot dogs or chicken nuggets. If we could get her on board with making him eat healthier, it wouldn't be such a problem, but she thinks it's fine that he eats that way.
I'm not sure what he will do next year when he is in school fulltime. He refuses to eat school lunch, and even the lunches that his mom or DH packed for him often went mostly uneaten i.e. Mom's lunch would contain a PBJ Uncrustable, which he would eat 2-3 bites from, and then he'd eat all the chips she sent and some of the cookies, but not drink any of the juice.
Sigh.
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